Ralph Al-Shamali, head of pro-Hizbullah Lebanese Christian militia Humat Al-Diyar, said in a November 8, 2024 appearance on Lebanon On (YouTube) that he is not willing to kowtow to the Israelis because the Zionists crucified Christ. He said that the Zionists have a culture of death, while he represents a culture of life, which consists of martyrdom for the sake of truth and God. Al-Shamali continued to say that he enjoys killing the Zionists because they had crucified Jesus Christ, he added that he loves killing them and that it "relaxes" him. He criticized Hizbullah for its moral code, saying that they should be bombing Israeli schools, killing the children inside, elderly people, nuns – if there are any in Israel – and rabbis. He added that this is the only language the "bloodthirsty and barbaric enemy" understands.
Ralph Al-Shamali: "If Hizbullah hands over its weapons to the Lebanese state today, who will protect me? The Security Council? Resolution 1701? Who will prevent Israel from invading Lebanon? Who will protect me? Nobody. I am not willing to kowtow to the Israelis and obey their orders. These Zionists we are talking about – they are the ones who crucified Christ. I have a religious ideological problem with them. They crucified Jesus Christ. They crucified the Son of God.
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"We do not want war. Who would? Nobody wants war. Everybody loves life. This is the culture of life that we love. They are the ones who have a culture of death. Our culture of life is about martyrdom for the sake of Truth and for the sake of God. This [martyrdom] will give life. What is life? It is honor, glory, and dignity. This is the meaning of life.
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"I enjoy killing the Zionists, who crucified Christ. I have a passion for this. It relaxes me. Honestly, I love killing them.
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"Hizbullah follows a moral code, and this is a little bit of a problem. When you deal with an unscrupulous enemy on a rampage, you cannot have too much of a moral position. For example, I said to them: Bomb Israeli schools, small children, old people, nuns... I don't know whether they have them or not... The rabbis... Bomb them in Israel. Hurt them. Kill their children in their schools. Just like they kill us. This is a bloodthirsty and barbaric enemy. This is the only language it understands."