Berri accuses LF of playing for time by refusing dialogue
Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri is ready to "immediately call" for presidential consultations, if all concerned parties are ready to attend.
Berri told al-Joumhouria newspaper, in remarks published Monday, that he separates between the ongoing war with Israel and the election of a president and that he is "totally ready" to call for a dialogue or consultations but that other parties are playing for time by refusing his initiative.
"Some are waiting for the war to end. They are wasting time and chances if they are betting that the ongoing war would weaken Hezbollah and Amal," Berri said, in an apparent reference to the Lebanese Forces.
Fears of a major escalation between Israel and Hezbollah have left many in Lebanon and Israel on edge, especially after a strike on Beirut's southern suburbs late last month killed Hezbollah's top military commander, Fouad Shukur.
Berri said Hezbollah's response is "imperative" but that "revenge is a dish best served cold."
Source: Naharnet
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