Deputy Head of the Higher Islamic Shiite Council Sheikh Abdul Amir Qabalan on Sunday called on nations to learn from Christ "the courage to face the oppressor."
According to Ahlul Bayt News Agency (ABNA.ir), he urged peoples and nations to combat tyranny, corruption and perversion.
In a message he addressed to the Lebanese, extending greetings on the occasion of Easter Day, Qabalan said: "Christ started his journey from Palestine to liberate the world from oppression, tyranny and corruption, but Zionism arrived in our land to destroy and smear the reputation of Christ, Moses and Mohammed."
Qabalan added that "the building of settlements in the West Bank and Jerusalem are hostile acts that indicate a new war and warn of a new displacement and recurrent tragedies."
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