Jumblat says some ambassadors asked him to remove pro-Oct. 7 tweet
Former Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Jumblat said he has faced "lame condemnations" because of his support for Hamas' October 7 attack.
Jumblat revealed in remarks published Wednesday in An-Nahar that some ambassadors have lectured him over his tweet following the attack. The tweet on the X platform lauded the attack, Hamas, and the Palestinians for breaking "the myth of Israeli superiority."
"Some ambassadors have asked me to delete the post, but I refused," Jumblat said.
He added that Hamas militants are still Palestinians even if they are part of the Muslim Brotherhood and that they cannot be eradicated. "What the Israelis call kibbutzim are military posts and they hold dance parties there," he said.
Jumblat went on to say that the Lebanese have the right to self-defense. "The South is exposed at every moment, it is under bombardment. How can we tell the southerners not to defend themselves?"
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