Hezbollah MP blasts Aoun over 'bias, broken promises and fueling division'

Hezbollah MP Hassan Fadlallah lashed out Friday at President Joseph Aoun for playing "partisan" politics and "fueling division" instead of uniting the war-torn country.

Fadlallah accused Aoun of "turning the presidential palace into a partisan platform for factions whose history and alignments are well-known."

Fadlallah said Amal and Hezbollah had voted for Aoun after he gave his 'word of honor' to protect the right of the Lebanese people to resist and to discuss Hezbollah's weapons domestically after Israel's withdrawal.

"While the Resistance facilitated the army’s mission south of the Litani River, the government failed to honor its commitments," Fadlallah said, noting that Israeli attacks continued for 15 months. Meanwhile, he claimed, the President's sole focus during meetings was demanding that Hezbollah hand over its heavy missiles to appease the United States and Israel.

Fadlallah slammed Aoun for the cabinet's decisions to disarm Hezbollah and to consider its activities illegal, calling these decisions "unjust, invalid, and unconstitutional." He also lambasted the framework agreement with Israel, describing it as an "ill-fated, unviable agreement" that stunned the enemy with the free concessions Israel had failed to achieve throughout all its wars against Lebanon and the Arab states.

"The agreement legitimizes the occupation and replaces a full withdrawal with pilot zones. It subjects our national army to testing by the enemy's military, while blocking the return of displaced people and reconstruction efforts. This is an unviable agreement that the Zionists will never successfully enforce, and our people will nullify its effects on the ground."

Fadlallah also condemned the suspension of Iranian civil aviation flights and the "convoluted and biased" decision against the Iranian Ambassador, calling it a "shameful and unprecedented move in diplomatic history."

The Hezbollah MP concluded his speech by urging President Aoun to "retreat from this dangerous path" and to return to a state framework built on partnership, consensus, and adherence to the constitution.