Mustaqbal Warns Hizbullah Policies Drawing Arab Anti-Lebanon Stances

Al-Mustaqbal parliamentary bloc on Tuesday warned that Hizbullah's “continued involvement in Syria and Iraq poses a threat to the Arab interest, the Lebanese interest and the interests of the Lebanese in the Arab world.”

“It also puts the Lebanese officials in embarrassing and confusing positions during their participation in the Arab summits and meetings, while straining their ties and the ties of all Lebanese with the Arab countries,” said the bloc in a statement issued after its weekly meeting.

“The Arab countries have started to take negative stances against Lebanon due to Hizbullah's continued participation in the Syrian war and the other wars, which start in Yemen and do not end in Iraq,” Mustaqbal added.

The statement comes a day after the annual Arab Summit that was held in Mauritania.

The majority of Arab Gulf states “dissociated themselves” from endorsing a clause expressing “solidarity with Lebanon” in the summit's closing statement.

The member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council – except for Kuwait and Oman – “dissociated themselves” from the clause as Bahrain went a step further and expressed reservations over the text.

The solidarity clause urges the international community to push for the implementation of U.N. resolutions related to ending Israel's occupation of the Shebaa Farms and the northern part of the Ghajar village.

Saudi Arabia has recently led the Arab League, the GCC and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation in labeling Hizbullah “terrorist” over alleged militant activities in some Gulf states and Yemen.