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PROTECTING LEBANON
Mideast Mirror
August 27, 2013 Tuesday
Jordan should do everything in its power to prevent Lebanon from
sliding towards civil strife, says Hamada Fara'neh in Jordanian
al-Ra'i
It was the same hand that bombed both Shiite South Beirut and Sunni
Tripoli [last week] writes Jordanian commentator Hamada Fara'neh in
the Amman daily al-Ra'i.
CLEAR OBJECTIVE: The objective is clear for all those who care to use
their minds and consult their consciences: to destroy Lebanon.
It could have been Lebanese who planted the Beirut and Tripoli bombs,
but they were only tools. The planners however were the enemies of a
pluralist Lebanon.
Lebanon is Israel's opposite - and enemy - not only because it is home
to Hizbollah but also because Lebanon's leftist, pan-Arab, and
patriotic politicians are natural enemies of Israel's colonialist
expansionist project. Lebanon moreover is an example of religious and
ethnic coexistence, unlike Israel, a state built on racism.
Apparently, Lebanon must be punished for defeating Israel in May 2000,
repelling it in 2006, and embracing the Palestinian resistance. For
these 'sins,' Lebanon must be made to go the way of Syria, Libya, and
Iraq. Any Arab country that dares to stand up to Zionism and
colonialism and support the Palestinian people must be destroyed.
Lebanon is bigger than any one sect, party, or group. Lebanon has
always been a beacon of democracy and freedom while its neighbors were
up to their necks in oppression, backwardness, and tyranny. In fact,
the Arab world's tyrants always tried to manipulate Lebanon because,
as the region's only democracy, its free press could exercise great
influence on Arab public opinion. But they failed. Lebanon proved
itself bigger than attempts by Arab regimes to mold it to their
tastes.
Lebanon needs our help. Its failure will mark the failure of
pluralism, (Muslim-Christian as well as Sunni-Shiite) coexistence, and
partnership. It will deliver a blow to the idea that Arabs can coexist
with ethnic minorities such as the Kurds, Circassians, Armenians,
Africans, and others.
We Jordanians in particular must do all we can to protect Lebanon,
because Lebanon's enemies are our enemies.
Mideast Mirror
August 27, 2013 Tuesday
Jordan should do everything in its power to prevent Lebanon from
sliding towards civil strife, says Hamada Fara'neh in Jordanian
al-Ra'i
It was the same hand that bombed both Shiite South Beirut and Sunni
Tripoli [last week] writes Jordanian commentator Hamada Fara'neh in
the Amman daily al-Ra'i.
CLEAR OBJECTIVE: The objective is clear for all those who care to use
their minds and consult their consciences: to destroy Lebanon.
It could have been Lebanese who planted the Beirut and Tripoli bombs,
but they were only tools. The planners however were the enemies of a
pluralist Lebanon.
Lebanon is Israel's opposite - and enemy - not only because it is home
to Hizbollah but also because Lebanon's leftist, pan-Arab, and
patriotic politicians are natural enemies of Israel's colonialist
expansionist project. Lebanon moreover is an example of religious and
ethnic coexistence, unlike Israel, a state built on racism.
Apparently, Lebanon must be punished for defeating Israel in May 2000,
repelling it in 2006, and embracing the Palestinian resistance. For
these 'sins,' Lebanon must be made to go the way of Syria, Libya, and
Iraq. Any Arab country that dares to stand up to Zionism and
colonialism and support the Palestinian people must be destroyed.
Lebanon is bigger than any one sect, party, or group. Lebanon has
always been a beacon of democracy and freedom while its neighbors were
up to their necks in oppression, backwardness, and tyranny. In fact,
the Arab world's tyrants always tried to manipulate Lebanon because,
as the region's only democracy, its free press could exercise great
influence on Arab public opinion. But they failed. Lebanon proved
itself bigger than attempts by Arab regimes to mold it to their
tastes.
Lebanon needs our help. Its failure will mark the failure of
pluralism, (Muslim-Christian as well as Sunni-Shiite) coexistence, and
partnership. It will deliver a blow to the idea that Arabs can coexist
with ethnic minorities such as the Kurds, Circassians, Armenians,
Africans, and others.
We Jordanians in particular must do all we can to protect Lebanon,
because Lebanon's enemies are our enemies.