Sheikh Youssef Kanj, an authority in the Shiite religion, attacked what he described as al–Manar TV lies about the father of Free Shiite movement Sheikh Mohammad el Hajj Hassan. He said this station does not represent the Shiites of Lebanon , it only represents Hezbollah . Sheikh Kanj said “how dare the station accuse Sheikh Hassan‘s father of being an Israeli agent? These are baseless fabrications and lies.” He added “ People of this station have lost their Dignity and Honor™ … what a shame, since at one time this station was the voice of resistance and martyrdom. Sheikh Kanj continued: “ I can understand them (meaning the station) attacking Sheikh Mohammad el Hajj Hassan, since he is a politician, but to attack his father should be off limits.“