Jumblat Fears Israeli Attack on Lebanon
Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Jumblat warned against an Israeli attack on Lebanon in light of Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu”s speech which focused on the growing Iranian threat.
Netanyahu”s speech "could mean an aggression on Lebanon under the slogan of “thwarting the Iranian threat.”"
Netanyahu said in his foreign policy speech that Israel currently faces three tremendous challenges: The Iranian threat, the financial crisis, and the promotion of peace.
"The Iranian threat still is before us in full force, as it became quite clear yesterday. The greatest danger to Israel, to the Middle East, and to all of humanity, is the encounter between extremist Islam and nuclear weapons," Netanyahu said.
He said that he had discussed this issue with U.S. President Obama during his visit to Washington, and that he will be discussing it next week with European leaders.
"I have been working tirelessly for many years to form an international front against Iran arming itself with nuclear armaments," Netanyahu added.
Jumblat called on Lebanese to "put aside the drama of the thrill of election victory that was achieved by March 14 forces and gear up to face the challenges ahead of us and the great Israeli threat that was clearly reflected by Netanyahu”s speech."