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Opinion, November 4, 2006

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For Lebanon no battlefield
By Ahmed Al-Jarallah, Editor-in-Chief, the Arab Times

EVERYDAY Lebanon is facing a new test. Currently it is passing through a qualification test to prove it has not been infiltrated and is secure against being misused by foreign powers. The new test, which will be a measure of Lebanon’s immunity as a nation, is the ultimatum given by Secretary General of Hezbollah Hassan Nasrallah. Nasrallah, who along with President of Lebanon Emile Lahoud represents a Trojan horse planted by Syria and Iran, has given Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora two weeks to form a national alliance or he will take to the streets to topple Sinora’s government.

We are confident this silly game, which is not supported by the majority of the Lebanese, won’t succeed, especially as we saw millions of Lebanese marching on the streets to topple Karami’s government and later force the Syrian troops out of Lebanon. We wonder whether Nasrallah, who wants to bring down Siniora’s government, is trying to fail the government of freedoms and replace it with Syrian influence. If this is the case who will support Nasrallah in achieving his goal? It is clear the plans of Syria and Iran are not to confront the United States in Lebanon.

It is also clear Syria’s claim that Siniora’s government has become a puppet in the hands of US is not true. Since its formation the current Lebanese government, which includes two members of Hezbollah, has not deviated from its pledge to protect Lebanon’s sovereignty and independence. So far it has not announced any plan to sign a peace accord with Israel.
Maybe Hezbollah is trying to create some diversion as nobody belongs to Syria and Iran in Lebanon except the Hezbollah itself. The people of Lebanon have been focusing on their freedom and sovereignty since the Israeli aggression. While Hezbollah was the cause of the war it was the innocent people of Lebanon who had to pay the price of destruction and killing.

It appears Hezbollah is singing alone in Lebanon and trying to pressure the government to adopt its stand. In reality, what Hezbollah is trying to do is to implement the plans of Syria and Iran to divert international attention away from the formation a tribunal to try the assassins of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Al-Hariri. Hezbollah’s weapons are good for nothing except committing suicide or killing innocent Lebanese.

At the moment Hezbollah has only two choices. It can either return to its own people or favor the alliance of Iran and Syria. If Hezbollah chooses the latter course Lebanon may suffer more political problems. But it won’t be involved in any military confrontation as Hezbollah is weak and cannot fight the Lebanese army, which has the support of all the people of Lebanon.
Iran and Syria, which are going to meet their fate, cannot convert Lebanon into a battlefield any longer.

Tehran and Damascus may want to curtail Lebanon’s independence and sovereignty over its own land. However they won’t be able to succeed in their design as the political atmosphere in Lebanon has changed and the role of their Trojan horse, which has exhausted its power, has been nullified.

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