Jumblat: Media, Political Battle on Arms Leads to Sectarian Tension
Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Jumblat said that the media and political scuffle between the March 8 and 14 forces is “a battle without any horizon and won’t lead to any result.”
In remarks to al-Liwaa daily published Tuesday, Jumblat said: “The only result of this battle is more Sunni-Shiite tension.”
The tension between the two sects and the insistence of each party to hold onto its stance would pave way for a “fertile ground to quickly welcome the repercussions of what’s happening and what could go on around us,” the Druze leader said about the turmoil in the Arab world and mainly Syria.
He told the newspaper that he supports President Michel Suleiman’s call for national dialogue “because I believe that we would practically end up with discussing the (issue of) arms or the defense strategy.”
“Dialogue absorbs this sectarian tension and consolidates the opportunity of our success in (overcoming) the repercussions of the political storms in the region,” Jumblat said.
Jumblat stressed on Monday the importance of the equation of the army, people, and resistance, demanding that the recent terrorist attacks in Norway serve as a lesson to some regime leaders “who don’t understand the importance of reform.”
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