National Bloc Leader Carlos Eddé told NOW Lebanon that holding an Arab Summit at the moment would not be beneficial, because the summit would be a failure and would show how weak and divided Arab countries were.
He also said that if the summit was held, Egypt, the most important Arab country, would find itself in a very embarrassing situation due to the closure of the border crossings with the dire circumstances facing the Palestinian people in Gaza.
He emphasized the importance of making efforts to preserve stability over the Lebanese-Israeli borders and called on security authorities to conduct investigations concerning Thursday’s rocket-launching.
He added that the incident was suspicious, because it was neither in favor of Lebanon nor the Gaza Strip and only served Israel, which, he said, had claimed before the international community that it had the right to retaliate to “terrorist operations.”
Eddé said that illegitimate weapons smuggled through the borders and in military zones was considered dangerous to Lebanon, especially within the activities of Palestinian and non-Palestinian factions, which were implementing foreign agendas that contradicted Lebanon’s will and defied its authorities.
“These occurrences will lead to violent Israeli reactions and Lebanon, as usual, will pay the price,” he added.
He said all should adhere to the United Nations Security Council resolutions 1701 and 1559, and he praised the cabinet’s “wise policy” by not giving Israel an excuse to claim that it had the right to defend itself against “terrorist movements.”
He added that Israel was now planning to bring back its prestige after “it messed up” in the 2006 July war; it was unlikely it would remain silent for any provocative activity, while it had international support and huge military capabilities, especially within the transitional stage in the United States.
“Why were the rockets not launched from the occupied Golan Heights? Why should they be fired from Lebanon? Why are the Palestinian factions in Egypt, Syria and Jordan unarmed?” Eddé asked.
He also said that there was an agreement between the Syrian regime and Israel through the Truce treaty, in addition to their peace negotiations. He questioned whether the war against Hamas aimed to eliminate the extremist Palestinian factions to pave the way for peace.
-NOW Staff