March 14: Hizbullah's Recent Positions Justify Our Boycott of Dialogue
The March 14 General Secretariat renewed on Wednesday its position to boycott the national dialogue “in light of Hizbullah's insistence to make light of the Baabda Declaration” and refusal to discuss its possession of arms.
It said in a statement after its weekly meeting: “Hizbullah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah's recent announcement that the party is willing to fire its rockets without consulting the Lebanese state only justifies our decision to boycott the dialogue.”
Furthermore, it noted that Nasrallah altered the purpose of the national dialogue, which was set up to tackle its possession of arms, and has now made it aimed at tackling the government crisis.
“We hope that President Michel Suleiman would create the appropriate conditions for dialogue through exerting efforts to ensure the resignation of the Hizbullah government as a necessary condition to resume the all-party talks,” said the March 14 General Secretariat.
Addressing the recent trip carried out by some March 14 officials to the Gaza Strip, the forces praised the “brave step”, which is an act of “moral and political” solidarity with Palestine.
“The trip also serves as an act of solidarity by Lebanon with Arab causes,” it remarked.
Nasrallah had declared on Sunday that tens of thousands of the party's rockets would rain down on the whole of Israel should a new war erupt between the two sides.
He also slammed “some sides' boycott of the national dialogue,” rejecting any preconditions being placed on the all-party talks.
He said in an indirect reference to the March 14-led opposition: “Some sides are approaching the dialogue in a condescending manner and we will adopt a similar approach to whoever adopts this attitude.”
“We are keen on stability, dialogue, and coexistence among all Lebanese as demonstrated by our actions,” he added.
The March 14 camp announced in October its boycott of government-related activity, including the national dialogue.
It started the boycott in protest against the assassination of Internal Security Forces Intelligence Bureau head Brigadier General Wissam al-Hasan on October 19.
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