Jumblat: Hizbullah Should Cooperate with STL to Ease Tensions in Lebanon
Progressive Socialist Party leader MP Walid Jumblat voiced on Monday his support of the funding of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon, adding that the party understands Hizbullah’s insecurities over the matter.
He said in his weekly editorial in the PSP-affiliated al-Anbaa magazine: “Keeping in mind its reservations, Hizbullah should cooperate positively with the issue of the funding in order to ease the tensions on the internal Lebanese scene.”
The MP noted that Lebanon can achieve interests through the funding, which it would not be able to achieve if it refrained from this duty.
Addressing the national dialogue, Jumblat stated that the talks should resume in order to continue discussions on the defense strategy, stressing the importance of the resistance’s arms in defending Lebanon against Israel.
He added that the national dialogue may eventually reach an agreement on incorporating Hizbullah’s arms within the concerned state institutions.
Turning to the developments in Syria, the PSP leader warned against embroiling Lebanon in the Syrian crisis “due to some sides’ attachment to the regime and others’ eagerness to witness its downfall.”
The best way to avert this fate lies in fortifying the internal Lebanese scene and ending the political divide between the rival March 8 and 14 camps, the MP noted.
“Ending the anti-regime protests through the use of force has proven its failure,” Jumblat said.
“The sensitivity of the regional developments requires the highest level of governmental unity in order to prevent Lebanon from falling into vacuum,” he continued.
“It would have been better if Lebanon had not opposed the Arab foreign ministers decision on Syria and instead taken a more balanced stand,” he stated.
A few weeks ago, the Arab foreign ministers suspended Syria’s membership from the Arab League over its failure to adhere to a League initiative aimed at ending the crisis.
Lebanon, Syria, and Yemen voted against the decision, while Iraq abstained.
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