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The statements of the US Deputy Envoy to the Middle East, Morgan Ortagus, from Baabda Presidential Palace in Lebanon, sparked a storm of rejection in Lebanese political and popular circles.. considering these statements as direct interference in Lebanon's internal affairs.
In a provocative move, Ortagus said during her visit to Baabda Palace today, Friday: The United States is keen to form a Lebanese government that does not include Hezbollah in any way, and that this party remains disarmed and outside the military equation, according to her expression.
Commenting on Ortagus' statements, the head of the Loyalty to the Resistance bloc, MP Mohammad Raad, confirmed that these statements are a blatant interference in Lebanese sovereignty and a departure from all diplomatic etiquette and the requirements of international relations.
Raad said in a statement issued today, Friday: “The statement issued by the Republican Palace distanced the presidency from what the American envoy stated. We have had enough of commenting at length on what was included in her statement, which is full of hatred and irresponsibility, and attacks a national component in Lebanon that is part of the national accord and Lebanese political life.” He added: “Her statement is a blatant interference in Lebanese sovereignty and a departure from all diplomatic etiquette and the requirements of international relations.”
Raad stressed that he will not elaborate on commenting on "those who show hostility towards a Lebanese component that confronted and defeated the Zionist aggression, and the victor is the one who revealed the ugly image of the aggressor, who appeared to be practicing genocide against civilians, against children, against women, against safe homes and hospitals, destroying residential neighborhoods, and is an invading invader of the land who does not even have the right to defend himself."
Raad concluded his statement by emphasizing Hezbollah's bet on "the will of the Lebanese people who adhere to their resistance option, which protects this country within the equation of the army, the people and the resistance, which is the realistic equation through which Lebanon can be proud that it protects its sovereignty."
For its part, the Gathering of Lebanese National Parties, Forces and Figures expressed its strong condemnation of the blatant, provocative and insolent positions, which violate all diplomatic protocols, launched by the American envoy from in front of the Presidential Palace, and went so far as to "decide and dictate to Lebanon and the Lebanese who should and should not participate in the Lebanese government that is being formed."
The Gathering of Parties stressed that "neither the American envoy nor any other foreign official has the right to attack the resistance Hezbollah and veto its participation in the government, because this, in addition to being a Lebanese affair, constitutes reprehensible interference in Lebanon's internal affairs."
While the Gathering of Parties noted the Presidential Palace's haste to say that the American envoy's statement expresses its point of view, it called on the Lebanese and all those who care about sovereignty and national dignity to condemn this blatant attack on Lebanon and its sovereignty.
The meeting of the parties concluded with the confirmation that Hezbollah "was not defeated as claimed by the American envoy, who visited the town of Shamaa as part of her tour in the south today, which is a witness to the inability of an entire division of the Zionist army to occupy it, or break the will and determination of its heroic resistance fighters, and that the party's weapons exist to resist the Zionist occupation, and as long as one inch of Lebanese land remains occupied, and as long as the Zionist dangers and ambitions continue, these weapons will remain a guarantee for liberating the land and protecting Lebanon."
He concluded by saying: "Let this impudent woman know that Lebanon and its resistance fighters are facing Zionist terrorism, supported by her administration, which is considered the head of evil and terrorism in the world, and that the Lebanese people will not succumb to American pressures that aim to dominate the political decision in Lebanon, because in Lebanon there is a resistant people who love freedom and seek to live with pride and dignity."
Later, the Assembly of Muslim Scholars in Lebanon considered that "the statements of the US Deputy Envoy to the Middle East, Morgan Ortagus, who is Zionist in affiliation, constitute a violation of diplomatic principles and an attack on Lebanon's sovereignty."
The Assembly wondered in a statement, "How is it possible that this envoy, who is devoid of all diplomatic etiquette, would interfere in the formation of the Lebanese government, to announce that she refuses to represent a party that enjoys broad representation in the Lebanese parliament, and was elected by a significant popular majority? Doesn't that mean that we have entered an era of a new kind of guardianship? But, this time, it is not limited to the scenes, but rather appears directly on the stage of political operations, as well as military and security operations."
It also rejected "the interference of the US representative in Lebanon's internal affairs," calling on "officials to inform her that Lebanon rejects any form of guardianship, especially in this blatant manner, and confirms, through its constitutional institutions, that it is the only party concerned with forming the government and determining its components."
For his part, MP Hassan Ezzeddine, a member of the Loyalty to the Resistance bloc, called for putting an end to this dangerous excess in the statements of the US Deputy President’s Envoy, which constitute dictation and blatant interference in Lebanon’s internal affairs.
In a direct and explicit message, the distinguished Jaafari Mufti Sheikh Ahmed Qabalan issued a statement addressed to the American envoy Ortagus, in which he stressed that "Lebanon is for the Lebanese only, and Hezbollah is a national and representative force the size of Lebanon and the partnership of its national components.
Hezbollah has not been defeated and will not be defeated, and there is no force on earth that can eliminate it... Sovereignty belongs to Lebanon and its national components only, not to America and its projects of exclusion and destruction. Lebanon will not be a colony of America or "Israel". The game of threats and intimidation is empty, and the American-Zionist project, which was broken on the outskirts of the town of Khiyam, will not exist in the heart of the sovereign system in Lebanon."
He added: "A government without a national duo is pushing the country towards the unknown, and beware of making a mistake with President Nabih Berri, because making a mistake with him is a disaster the size of Lebanon's charter base... We are not among those who retreat or abandon the duty of protecting Lebanon and securing its sovereignty, and everyone must remember that Lebanon is a graveyard for invaders and mercenary projects."
In turn, the former Secretary-General of the Lebanese Communist Party, Dr. Khaled Haddadeh, considered in a statement that "the position of the office of the President of the Republic, General Joseph Aoun, regarding the statement of Trump's representative, Morgan Ortagus, does not protect sovereignty, and the least that is required is to consider her undesirable and expel her from the country, and to ask her government to replace her."
When he asked about the role of "the President-designate, the honest judge and the lover of reform, Nawaf Salam, he called on the Speaker of the Parliament and the representatives without exception, especially the sovereignists, the change-makers and the parties in all their formations, to confront this position, because that is much more important than the quotas and the entire government."
Lebanese MP Yanal Solh condemned the statement of the American envoy, which indicates a blatant interference in Lebanon's internal affairs.
He considered that "the words of the American envoy have nothing to do with political diplomacy, but rather are colonial words that indicate arrogant hegemony.. So where are the sovereignists in this talk?"
Solh stressed that "Hezbollah is part of the Lebanese political and social fabric, and no one can ever cancel it or even ignore it... and if it weren't for the votes of the national duo, Hezbollah and the Amal Movement, a president of the republic would not have been elected in Lebanon."
He called on all political parties in Lebanon to "beware of the blatant, clear, and even impudent interference of the new US administration in Lebanon's internal affairs."
In turn, the media office of the Lebanese presidency announced that some of what was issued by the US Deputy Envoy to the Middle East Morgan Ortagus from Baabda expresses her point of view.
The media office stated via the "X" platform that the presidency is not concerned with it.
Also, dozens of Lebanese citizens went out this evening in protest marches in the capital Beirut... expressing their rejection of the statements of the US Deputy Envoy and demanding an official Lebanese position to respond to these positions.
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