Bassil says Hezbollah delusional if it thinks it can beat Israel while 'controlling' other citizens
Free Patriotic Movement chief Jebran Bassil has hurled a new jab at Hezbollah in connection with the ongoing conflict with Israel, saying “delusional are those who think that they can control the rest of the citizens and still defeat Israel.”
“It should go without saying that we should preserve our national unity and our state and its institutions, and that we should have a president so that he be the first resistance fighter in the face of any attack, occupation or violation, whether it comes from terrorism or from the Israeli enemy,” Bassil said during an iftar banquet in Jbeil.
“When a war erupts on our border, our priority must be to elect a president and not to await the end of the Gaza war,” Bassil added.
“What we’re doing to our country is wrong and it is wrong to think that Lebanon can triumph through the rifle alone, regardless of its important and necessity whenever someone brandishes it against us. Before anything else, Lebanon triumphs throught its diverse culture,” Bassil went on to say.
Reiteraing that all Lebanese “do not want a war in Lebanon,” the FPM chief noted that the U.S. and Iran also do not want a war in Lebanon.
“Only (Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin) Netanyahu wants it, so are we supposed to give it to him so that he kills and destroys further? Or should we adopt a policy that separates Lebanon from Gaza by calling for a ceasefire in Lebanon?” Bassil added.
“We are not obliged to remain entangled in a war in Gaza that we don’t know when it will end nor its impact and consequences for Lebanon,” the FPM chief urged.
Source: Naharnet
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