Head of the Students and Youth Department at the Kataeb Party Elias Semaan noted that Martyr Bachir Gemayel’s dignity, courage and boldness ressemble the Kataeb youth, saying that “when they need a boost, they listen to his speeches.”

“Bachir Gemayel inspires resilience. Today, we are in desperate need of resilience and confrontation because our youth do not see a future in Lebanon,” Semaan said in an interview with Voice of Lebanon radio station.

“Today, the elements of resilience may be lacking but throughout history, there have been individuals who instilled resilience within us. Bachir Gemayel used to say: “Do not fear those who can kill the body, but fear those who can kill the spirit”,” he pointed out.

Semaan stressed that Bachir might be absent in body but he instilled the spirit within the youth.

“Whenever there is any crisis in the country, and when any occupier tries to impose their control on us, we see the youth rising up due to the presence of Bachir's spirit within them,” he said.

"The issue of Bachir Gemayel is more present today than ever before, and his message was for a free and independent Lebanon, so where is Lebanon today in relation to this trio?" he wondered.

“Today, Lebanon is occupied just as it was during the days of Bachir whose cause was to remove any occupation from Lebanon. Today our cause is to remove the occupation of an Iranian party that implements an Iranian agenda, but with a Lebanese "uniform.",” he affirmed.

“Let's compare the Syrian occupation to the Iranian occupation by Hezbollah. Assassinations and physical eliminations are still happening, and the imposition of deputies, ministers, and presidents is still being practiced. The issue has not changed, neither yesterday nor today,” he went on saying.

“History has shaped us, shaped our identity, our resistance, and our courage to confront. We don't possess weapons, but we have words, courage, and a stance. We will not submit to any imposition. The army comes first, and the state comes first, but we come second,” he emphasized.

"No one can be like Bachir Gemayel because the circumstances have changed. We are now in a peaceful confrontation, and I firmly believe that Bachir is incomparable and cannot be replicated," Semaan concluded.