Shea: We reject the threats of some to drag Lebanon into a new war
U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon Dorothy Shea said Monday that Washington and “the Lebanese people” reject “the threats of some to drag Lebanon into a new war,” in an apparent reference to Hezbollah’s attacks against Israeli forces on Lebanon’s border.
”We are … here to say unequivocally that our commitment to the Lebanese people is so much stronger than any cowardly act of violence or terrorism,” Shea said at a ceremony marking the 40th anniversary of the 1983 bombing of the U.S. Marine Corps Barracks in Beirut, in which a suicide bomber killed 241 U.S. servicemembers.
“Today, we reject, and the Lebanese people reject, the threats of some to drag Lebanon into a new war,” she added.
“We continue to renounce any attempts to shape the region’s future through intimidation, violence, and terrorism – and here I am talking about not just Iran and Hezbollah, but also Hamas and others, who falsely paint themselves as a noble resistance, and who most certainly do not represent the aspirations – or the values – of the Palestinian people, while they try to rob Lebanon and its people of their bright future,” the ambassador went on to say.
23 October 2023, 18:24
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It would have been so much better if a president of Lebanon would have said as much .. Lebanese would take it from an interim Prime Minister even ...
23 October 2023, 18:51
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She emphasized that if tumult causes Lebanon to abandon the set-aside of half of its parliamentary seats to Christians (Article 24 of its constitution), "We would be in danger of losing our last two colonies in the region at the same time."
23 October 2023, 22:50
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Anyone believing Iran/Hizb cares about Palestinians is a liar.
FACTS FROM UN Website: TOP 20 GOVERNMENT DONORS to UNRWA IN 2022
Donor Contribution US$ *
1. USA 343.937,718
2. Germanyy 202,054,285
3. EU 114,199,150
4. Sweden 60,969,987
5. Norway 34,180,677
6. Japan 30,152,202
7. France 28,909,838
8. Saudi Arabia 27,000,000
9. Switzerland 25,534,028
10.Turkey 25,199,080
11.Canada 23,713,560
12.Netherlands 21,189,038
13.UK 21,158,281
14. Italy 18,033,970
15. Denmark 15,885,970
16. Australia 13,797,995
17. Spain 13,592,803
18. Belgium 12,558,653
19. Kuwait 12,000,000
20. Qatar 10,500,000
Where is Iran?
23 October 2023, 23:30
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The Secretary-General of Hezbollah, Mr. Hassan Nasrallah, received a secure phone call from the head of the Free Patriotic Movement, Minister Gebran Bassil, where they presented a group of files, especially the recent developments in Lebanon and the region, especially those aimed at protecting Lebanon and strengthening national unity.
