Hariri: Hizbullah Has Ruined Fraternal Ties among Lebanese People
Former Prime Minister Saad Hariri lamented on Thursday Hizbullah's fighting in Syria, which has ruined “the fraternal ties among the Lebanese people, especially between Sunnis and Shiites.”
He said in an address to the Lebanese people: “Lebanon needs, now more than ever, the word of truth against the oppressive arms.”
“The word of truth will halt the Iranian wars against the Lebanese people and their land,” he declared.
“The word of truth will help liberate Lebanon from the illegitimate weapons and the hegemony of armed groups,” he added.
“No matter how many rockets these groups possess, they will never, at the end of the day, be able to create strife and break the unity of the state and the dignity of the people,” Hariri stressed.
“Lebanon is inching closer towards an existential threat, which is jeopardizing the country's culture and sectarian diversity,” he noted.
“I fear that Lebanon, including all of its sects, will fall victim to civil and sectarian conflicts,” he said.
“This time however, I fear that no one will come to our aid,” warned the former premier.
Moreover, he expressed a concern that Lebanon will once again fall victim to foreign hegemony after it was liberated of the Syrian regime's tutelage in 2005.
In addition to Israel's threat against Lebanon, continued Hariri, the real dangers facing Lebanon are stemming from its political fabric.
“Hizbullah has managed to transform itself over the past 20 years, and with unprecedented Iranian support, into a military and security force that has sought to impose itself at all state institutions,” he explained.
“Hizbullah is leading the country towards a dangerous phase and none of the Lebanese sects will be able to avoid it,” he cautioned.
Hizbullah is an extension of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards and it is seeking to spearhead its agenda in the region, he stated.
“This agenda requires the Shiites in Lebanon to become the fuel of this endless futile war,” lamented the former prime minister.
“We do not consider Hizbullah as an army aimed at defending Lebanon's Shiites … but it is an army aimed at defending Syrian President Bashar Assad and Iran's ambitions in the region,” he noted.
“Hizbullah is definitely no longer suited to defend Lebanon or its Shiites,” he declared.
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