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Nahar Net
a day ago
- Politics
- Nahar Net
Al-Rahi from South: No to war, yes to peace
by Naharnet Newsdesk 14 hours Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi on Sunday toured several majority-Christian border towns in south Lebanon, where he called for peace rather than war. 'No to war and yes to peace,' said al-Rahi in the town of Debel, as he stressed that 'the responsibility for achieving peace falls on citizens as well as on officials.' 'War is against all humans and it only brings destruction, ruin and displacement,' the patriarch added in the town of al-Qawzah, calling for 'praying for a permanent and just peace for Lebanon.' And in Ain Ebel he said: 'We mourn the victims, our brothers in humanity, but we learn that was has never been the solution and we hope that it has ended and will not return.'
Nahar Net
a day ago
- Politics
- Nahar Net
Al-Rahi from South: No to war, yes to peace
Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi on Sunday toured several majority-Christian border towns in south Lebanon, where he called for peace rather than war. 'No to war and yes to peace,' said al-Rahi in the town of Debel, as he stressed that 'the responsibility for achieving peace falls on citizens as well as on officials.' 'War is against all humans and it only brings destruction, ruin and displacement,' the patriarch added in the town of al-Qawzah, calling for 'praying for a permanent and just peace for Lebanon.' And in Ain Ebel he said: 'We mourn the victims, our brothers in humanity, but we learn that was has never been the solution and we hope that it has ended and will not return.'
Nahar Net
03-04-2025
- Politics
- Nahar Net
Al-Rahi says disarming Hezbollah needs time, timing unsuitable for normalization
by Naharnet Newsdesk 03 April 2025, 14:34 Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi said Thursday that 'the time has come for unifying arms Lebanon,' adding that 'this is what was stipulated in the Taif Agreement.' 'The army needs strengthening and world countries must support it, but the solution now is diplomatic, because we're incapable of engaging in war and no one can confront Israel. When it had all its weapons, what did the resistance manage to do in the face of the Israeli war machine?' al-Rahi added, in a meeting with a delegation from the Press Editors Syndicate. 'It is not easy to remove (Hezbollah's) weapons now and this requires time, but we must reach this goal, seeing as the folks (Hezbollah) are strong and their morale still exists,' the patriarch said. As for the issue of normalization with Israel, al-Rahi said: 'The time is not right for normalization now and there are many issues that must be implemented, like border demarcation and the handover of weapons.' He added: 'The situation has now changed and we're headed for the better, and there is no fear of a clash between the army and Hezbollah because the army is acting wisely.' 'The Israelis are threatening and carrying out their threats. Where is the ceasefire which we are no longer sensing? The U.S. is supporting this course, so we must be vigilant over what the Israelis are doing,' al-Rahi said. 'Why is Israel still retaining the five points until now? Resolution 1701 does not mean that things would happen instantly and Israel must be patient,' the patriarch added. Responding to a question, al-Rahi said he does not fear for Lebanon's Christians in light of what is happening in Syria.
