Trump says Israeli pullout from 'parts of' Lebanon 'would be good'
U.S. President Donald Trump has confirmed that he would like to see Israel withdraw from “parts of Lebanon.”
Asked by Fox News whether he wants to see Israeli forces withdraw from southern Lebanon, Trump said: “Well, redepoly is another word, because we’re getting along very well with Lebanon. Israel is dealing with them very nicely – first time in many, many years.”
“Lebanon has just been beaten up so badly and they’ve got Hezbollah there,” he added.
“Southern Syrian and from parts of Lebanon. Yeah, it would be good to get out I think, and I think you might see things get a little bit calmer, because we have to focus our energy on … Iran,” Trump went on to say.
Asked about a possible anti-Hezbollah role by Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa, Trump told Fox News: “He would go in and take care of Hezbollah and he’d do it in a different way. He wouldn’t knock down buildings, I hated to see buildings knocked down.”
“I think he would be more precise (than Israel), yeah, and I can tell you, I know he’d like to do it,” he added in response to another question.
Asked whether al-Sharaa needs a “green light” from him, Trump said: “Uh... I’m thinking about it.”
Source: Naharnet
| Copyright © 2012 Naharnet.com. All Rights Reserved. | https://naharnet.com/stories/en/321280 |