Hezbollah Secretary General Sheikh Naim Qassem called Friday for “reversing the sinful, disgraceful and humiliating mistake” of Lebanon negotiating peace with Israel. File Photo by Wael Hamzeh/EPA
BEIRUT, Lebanon, Aug. 14 (UPI) -- Hezbollah leader Sheikh Naim Qassem lashed out at the Lebanese officials Friday for accepting the June 26 U.S.-brokered framework agreement with Israel and failing to secure any gains after seven rounds of negotiations.
He called for an end to "the humiliation" and urging the officials to reverse "the sinful mistake."
Qassem said in a speech broadcast by Hezbollah-run Al Manar TV that the initial agreement, a conditional and phased process aimed at ending the state of war, amounted to "Israeli dictates" that gave Israel "everything it wants," while the Lebanese authorities relinquished their sovereignty.
He called for "reversing the sinful, disgraceful and humiliating mistake," which raises question marks about "what these officials are doing."
