Nasrallah Has “No Right to Evaluate” Sfeir”s Positions
Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea on Thursday slammed as "an unacceptable insult" Hizbullah leader”s criticism of Maronite Patriarch Nasrallah Sfeir.
In a televised speech Wednesday night, Hizbullah Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah strongly criticized Sfeir for saying, on the eve of the June 7 polls, that "Lebanon faced a threat to its entity and Arab identity" if the opposition wins.
In reaction, Geagea said: "I understand that Nasrallah has his disagreements with Sfeir. But (Nasrallah”s) stances toward Sfeir are absolutely unacceptable. It is also objectionable that he evaluates the patriarch”s positions and political path."
Nasrallah”s remarks violate "political decorum," Geagea said after talks with March 14 coordinator Fares Soaid, MP Antoine Zahra and head of the Independence Movement Michel Mouawad.
"Nasrallah does not have the right to insult (Sfeir). Such disregard of etiquettes especially in the case of a post such as Bkirki is rejected," Geagea said.