Zahra Hammers Karami Over Patriarch
MP Antoine Zahra on Sunday hit back at ex-Premier Omar Karami for having criticized Maronite Patriarch Nasrallah Sfeir remarks on the forthcoming elections.
"We reject and denounce this stand (expressed by Karami) and any other similar stand," Said Zahra, member of the Lebanese Forces Party”s parliamentary bloc.
"Karami could not control his temper and asked the patriarch not to intervene in politics," Zahra said.
"Why does Karami accept intervention in politics by all other clergymen, at all levels, starting with (Hizbullah”s) Hassan Nasrallah?" he asked.
"Henceforth, we would not accept any attacks by minors on our religious and national symbols, especially Bkirki," Zahra declared.