Saniora: What Goes On In Gaza Should Help Us Unite
Prime Minister Fouad Saniora said that what is currently happening in Gaza should be a lesson to us all to unite against Israel.
Following Friday prayers, Saniora chatted with reporters stressing Arab solidarity.
"As long as the Palestinians remain united, we are capable of convincing the Muslim and western worlds of our cause," Saniora said.
He hoped that the Arab delegation to the U.N. headed by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas would "succeed in arriving at an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, prevent further clashes and open all crossings."
"We should remain convinced that our cause is one," Saniora went on to stress, adding that Lebanon must continue to be shielded from events in Gaza "because Israel is working on entrapping our country."
The prime minister reiterated his position, saying: "the Israeli crimes do not change the core of the Palestinian cause, rather making them hold strongly to their rights."
He was asked to comment on the absence of Saudi Arabia from the Arab Parliamentarian Council meeting in Tyre on Thursday.
"Let us not outbid ourselves over the Palestinian cause, it is the cause of all Arabs. However, each of us has a point of view in approaching the issue," Saniora replied.