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| Mount Lebanon mufti lashes out at Hizbullah |
| 2006-11-02 |
| CHOUF: Mount Lebanon Mufti Mohammad Ali Jouzou had harsh words for Hizbullah and its allies Wednesday, bluntly accusing the resistance of serving Iranian and Syrian interests. "All of the exploits Hizbullah brags about are purely Persian deeds, and do not benefit the Arabs or Arabism in any way," the mufti said. In comments made during a meeting with a delegation from the Progressive Youth Movement (PYP), Jouzou said that Lebanon - through Hizbullah - was being controlled by Iran. "Whoever does not see eye to eye with them is accused of being pro-American, and that is illogical," Jouzou added. The Mount Lebanon leader said he could not see the logic in bringing "a country to rubble" for the liberation of three detainees in Israeli prisons, in reference to the number of Leb-anese detainees held by Israel. Jouzou added that Hizbullah's claims of having maintained close ties with former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri were unfounded, "especially given that directly following the murder of Hariri, Hizbullah organized the March 8 rally in tribute to Hariri's murderers," in reference to the Syrian leadership. Responding to President Emile Lahoud's remarks on the formation of an international court to try those accused of Hariri's assassination, Jouzo said: "Lahoud's stance serves a sole purpose, that of defending his position along with that of the four former security chiefs and the Syrian regime." MP Alaeddine Terro, who presided over the PYP meeting with Jouzou, said the delegation had come to express support for Jouzo's stands. The PYP and Druze MP Walid Jumblatt "condemn the harsh campaign against Jouzzo" being led by Hizbullah and its allies, he said. Terro added that the opposition's demands for the formation of a national unity government and Lahoud's recent report on the establishment of an international court were aimed at preventing the formation of an international tribunal and concealing the identities of "Lebanese and Syrian parties who assassinated Hariri." |
| Posted by:Chavigum Ebbosh8039 |
| #1 Mohammad Ali Jouzou is a Sunni I think. bout a decade ago he made the news for criticizing the Pope for stating that Jesus was a Jew (Muslims claim Jesus as a non-divine prophet of Islam). (see 5th para under News in Brief at: http://www.lebanon.com/news/local/1997/4/16.htm) |
| Posted by: mhw 2006-11-02 13:04 |