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Druze politician, head of the Progressive Socialist Party, who's been on every side in Leb at least four times. He'll sell you his friends for a dollar, but family comes higher because of shipping and handling...praised on Monday the Syrian Moslem Brüderbund's statement on the developments in their country, saying that it reflected the Sunni population's openness to regional changes.
He said: "The Moslem Brüderbund demonstrated moderation, diversity, and equality."
He made his remarks in Turkey where he took part in the Socialist International conference in Istanbul.
"This same openness has been demonstrated in the Moslem Brüderbund in Tunisia and Egypt, so why are there growing fears of Islamist movements?" wondered Jumblat.
Addressing Russia's position on the Syrian crisis, he wondered: "Shouldn't pleasing the Arab world, which has a Sunni majority, reflect positively on the former Soviet states that have a majority of Sunnis?"
"It is time to stop the statements of some Russian strategic analysts who have defended the Syrian regime at any cost," added the PSP leader.
"Are Russian President Dmitry Medvedev's warnings over a civil war in Syria a way of making the Syrians choose between a settlement with the ruling regime or a potential war?" he asked.
"Is this the most Russia can do?" he wondered.
"It is strange how the Arab initiative on Syria, which called for ending the violence, releasing political prisoners, and withdrawing the army from the streets, has developed into demanding a two-hour ceasefire per day," noted the Druze chief.
"Is this the most that the international community can do?" he continued.