“We are not Hezbollah’s allies.” This remark, made by Free Patriotic Movement leader Gebran Bassil a few days ago, was in response to whether he and his ministers intended to maintain their Cabinet alliance with Amal and Hezbollah, which gives them one-third of seats necessary to veto resolutions.The words have since stuck in people’s minds, particularly since it was said on the eve of the commemoration of the Mar Mikhael agreement, which the FPM and Hezbollah signed on Feb. 6, 2006. Nineteen years on, there is nothing left of it.That day, a meeting took place in the reception room of Mar Mikhael Church in Beirut’s southern suburbs between General Michel Aoun, then head of the Change and Reform parliamentary bloc, and Hassan Nasrallah, secretary general of Hezbollah. Everyone in attendance understood the meeting was about a fundamental...
“We are not Hezbollah’s allies.” This remark, made by Free Patriotic Movement leader Gebran Bassil a few days ago, was in response to whether he and his ministers intended to maintain their Cabinet alliance with Amal and Hezbollah, which gives them one-third of seats necessary to veto resolutions.The words have since stuck in people’s minds, particularly since it was said on the eve of the commemoration of the Mar Mikhael agreement, which the FPM and Hezbollah signed on Feb. 6, 2006. Nineteen years on, there is nothing left of it.That day, a meeting took place in the reception room of Mar Mikhael Church in Beirut’s southern suburbs between General Michel Aoun, then head of the Change and Reform parliamentary bloc, and Hassan Nasrallah, secretary general of Hezbollah. Everyone in attendance understood the meeting was about a...
Rubio condemns Iran's 'outrageous' attacks on Kuwait
