Jumblat Slams Aoun's 'Reckless, Biased' Stances on Bahrain
Progressive Socialist Party leader MP Walid Jumblat on Thursday blasted Free Patriotic Movement leader MP Michel Aoun over his stances on Bahrain, saying Lebanon must not be “implicated in reckless, hasty and biased political stances.”
In remarks published by the National News Agency on Thursday evening, Jumblat criticized “the latest statements on the Kingdom of Bahrain, which is going through a difficult period in its history.”
Aoun has recently criticized the international community and the Arab League for their lack of support for Bahraini protesters.
The FPM leader's statement to Iran's al-Alam television on Wednesday was considered by Bahrain as an “irresponsible meddling in its internal affairs.”
Aoun hit back on Saturday, saying “we support the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and Bahrain would incur a lot of criticism if it does not advocate it.”
Jumblat lashed out at Aoun without naming him, noting that "reducing the number of ineffectual, 'heroic' political viewpoints, stances and analyses would spare the Lebanese expats in Arab countries threats against their presence.”
He noted that the Lebanese expats “are supporting the entire structure of social endurance in Lebanon through the financial transfers they send to their families to help them live with the minimum requirements of human dignity, especially after the continuous failure of the successive governments in addressing the social and economic issues.”
“If only some voices … would respect the minds of the Lebanese and their sacrifices in the diaspora … instead of launching fiery remarks that will lead to irreversible damage.”
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