Fadlallah: Political Resistance Has Foiled Sedition, Sabotage Scheme
MP Hassan Fadlallah of Hizbullah’s Loyalty to Resistance bloc announced Sunday that a “sedition” and a “sabotage scheme” have been foiled through “political resistance.”
“The objective behind the crisis that our country faced in the past weeks was to sabotage Lebanon and stir sedition in it,” Fadlallah said, referring to the crisis that followed Prime Minister Saad Hariri’s shock resignation from Riyadh on November 4.
Hariri put his resignation on hold on Wednesday, saying he wanted to give negotiations a chance.
“The political and diplomatic resistance -- led by His Excellency President Michel Aoun and assisted by Speaker Nabih Berri and by a national front consisted of essential political forces -- has managed to liberate political will and the political decision in Lebanon,” Fadlallah added,
“The vast majority has told the conspirators that they have no place in Lebanon and that their hand cannot be extended to ruin this country anew. The era during which the Israeli enemy, some Arab states or some world powers would manipulate Lebanon has ended,” the lawmaker stressed.
“We have managed to foil a sabotage scheme against Lebanon thanks to this political resistance,” Fadlallah boasted.
Hariri had caused widespread perplexity on November 4 when he resigned during a TV broadcast from Saudi Arabia, citing assassination threats and blasting the policies of Iran and Hizbullah in Lebanon and the region.
After a puzzling mini-odyssey that took him to France, Egypt and Cyprus, Hariri arrived back in Lebanon on Tuesday and then announced that he was putting his decision to quit on hold ahead of negotiations.
Many questions remain unanswered following the unprecedented scenario that saw Lebanon's prime minister resign in a foreign country suspected of keeping him under house arrest and return only after the apparent intervention of France.
But while Hariri and his backers seemed on a collision course with Hizbullah only a few days ago, an apparent behind-the-scenes deal now appears to be restoring the status quo.
