We Should Take Lebanon Out of March 8, 14 Trenches
In his first appearance on Hizbullah”s al-Manar TV since 2000, Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Jumblat has called for taking Lebanon "out of the March 8 and 14 trenches."
"We formed a unity cabinet and with this government we should take Lebanon out of the March 8 and 14 trenches," Jumblat said Friday night asking for Hizbullah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah”s help in that mission.
He reiterated that he was still part of the majority but he would have his own stance on certain issues in the new cabinet.
About his possible visit to Syria, Jumblat said: "I will announce from here (al-Manar) my visit when there are signs and following Premier Saad Hariri”s visit to Damascus and when there is readiness in Damascus to welcome me."
The Druze leader told al-Manar the Syrian people have the right to object to his visit. "It is not easy (for me) to shake hands with someone whom I have insulted," he said about Syrian President Bashar Assad.
The MP said that geopolitics and history cannot be ignored. "When I launched my campaign on Syria, the issue was personal. It was for the sake of (former PM) Rafik Hariri. But we can”t rely on personal ties in politics."
Turning to Israel, Jumblat warned that the Jewish state could launch an offensive on Lebanon anytime "even if there was no such thing as Hizbullah."