Former PSP leader Walid Joumblatt. (AFP archive photo)
The former leader of the Progressive Socialist Party (PSP) Walid Joumblatt continues promoting settlement, which he believes is the key to resolving the presidential crisis, but he is less and less confident that a president will be elected in the near future. This prospect is all the more worrisome for him as he fears that the clashes in southern Lebanon could turn into a full-scale war that could set the whole region ablaze. The risk of all-out war in Lebanon has never seemed greater. However, the visit by Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and other Israeli officials to Washington seems to have calmed things down a little bit. Are you more confident today that a diplomatic solution would be found to avoid all-out war?No, I’m not more confident. It’s true that the U.S. is trying to calm things down. But the aim of Gallant’s visit to...
The former leader of the Progressive Socialist Party (PSP) Walid Joumblatt continues promoting settlement, which he believes is the key to resolving the presidential crisis, but he is less and less confident that a president will be elected in the near future. This prospect is all the more worrisome for him as he fears that the clashes in southern Lebanon could turn into a full-scale war that could set the whole region ablaze. The risk of all-out war in Lebanon has never seemed greater. However, the visit by Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and other Israeli officials to Washington seems to have calmed things down a little bit. Are you more confident today that a diplomatic solution would be found to avoid all-out war?No, I’m not more confident. It’s true that the U.S. is trying to calm things down. But the aim of Gallant’s...
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