Prior: We Need National Leaders, Not Proxy Leaders, to Resolve Sensitive Issues in the Country

The distinguished Jaafari Mufti Sheikh Ahmad Qablan stated that "to resolve the sensitive issues of the country, we need national leaders, not proxy leaders." He said in a statement: "The country is in an exceptionally critical situation, and the solution is with us, not in Washington or Europe. We are the ones who should act, not the team of envoys. We trust only national interests. What is needed is internal solidarity and a presidential settlement free from external poison. Any external assistance is merely sovereign bait, and the solution lies in cooling down the heated heads and looking through the lens of Lebanese interest, not through the eyes of Washington and its agents who exchange roles with Tel Aviv. To resolve the sensitive issues of the country, we need national leaders, not proxy leaders. The Israeli-Atlantic war is the most dangerous national challenge ever, and we have been spared its repercussions solely due to the heroism and sacrifices of the resistance and its sovereign capabilities." He added: "What is happening on the southern front entails unprecedented sovereign costs, and what the people of the south sacrifice for Lebanon is greater than Lebanon itself. Whoever does not see the country through the lens of the south and its sovereign sacrifices is betraying the greatest national sacrifices since the establishment of Lebanon. Nationalism begins with the sovereignty of the country, not with playing the role of mercenary. Nothing has harmed Lebanon more than the political and media voices that say in Arabic what Tel Aviv wants in Hebrew. The sectarianism ingrained in some is the worst danger to Lebanon, and Lebanon cannot be torn apart while it has sovereign capabilities that have taken it upon themselves to protect national partnership and thwart anyone who harms it. The noise from some is nothing more than clamor, and Lebanon is strong with its resistance, its people, and its national project. Dealing lightly with what is happening in the region is complete madness."