Jumblat Renews Commitment to Syrian Revolt, Rejects 'Israeli Meddling in Uprising'

Progressive Socialist Party chief MP Walid Jumblat renewed on Monday his support for the Syrian revolt, rejecting however recent reports that some rebels have resorted to Israeli aid in their mission.

He said in his weekly editorial in the PSP-affiliated al-Anbaa news website: “We reject and condemn any Israeli intervention amid reports of security and intelligence cooperation between Israel and Syrian rebels.”

“This is a very dangerous issue that goes against Syria's Arab and national history,” he noted.

“The alleged cooperation with Israel obstructs the possibility of the rise of a diverse and Arab Syria,” remarked the lawmaker.

“The cooperation may also lead Syria towards fragmentation, similar to what happened in Lebanon during its civil war and years of Israeli occupation” of the South, warned Jumblat.

The PSP leader therefore called on the Syrian National Coalition and all other parties of the opposition to take a decisive stand over this “dangerous development that will alter the course of the revolution and eliminate the major sacrifices that have been made in its name.”

“It will also grant the Syrian regime additional excuses to once again return to accusing the opposition of treason” and cooperating with Israel, he said.

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