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Memri
27-05-2025
- Politics
- Memri
Lebanese MP Camille Chamoun: I Want Peace with Everybody - War Is Futile, Israel Will Not Be Annihilated; Hizbullah's Weapons Threaten Both Lebanese and Israelis Alike; I'm Not Sad Nasrallah Is Dead,
Lebanese MP Camille Chamoun said on Spot Shot on YouTube on May 16, 2025, that as long as Hizbullah maintains its weapons, Israel considers itself under threat and the war continues. 'We Lebanese feel threatened by Hizbullah's weapons, so what do you expect from the Jews?' he said. Chamoun said that Christians in Lebanon carry weapons because they have been threatened and persecuted ever since Jesus Christ visited this holy land. He said that Lebanese Christians are used to bearing arms and defending themselves, and that otherwise they would have been annihilated like the Christians of Iraq and the majority of Christians in Syria. In response to a question about whether he wants peace with Israel, Chamoun replied: 'I want peace with everybody. I want to put an end to war.' He explained that since the age of 18, all he has known in Lebanon is war — wars he described as 'futile' and leading nowhere. He dismissed talk of removing or annihilating Israel as nothing more than empty slogans. On the assassination of Hizbullah leader Hassan Nasrallah, Chamoun said he felt no sadness, describing Nasrallah as 'more Iranian than Lebanese.'
Memri
26-02-2025
- Politics
- Memri
Lebanese MP Camille Chamoun: Israel's Continued Presence in Lebanon Is Justified Until Hizbullah Surrenders Its Weapons; Hizbullah Should Finance the Reconstruction on Their Own – They Caused the Dest
Lebanese MP Camille Chamoun explained in a February 20, 2025 appearance on Spot Shot on YouTube that Israeli presence in five strategic spots in Lebanon is justified as long as Hizbullah has not surrendered its weapons to the Lebanese government. He emphasized that it was not Israel that started the war, but Hizbullah, which has forced itself on Lebanon. Chamoun emphasized that Hizbullah must pay for the reconstruction of Lebanon, because they had caused the destruction. He added that Christians would rather keep their money in order to spend it on building infrastructure and institutions.
