BEIRUT- Hezbollah's number two Sheikh Naim Qassem urged on Saturday the Lebanese immigrants who support Hezbollah in its struggle against Israel to “respect the laws and policies of their host countries and know that the fight against Israel should take place in Lebanon and not anywhere else", especially that these countries are not occupied by Israel.

He added that the resistance is a factor of strength for Lebanon and that the recently drafted ministerial statement confirmed that "the Lebanese, the Army, and the resistance have the right to liberate the occupied Shebaa Farms and the Kfar Shouba Hills.”

In the same perspective, Qassem indirectly criticized ministers who attempted to redefine the nature of the resistance during the course of ministerial discussions over the draft policy statement, and announced that Hezbollah would discuss the defense strategy during the national dialogue sessions expected to be held soon under the leadership of President Michel Suleiman.

Qassem concluded that considering the resistance as the problem in Lebanon is misleading, on the contrary, "Israel and Israeli aggression and occupation are the real problem”.