Former Prime Minister Saad Hariri sent a letter to the Secretary-General of the “Hezbollah” militia, following the latter attacked Saudi Arabia.
And yesterday, Monday, Hassan Nasrallah attacked Saudi Arabia in response to the statements of Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.
The attack by the Secretary-General of the terrorist party came at a time when Lebanon had not yet recovered from the fall of its former information minister, George Kordahi, which led to the worst crisis in its contemporary history by boycotting the Gulf states, until it was followed by statements by Hezbollah officials, who closed the doors to resolving this crisis.
Hariri told Nasrallah: “Your insistence on antagonizing Saudi Arabia and its leadership is a continuous form of adventurism in Lebanon, its role and the interests of its sons.”
He added: “Saudi Arabia does not threaten the state of Lebanon with its workers and residents for decades.”
And he added: “Saudi Arabia, along with all the Arab Gulf states, has embraced the Lebanese and provided them with job opportunities and the necessities of a decent life.”
Hariri stressed that “the one who threatens the Lebanese people’s livelihood, stability and progress is the one who wants the state of Lebanon hostage to Iran and its extensions in Syria, Iraq, Yemen and Lebanon.”
He concluded: “I know that you will not back down from the methods of provocation and insults to the Arab Gulf states, but everyone knows that history will not be merciful to a party that sells its Arabism and the stability of its homeland and the interests of its people in exchange for a handful of partnership in the region’s wars.”
Lebanese President Michel Aoun also responded to Nasrallah and announced that his country is keen on its Arab and international relations, especially with the Gulf states, particularly the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Aoun affirmed, in a statement, his “adherence to Lebanon’s official position, which it expressed once more in his last message to the Lebanese, in terms of concern for its Arab and international relations, especially among the Arab Gulf states, led by Saudi Arabia.”
He added, “This concern must be mutual, because it is in the interests of Lebanon and the Gulf states alike.”
The responses came the day following statements made by the Secretary-General of the Lebanese Hezbollah militia, in which he attacked Saudi Arabia and echoed his allegations, which he is accustomed to in every speech he makes, in a failed attempt to sympathize with public opinion.
