Jumblat Appeals for End to Internal Disputes amid Syria Strike Threat
Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Jumblat has appealed for unity, urging politicians to end their differences amid critical developments in the region.
In remarks to An Nahar daily published on Sunday, Jumblat said: “The stage that Lebanon and the region are passing through require an end to internal disputes and skirmishes.”
His words echoed similar remarks he made on Friday when he urged the bickering officials “not to fall in the trap of the wager on radical changes in Syria.”
“They must also end their involvement in the fighting in Syria and avoid returning to a new round of issuing accusations of treason against each other at a time when the Lebanese people have lost faith in their country,” he said in his statement.
Jumblat's repeated appeals come as U.S. President Barack Obama on Saturday asked Congress to authorize military action against Syria.
The move lifted the threat of immediate strikes on President Bashar Assad's regime. But the fears that the attack would trigger a wider war through a Hizbullah attack on Israel remain.
Iran and Hizbullah are strong allies of the Assad regime.
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