BEIRUT: Head of the Progressive Socialist Party (PSP) MP Walid Jumblatt said Monday a recent gathering of March 14 Christian leaders was “of sectarian nature,” reflecting a “new-old harmony” between the Lebanese and American right-wing parties.
“It was better to keep the image of the inclusive national dialogue that embraces different sides rather than going back to components of one category,” said the Chouf MP in his weekly editorial in PSP’s Al-Anbaa magazine.
Senior March 14 Christian figures convened Friday under the auspices of the Maronite Patriarchate and issued a statement in which they warned against attempts to thwart Lebanon’s democratic system in wake of threats to abolish the Social Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) investigating the assassination of Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.
“Stances that were announced raise a number of question marks especially that they coincided with the [return] of the American Republican right and its hard-line rhetoric,” added Jumblatt. Republicans picked up the majority of House seats in the US mid-term elections November 2.
“As if this new-old harmony between the American and some of the Lebanese right has revived again, but experiences have proven that crises are not resolved by exchanging statements but through frank and direct dialogue,” said Jumblatt. The PSP leader said that the political stances of Lebanese right-wing parties have dragged the “country to destruction at many periods.”
“As if this new-old harmony between the American and some of the Lebanese right has revived again, but experiences have proven that crises are not resolved by exchanging statements but through frank and direct dialogue,” said Jumblatt. The PSP leader said that the political stances of Lebanese right-wing parties have dragged the “country to destruction at many periods.”
Jumblatt said that recent calls made by victorious Republicans to launch a military strike against Iran required a new analysis of the international and regional events and their possible repercussions in Lebanon.
“This emphasizes the need to avoid internal sensitivities … and to come out with political solutions to the current crisis,” he said.
Jumblatt said the only option open to Lebanon was that of “communication, dialogue and discussions over different issues,” as he called for adhering to the principles of the Taif agreement. Jumblatt reiterated his support for President Michel Sleiman who he said was working on preserving civil peace and national unity. –The Daily Star
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