Al-Rahi does not allow himself to be intimidated and relaunches: dialogue with Israel. While threats arrive from Tehran
The Lebanese Maronite Patriarch Bechara al-Rahi returns to be talked about. Two days ago we told you about the protest of Hezbollah militants against al-Rahi for his courageous words against corruption and Iranian interference in the country, for an autonomous investigation into the explosions at the port of Beirut and for an international conference capable of ensure the neutrality of Lebanon. Words that have inflamed the terrorist group Hezbollah, now increasingly in crisis of consensus in the country.
But al-Rahi did not allow himself to be intimidated, on the contrary he took a very courageous step forward: interviewed by the American TV channel in Arabic al-Hurra , the Maronite Patriarch publicly declared that he supported the peace dialogue with Israel, based on the Arab initiative of 2002, decided at a summit in Beirut. Not only that, he also declares to support the policies of the Gulf countries towards Israel, or the so-called Abrahamic Agreements (even if they are not directly mentioned). Finally, he denounces that this dialogue with Israel today in Lebanon is not officially possible, because it is not the Lebanese government that decides, but a political party, Hezbollah, which is actually the only one in Lebanon to talk about a war against the Jewish state.
While al-Rahi uttered these words of peace, threats came from Iran in full mafia style. Interviewed by Russia TV , the former Iranian defense minister, Pasdaran Ahmad Vahidi, threatened the Gulf countries, saying that if Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain decide to create an alliance with "the Zionist enemy", this would cause very powerful repercussions, “which would have catastrophic consequences for them”. Much will now depend on the willingness of the international community to support the process of the Abrahamic Agreements, started thanks to the initiative of former US President Donald Trump.
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