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Warning from Deputy Mr. Al-Sayed: New Displacement on the Horizon

Warning from Deputy Mr. Al-Sayed: New Displacement on the Horizon

Deputy Jamal Al-Sayed warned today, Sunday, about a new wave of displacement approaching. He wrote on the platform "X" (formerly Twitter): "Living conditions in Syria have recently worsened due to economic sanctions and the Caesar Law and the occupation of regions rich in oil and agricultural resources. As a result, we are beginning to witness a phenomenon of economic displacement from Syria, which may exceed one million displaced people in the coming months, and it is more dangerous than security displacement... The question is: what will our government do about this situation while most of our senior officials are hypocrites, speaking two languages: one in private with foreign ambassadors agreeing on the stay of the displaced, and another in public with Lebanese citizens claiming to be enthusiastic about the return of the displaced to their country... In reality, some of our senior officials are ready to sell the country to avoid losing their visa, others fear facing sanctions, some protect their interests and funds abroad, others align themselves with the displaced issue to reach a position in Lebanon, some were paid since 2011 to bring them to Lebanon and are being paid today to keep them here, and some established foreign-funded associations benefiting from millions of dollars to care for the displaced." He concluded: "In summary, new displacement is approaching, and Lebanon will be on the brink of a social and economic explosion. What are our government's decisions to confront this situation?! Nothing."

### Response to Geagea

Al-Sayed commented on the words of Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea, writing on the platform "X": "Advice... Usually, I do not listen to Geagea's speeches, not for any reason, but because I know what he will say in advance. Today, given the critical circumstances, I decided to listen to him, and the essence of his speech is that Geagea held Hezbollah responsible for Lebanon's tragedies and declared war on it... Then I remembered that between 2005 and 2009, Geagea accused Syria of killing Hariri and other assassinations, and now he accuses Hezbollah. What is the reason for Geagea's declaration of this war today?" He continued: "Simply, Geagea sees developments and fluctuations in the region around us that may indicate new divisive climates, especially between Syria, Iraq, and others. He bets on these in Lebanon and rides their wave as if it is actually happening, just as he has always gambled and erred, from 1975 to 1983, 1988, 1990, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2019, and up to yesterday... Today, Geagea believes that his bets are certainly winning and dreams of them from Sweida to the Euphrates, Deir ez-Zor to Idlib, to Kurdistan, Jordan, and others, seeing them as imminent and closer to him than his own jugular vein."

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