New Christian Initiative from Within March 14 to be Launched Soon
Independent Movement leader Michel Moawad confirmed a media report on Thursday that a new Christian initiative from within the March 14 alliance would be launched in the next few weeks.
The initiative will be based on the Maronite church”s historic stances, Moawad told Voice of Lebanon radio, insisting however that it will not be a gathering similar to the now defunct Qornet Shahwan coalition.
An Nahar daily said Thursday that arrangements are being made by forces, parties and Christian personalities from within the March 14 forces to launch the initiative between Christmas and New Year.
Sources told the newspaper that a document that will be unveiled as part of the initiative will shed light on the Arab-Israeli conflict”s dangers on Lebanon. The document also mentions the dangerous internal situation as a result of the different confessions” dominance on the state.
The Christian parties, according to the sources, will have a stance on the issue of abolishing sectarianism in politics and Hizbullah”s arms.