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دونالد ترامب (77)
يسرائيل كاتس (58)
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بنيامين نتنياهو (39)
ماركو روبيو (31)
نواف سلام (26)
نعيم قاسم (26)
ترامب (26)
محمد باقر قاليباف (24)
آيزنكوت (21)
محسن رضائي (19)
جبران باسيل (18)
عباس عراقجي (16)
قاسم (16)
Things in Lebanon will not remain as they are; the equation in Lebanon will change, and this authority will not remain as it is.
Give us a state, and prove that you are a state, before you talk about the rights of the state.
We are in a defensive position, we are targeted, and our fate is threatened by this Israeli enemy. Because we have not so far found in Lebanon a state that bears its responsibility, we bear this responsibility and make these sacrifices.
Any vacuum in the south after UNIFIL must be avoided and a continued international presence under the umbrella of the Security Council must be ensured
We stressed the necessity of achieving a complete Israeli withdrawal and extending state authority over all Lebanese territory
We have crushed them, and we will eliminate what remains of Hamas and Hezbollah, but before everything the regime in Tehran must be toppled.
We also make clear that we act against Hezbollah whenever necessary, and in the end we will eliminate Hezbollah.
No, I do not trust that they will disarm Hezbollah. That is why we said that as long as the group is not disarmed, we will remain in this zone that changed the reality of the north.
The equation in Lebanon will change
The new response will be more destructive
I don't trust them
We have employees who have been working for 15 and 20 years. They are also like me. They do not know what they will do.
Personally, I have followed UNIFIL since 1978. It has left a good impact on everyone's hearts, first in security, then in the economy, then in healthcare and support for schools. They always opened their doors to the residents.
UNIFIL is not only important to us in terms of work. We have become a family.
We stressed the need to achieve complete Israeli withdrawal and extend the state's authority over all Lebanese territory.
We must avoid any vacuum in the south after UNIFIL and ensure the continuation of an international presence under the auspices of the Security Council
I do not trust the Lebanese government on the issue of disarming Hezbollah.
The ultimate goal is to eliminate Hezbollah.
We have major differences in viewpoints with the current Lebanese government regarding how to address issues in Lebanon.
We do not recognize the decisions taken against the resistance on March 2
There is no sovereignty with dual weapons, and no stability with a decision that runs outside state institutions
The ultimate goal is to eliminate Hezbollah
If they are able to destroy Israel, they will control the Middle East, control global waterways and oil supplies, then move to their next target, Europe. And the target after that is the United States, which is why they are developing intercontinental ballistic missiles to be able to reach America. They want to equip these missiles with nuclear warheads. Therefore, the only way to confront this situation is, basically, to get rid of this regime.
Our conditions are completely clear, and they were presented to the United States within a seven-day plan. They have submitted observations that we are currently reviewing, but from our perspective, the plan is still on the table.
The missile capabilities of the armed forces threaten all the enemy's interests in the region.
whenever necessary
Mansour Abbas was a great partner compared to Qatar in the Prime Minister's Office. Why isn't he part of the government? Because he would only form a government based on Zionist parties.
Because Lebanon is a memory of crises liable to explode at any moment, and the fire that can burn Lebanon exists only in the hands of the executive authority that acts on behalf of the Washington-Tel Aviv security deal. It is a cheap, dangerous and highly sectarian game, so beware of it lest we lose Lebanon.
What the executive authority is doing is extremely dangerous; it is a war fuse directed at an entire sect, without distinction among its members. This requires us to be at the heart of defending our existence, our rights and our national partnership.
To whom it may concern, I say: the existence of an effective state is an urgent necessity, but this necessary existence is on the borders, the war fronts, and national, social and economic relief. A state that practices a policy of starvation, impoverishment, abandonment and strangulation against its own people is the last to have the right to speak of national justice, security presence and striking with an iron fist.