General Coordinator of the Global Gathering in Support of the Choice of Resistance in France

General Coordinator of the Global Gathering in Support of the Choice of Resistance in France

Alain Corvez

Beirut 9/13/23

The political situation in Lebanon (the absence of the president and clashes between Palestinians in the Ain al-Hilweh camp) revolves around power relations in the world that are exacerbated in some crisis points: Ukraine, Yemen, Palestine, Armenia, Lebanon.

The absence of consensus on choosing a Christian president, is a result of the siege of minority political forces such as the Christians of the Lebanese Forces led by Samir Geagea and the Gemayel Brigades, with the support of the European Union, Israel and Arab countries that want to eliminate Hezbollah, the largest political force in the country that is growing among the population and spreading thanks to its success in confirming the country’s sovereignty in the face of Israel, which supported the government in demarcating land and sea borders, especially with regard to oil and gas extraction.

The Iranian-Arab-Saudi agreement signed in Beijing several months after the signing did not help in finding any progress on a solution in Lebanon until the present time. Therefore, Saudi Arabia’s allies and tools in Lebanon refuse even to dialogue with the forces that wish to nominate Suleiman Franjieh.

However, after the French Foreign Minister met with senior Lebanese officials these days, French mediation began by Mr. Le Drian in Beirut, to be able to reach a solution to the crisis.

Hezbollah, one of the decisive actors, is aware of the pragmatic views of the minister with long experience, who aspires to an objective assessment of the political reality and speaks to everyone without any previous ideological background.

The proposal is to return the representatives to dialogue in a session or sessions in the House of Representatives to announce a consensus to participate in the election of the President of the Republic, taking into account the real balance of power.

Hezbollah leaders offer great openness to all proposals, in contrast to all the ideas that the media promotes against them.

They are non-sectarian, emphasize the historical role of Christians in Lebanon, and seek coexistence, harmony, and everyone’s participation in responsibilities.

The Lebanese Shias who support Hezbollah and Amal, or even non-partisans, do not find sympathy with the United States, but rather have the utmost respect for France and even love it

The nomination of Suleiman Franjieh, with the support of Hezbollah and Amal, and it is also possible that he will receive support from the Christian forces of the Free Patriotic Movement, which was established by General Aoun, is the nomination that is initially destined for success, as his good relations with Syria appear promising. He is the best in dealing with the management of millions of Syrian refugees.

On the other hand, it will facilitate economic exchanges with Syria and with the Arab environment through Syria.

On the other hand, the major Arab regional issues, and the Palestinian issue, cannot be organized without Syrian-Lebanese cooperation.

Thanks to Le Drian’s mediation, France can provide Lebanon with a solution to the crisis, granting all components of the Lebanese people from multiple sects who represent a unique model in the world of coexistence between different religions, which takes into account the calculations of pragmatic realism outside of any imposition of the loyalties of any group on another.

Palestine

The ongoing war between the Palestinians in the Ain al-Hilweh camp, whose residents number more than 400 thousand people, is the result of competition between rival political factions that differ on strategies for adopting the intifada and on weapons management and a systematic plan to destroy the Refugee Camp under the pretext that is contains resistance weapons against Israel: some confirm and prefer that the weapons be withdrawn from the camp and that they be delivered to the Lebanese army. Among them is the Prime Minister, the government and many countries, including America and Israel, and others object to this and even support preserving their power to protect them from any aggression, as happened in the Sabra and Shatila massacre. Israel, which considers that some of these weapons are arriving and being provided to the resistance in the occupied territories, therefore uses permanent Palestinian agents to raise tensions and destroy the Palestinian camps. It has a fundamental role in inciting and creating strife among the Palestinians, especially some of them. It meets and coordinates with the Lebanese forces supporting the withdrawal of weapons from the resistance and from Hezbollah, and they strongly support the confrontations that take place and destroy the Ibn al-Hilweh camp, and support more tensions.

Yemen

There have been no positive results for Yemen from the Beijing Agreement so far regarding the dramatic confrontation over the population of Yemen between the United States, the Emirates, and Saudi Arabia on the one hand and the Ansarullah on the other hand, and this is due to Riyadh’s inflexible policy that maintains the despicable air, sea and land blockade on Yemeni lands, and prevents the population from Distribution of any food supplies, even water and medicine.

Ansarullah launched their military forces in Sanaa in the north, while the capital of the south, Aden, is under the control of Yemeni forces controlled by the UAE and Saudi Arabia. The participants in the dialogue did not succeed in ending the conflict, as the UAE maintained its control over the south, in addition to Socotra Island.

With support from Iran and a group of resistance forces, the Ansarullah have been able to develop effective weapons that will achieve their effectiveness.

Confronting Saudi Arabia’s insistence on prolonging the conflict and the siege, which cannot be accepted by the Houthis, who conclude that Beijing’s agreement with Iran and Saudi Arabia has not achieved a solution in Yemen. It is likely that there will be a strong strike from the Ansarullah through which they attack Saudi territory, and it will be a very painful and harmful blow to Saudi Arabia.

Yemen, the foundation of the Arabs, the legacy of an ancient and ancient civilization, is the soul of the Arab world. Only oil, with the help of the British, allowed Ibn Saud to control the Bedouins of the peninsula and gain access to the kingdom. However, it is known that this is an unnatural effect.

So before his death on his deathbed, Ibn Saud gathered his children and said to them: Every misfortune for Yemen is for the benefit of Saudi Arabia. This testimony is documented by the great historian Jacques Benoit-Michin, whose wonderful book “Ibn Saud and the Birth of the Kingdom” explains the hostility and contradiction between the Saudis and Yemen.

The Ansarullah, including the Iranians and Hezbollah who support them, believe that the Saudis only understand force and that it is possible that they will launch a very powerful attack, stronger and more violent than the one launched on Saudi oil installations more than two years ago.

Everything in the Middle East is linked and affected by each other. Lebanon’s situation is affected by the balance of power in regional geopolitics and in the world.