Lebanese Ambassador to Indonesia Hassan Muslimani has said that his country
at present does not need fighters from other countries, because its own fighters
are still able to defend their land from Israeli aggression.
"We, however, highly appreciate the spirit of the Indonesian fighters who
want to help us fight the Israeli forces, but what we really want is moral
support from other nations around the world,"Antara news agency on Saturday
quoted Hassan Muslimani as saying.
Speaking at a press conference here on Friday at Muhammadiyah office which
was also attended by Palestinian Ambassador Rariz N Mehdawi, Iranian Ambassador
Behrooz Kamal Vandi and Syrian Ambassador Moh Darwish Baladi, the Lebanese envoy
extended his gratitude for the support from the Indonesian people and
government, other neighboring countries and Muslims around the world.
Meanwhile, Syrian Ambassador Moh Darwish said his country would fully support
the struggle of the Lebanese people to defend themselves against Israeli
aggression.
Moh Darwish said he also supported the Palestinian people in their fight
against Israeli pressure, and his country, Syria, has been engaged in 10
different wars during 60 years of Israeli occupation in the Middle East.
He also deplored Israeli troops who blocked various humanitarian assistance
on their way to Lebanon, while the Israeli aggression to Lebanon has claimed
hundreds of lives.
On the same occasion, Palestinian Ambassador Fariz Mehdawi said Israeli
military aggression to its neighboring countries was not the first, and Lebanon
happened to get its turn this time.
Iranian Ambassador Behrooz Kamal said that Israel posed a major threat to its
neighboring countries because of its ambition to constantly expand its
territory.
"Since it occupied part of Palestine in 1948, Israel never had a clear
borderline, and always kept expanding into its neighboring countries," Behrooz
Kamal said.
"Most of the Jewish people actually longed for a lasting peace with other
countries but the Israeli Zionist movement continued to wage a war against its
neighboring countries aimed at snatching their land," he added.