Berri to OLJ: ‘I would personally guarantee Hezbollah’s compliance with a genuine cease-fire’

Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri is closely following developments in detail, particularly those unfolding in southern Lebanon. His political contacts remain constant, both inside and outside Lebanon. Today, he faces a major challenge: Israel and the United States are demanding the military and political dismantling of Hezbollah and its institutions, which, in the eyes of some, amounts to a war aimed at stripping the Shiites of any influence, just as they are being displaced from their lands in the South. More from the author Faced with stalled negotiations, Israel imposes on Lebanon a return to the pre-2000 era Berri is under significant pressure — including, most recently, sanctions imposed on his close associates — but this has not prevented him from persevering. For him, as he told L’Orient-Le Jour, the priority today is to...