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A civil resistance for Lebanon |
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Written by Daily Star
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A civil resistance for Lebanon
The following was prepared and signed by a group of artists, researchers, academics and journalists
What is the Lebanese national position in this conflict?
The factions' positions are influenced by the coalitions they chose: the American-Israeli coalition or the Iranian-Syrian coalition.
These positions reflect an ignorance of the fact that a real Lebanese state cannot be established by adhering to one of the two coalitions, since such adherence represents a threat to the other Lebanese factions; it also forces each faction to rely on its coalition in order to face the other factions, which would give each coalition the chance to hamper the achievements of the other.
But can the Lebanese factions stay away from domination?
Since the answer is generally negative, these political factions decide to adhere to one of the two coalitions seeking protection or yearning for domination.
What does each coalition demand from the Lebanese people?
1. The US-Israeli coalition asks or pushes the Lebanese to participate in pressuring Syria and Iran within projects under different tags but with the same objective: dominating the region within a strategy that embraces the entire world.
2. The Syrian-Iranian coalition asks or pushes the Lebanese to face the first coalition within the context of protecting the Syrian or the Iranian regime or promoting and preserving the two countries' strength in the region.
Needless to say, the coalitions' demands are not seen in overt pictures. The principles of democracy and peace and the respect of laws and international resolutions, which the US-Israeli coalition constantly call for, do not hide the real objectives of this ongoing war.
By understanding the truth behind its objectives we can see the true nature of the shadowy coalition.
As to the second coalition, which calls for facing the Zionist plan or Israel, it objectives represent a threat to the unity of the Lebanese state and society.
The political sectarian forces are very well aware of this fact. The reason why each faction seeks to adhere to any of the two coalitions lies in its fear of the other faction or in its desire to dominate the other.
Fear and greed cannot be removed from the people's minds. The only solution is the establishment of the rule of law.
In fact, the rule of law is nothing but a means to control selfish interests and limit the fears of the people. It is like the victory of humanity over savagery.
US leaders chose to engage in this war because it is a winning cause in US domestic politics: nobody will dare to oppose a war whose objective is to defend Israel's security and existence.
The Iranian leaders also chose to engage in this war because it is a winning cause in Iran's domestic politics: who would dare oppose Iran's resolution to access nuclear technology for peaceful or military means? There is no rule of law in the international community that controls ambitions or limit the people's fears. Consequently, the war will not be ending soon until one of the two parties is ultimately defeated.
For the Lebanese, defeat is the fate in both cases unless they abandon this war.
The Lebanese national position should be the position that faces the US-Israeli attack on one hand and rejects the Syrian-Iranian tutelage on the other hand.
Yet, who dares adopt this stand?
The solution lies in the establishment of a Lebanese state that would be able to control selfish interests.
The Lebanese factions' concerns about which coalition will achieve victory are of no use, since both coalitions will not be able to dominate the country.
We can already see that Israel and the US will not be able to reach their goals and manipulate the Lebanese neither by force nor by any duplicity.
We can also see that Iran and Syria will not be able to reestablish their tutelage over the Lebanese.
The Lebanese factions' adherence to these coalitions can only serve to divide society and destroy the country, which each party is seeking to dominate.
The Lebanese will be defeated if they stand against each other; but they will achieve victory if they stand together as a united party before it is too late.
The one and only national slogan should be: the Lebanese people's resistance against any attack and their rejection of any tutelage, which means a civil resistance along with an armed resistance.
Yes, we support a civil resistance. However, we do not call for its establishment because it has been already established by the citizens' solidarity and by their round rejection of strife.
We demand that this resistance be called by its proper name and promote the citizens' participation in the grave decisions of war and peace.
The state that exerts its sovereignty over Lebanon should be independent and not dominated by any coalition.
The establishment of democracy is fulfilled in building a secular state instead of a sectarian one.
Facing Israel should only be achieved by a united Lebanese state instead of religious states within a state.
A cease-fire will not be imposed except through the Lebanese resistance's ability to face the Israelis and the civil resistance's support to their government.
Signatories: Adonis (poet), Divina Abu Jawdeh (architect), Elie Ayyoub (university student), Adnan al-Amin (university student), Haitham al-Amin (university student), Janan Makki Basho (painter), Suleiman Taqqieddine (lawyer), Sani Jamal (architect), Watfa Hamade (university student), Rose al-Husseini (painter), Sirine al-Husseini (bank employee), Talal al-Husseini (writer), Faysal al-Husseini (physician), Farida Humaidan (retired), Christian Zaher (architect), Hussein Zeineddine (university student), Imad Shbaro (publisher), Hazem Saghieh (writer), Nada Sahnawi (painter), Raghid al-Solh (historian), May Abdallah (university student), Hassan Ghaziri (researcher), May Ghasoub (painter), Jawdat Fakhreddine (poet), Mohammed Ali Farhat (journalist), Nayla Qaed Beh (historian), Nawwaf Kabbara (university student), Maya Lahoud (employee), Jamil Mroueh (journalist), Marlene Matar (chef).
Monday, August 07, 2006
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