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| Shiite Mufti criticizes Hezbollah's call for government changes |
| 2006-10-16 |
| Ali el Amin , the Shiite Mufti of Tyre and surrounding area accused Hezbollah of using the government of national unity issue to divert the attention of the Lebanese with regards to the destruction that resulted from the war with Israel. In an interview with Voice of free Lebanon he also said that General Michel Aoun, who is aligned with Hezbollah is also very interested in changing the government. He asked “ what is the purpose of the government of national unity ? Are they telling us that the government of prime minister Fouad Siniora is not a government of national unity ? If not then why did Hezbollah join the government then and if it was a government of national unity then why it is not so now ? In response to a question about the influence of the those opposed to Hezbollah and Amal , he said that he cannot speak for them , but he is one of them and he is doing his part as a religious leader in creating awareness and educating people. He said look what happened to us in the south ! The area is back to what it was like prior to 1982 . We are trying to raise awareness so that the same mistakes are not repeated. He also said that there are many people in the Shiite community who are opposed to what happened in the south ( the war) . These people want the government to take control over the whole south . Many of these people are telling him that they cannot express freely their opinion because of the presence of Hezbollah in the south . He added many of these people were even in the victory rally of Hezbollah. He revealed that Hezbollah does not represent the majority in the Shiite community . They (Hezbollah and Amal ) are 2 political organizations that have their own view point , but that does not mean they represent the whole Shiite community . He said “My criticism of Hezbollah stems from the fact that they were not prepared for such a war and should never have started it . Our homes were destroyed, our infrastructure was destroyed and our people are homeless…what good it is to have a rocket that reaches 100 kilometers inside Israel when Israel can reach every meter of our country ? |
| Posted by:Fred |