Hariri Marks Civil War Anniversary: Our Responsibility is to Prevent Another War

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Prime Minister Saad Hariri marked the 42nd anniversary of Lebanon's civil war and said that everyone in the country must help in preventing anything that leads to another state of war.

“When the civil war broke out in Lebanon no body knew it would last for 15 years, killing tens of thousands, wounding many and displacing the Lebanese people and destroying the economy,” said Hariri in a video released on his Twitter and Facebook pages.

“On this day, we must remember that civil war and we should know well that shall Lebanon fall, God forbid, in another we will never know when it would end,” stressed Hariri.

He said it is everybody's responsibility to prevent Lebanon from sliding into anything similar.

The political authority has done its part at that level said Hariri: “At the political level we have done what we should to that end. We ended the presidential vacuum, the paralysis at the government, parliament and institutions.

“However, we need each one of you to help us deter the danger from any recurrent war,” stressed Hariri as he urged the Lebanese to help raise a vigilant generation and to “keep away from sectarian rhetoric that inadvertently feed the specter of war.”

“Lebanon deserves a chance for peace and stability,” concluded Hariri.

The Lebanese civil war erupted in 1975 and ended in 1990 by the Saudi-sponsored Taef accord.

About a fifth of the country’s population was lost during the conflict that pitted local and regional powers against each other.

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Comments 5
Thumb smarty 13 April 2017, 12:17

/!\ Reminder

What witnessed Yesterday was a coup by one sect against all others.

Thumb gigahabib 13 April 2017, 13:59

There are powers in Lebanon who want scores settled rather than have a stable country.

These forces will rally behind scum like Rifi.

Thumb galaxy 13 April 2017, 15:31

must be the heretic shia in you speaking. I read Rifi's news and his speeches. Not once he mentioned the word shias. He criticized Hezbollah, its illegal weapons and its complete disregard for the state and the law. But hateful sectarian iranian heretics like you driven by centuries old revenge are ok with what hezbollah is doing and see Rifi as a threat. The real scum is you @giga-scum.

Missing watchman 13 April 2017, 14:11

It would be nice for Lebanon to have peace always, but unfortunately it won't be the case because it is caught near Syria and Iraq.

Iran through Syria along with other surrounding nations will invade Israel in an attempt to destroy Israel.

Lebanon will be drawn into the war.

If one studies God's word in the Holy Bible, God gave the land from the Nile River in Egypt to Euphrates River. This means land comprising Israel, Lebanon, some of Egypt and Syria, plus all of Jordan, plus some of Saudi Arabia and Iraq. Israel currently possesses only a fraction of the land God gave them.

No man on Earth owns land. All the Earth belongs to God to give to whomever He chooses.

Any country or people fighting Israel is fighting God.

The war against Israel will become more dangerous.

Once all Muslim nations surround Israel to destroy her, God will be returning in the Lord Jesus Christ.

Missing watchman 13 April 2017, 14:18

The Bible is God's word and He tells us the Lord Jesus Christ will destroy every nation fighting Israel. The Lord will reign the entire world from Jerusalem for 1,000 years.

Israel was like a dry desert for 1,900 years. God states in the Bible, He will gather all Jews throughout the world and return them to the land He gave them. This happened in 1948. God also stated He will make the land rich with crops. This has now happened - Israel's farming land is now very fertile and rich. They export huge quantities of food to Europe and their technology leads the world. This is God's blessing on them. Do not hate or curse Jews, for God states in the Bible any one who curses Jews, He will curse that person or country.