MP Fouad Al-Makhzoumi appeared as a guest on Al-Hadath channel for a comprehensive political intervention, highlighting the following points:
Lebanon must engage in direct dialogue with Israel to reach a settlement, truce, or peace, within a roadmap that runs in parallel with disarming Hezbollah and confining weapons to the state. No party should be allowed to drag the country into wars unrelated to us.
On August 5, the government decided to implement weapons disarmament, and the army is currently working on applying this decision. However, there is unfortunately a lack of boldness in execution to meet the expectations of the Lebanese people.
The government’s decision to ban Hezbollah’s military and security activities is good but lacks a decision to dismantle the party’s security, military, and financial apparatus.
The army should fully implement government decisions, but ambiguity in execution allows room for discretion by the army commander, as reflected in his recent stance.
Hezbollah is represented in the government, and decisions are made in the presence of its ministers, yet the party undermines the state.
Hezbollah ministers must declare independence from the party to become true partners in the state, or they should be dismissed from government.
The ceasefire agreement signed about 15 months ago has not been implemented by the government as promised in its ministerial statement. Delays do not serve our interests and do not advance negotiations.
The recent military court case concerning individuals affiliated with Hezbollah who were transporting illegal weapons is a weak spectacle.
How is it reasonable that a $20 bail allows their release?
The government makes decisions but does not implement them, limiting itself to statements. Matters must be clear, and the state must take responsibility for negotiations, where we support the Presidency and the government.
The army is a national, unifying institution, and we all support it, but there must be boldness and clear instructions to implement the weapons disarmament plan and confine arms to the state.
He reiterated the urgent need to summon the Iranian ambassador and request official clarification regarding the presence of Iranian Revolutionary Guard elements in Lebanon following the attacks in Hazmieh and Rawcheh, and their connection to the rocket launches from Lebanon.
The parliamentary extension granted today is a blow to democracy and benefits Hezbollah and its allies.
Why does the Parliament extend its term by two years to maintain the same authority and system?
He hoped elections would occur on schedule, but the war conditions forced the extension. Only a limited technical delay of six months was needed until the war ends and the law is amended to allow expatriates to vote for all 128 deputies and the creation of megacenters.
