Phalange: Resuming National Dialogue Will Help Resolve Lebanon’s Crisis
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The Phalange Party renewed on Monday its leader Amin Gemayel’s demand to “positively” approach President Michel Suleiman’s call to resume the national dialogue in order to prevent Lebanon “from being dragged in the disputes of its neighbors.”
It said in a statement after its weekly politburo meeting: “Resuming the national dialogue will pave the way to ending the political, security, and regional aspects of Lebanon’s crisis.”
The party urged the need to implement the agreements that were reached during the last dialogue session by beginning to tackle the Resistance’s possession of arms and devising a defense strategy for Lebanon.
The politburo also praised Saudi King Abdullah’s call last week on Suleiman to exert efforts to resume the national dialogue.
The president had sent out invitations to various political factions to attend the national dialogue session scheduled for June 11.
Addressing the kidnapping of the 11 Lebanese pilgrims in Syria, the Phalange Party called on local and regional powers to intensify their efforts to ensure their safe return to Lebanon.
It urged them to tackle the issue from a national and humanitarian angle, warning against employing it for political and sectarian purposes.
In addition, it noted the national unity that was produced as a result of the abduction, hoping that the development will help return political practice in Lebanon back on the right course.
On May 22, 11 Lebanese pilgrims were abducted in Aleppo as they were on their way by land to Lebanon from a pilgrimage to Iran.
It is unknown who has abducted them, with claims that the rebel Free Syrian Army is behind the operation, allegations it has denied.
28 May 2012, 18:34
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Finally some positive notes and all of them - metel el toutou, especially ba3ba3 - will come to the table without ANY precondition. And for once, plz focus on the real issues at hand! Forget the weapons, they are needed and harmless you know that :)
yalla I feel someone now will pop up w yballish msabbet loooooooooooooool
28 May 2012, 21:51
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@reformist, as long as your party continues to ignore that at least half of the Lebanese population does not want weapons in anyone's hands outside of the authority of the Army then the national dialogue is nothing more that a charade designed to waste time and divert attention from Syria and Iran while one regime massacres its people and the other builds its nuclear bomb.
28 May 2012, 21:54
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@slash tawel bellak brother...I know it is very hard not to name call, I am too, guilty of it...what you said is true in my opinion bass let's try minus "2re3" until they start first.
28 May 2012, 23:19
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habibi we are civilised and don't resort to msabbet or intimidation to argue a point. I will educate you on what the real issue here is.
- previous so called national dialogues resulted in HA making some assurances on their weapons and the palestinan weapon situation. They have stalled, backflipped, lied and more in the meantime in order to avoid their commitment at that national dialogue.
-Now they don't want pre-conditions but want to be seen as promoting peace and security by supporting the dialgoue.
- The problem right here is HA ,aoun and co, think the rest of the country are as naive or blind or even forgetful as their own supporters, hoping we would buy into their propaganda everytime they talk. Action speaks louder than words, and until they shirt their responsibilities in taking some positive steps based on the last dialogue ,
28 May 2012, 23:19
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Geagea even said, lets start with the palestianian arms issue, which i would have thought after Nahr el bared would be a priority to the security of the country. But then again all these arms are harmless aren't they?
28 May 2012, 19:16
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uff ufff uff no comments, asde no msabbet, from the other side! Amen!
28 May 2012, 20:42
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I think the kataeb are idealists. Most people are tired of politicians.... All they do is talk talk talk... Some kill. We want them to act in the interest of the citizens, not their own.
28 May 2012, 21:58
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@benzona, keif baddak yehon yit7alfazo iza fi sle7 mwajah 3aleyon. Every time we open our mouth they declare open deer season on us...el masra7ieh wad7a, as long fi ghaleb and fi maghloub, we are hostages at gunpoint brother.
28 May 2012, 22:36
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All the Lebanese are hostages of the selfproclaimed godfathers we have in different areas of the country.
Anyway, I think we have to let go a little of the "gun point " issue, as you cannot enter into a discussion with "shorot" like you have to leave the weapons.
Give it time, find alternatives. A good politician will have some cards to play, in order to get what he/they want. Putting "shorot" shows you dont have any cards to play and ask for the highest goal directly( the weapons issue), which you will not gain from the first step and instead create a deadlock. This for me, shows a lack of ability/will to solve the crisis in the country.
Therefore, today I hail Gemayels stance..."Tawlet el hiwar, bila shorot".
29 May 2012, 10:33
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so dialogue is bad! yes we should only wait till the the Salafis attacks HA and FPM and then we'll have a civil war and THAT is the right solution. Bravo Kataeb, wise and civilised decision
29 May 2012, 16:57
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the main problem that divides the country M8 doesn t want to talk about it... what kind of dialogue is that? BS...
