Jumblatt Warns Regional Circumstances Similar to those of 1982

Local Editor

Head of the Democratic Gathering MP Walid Jumblatt warned on Monday that the regional circumstances are similar to those of 1982, expressing concern that an American cover for a possible "Israeli" war on Lebanon is starting to emerge given the political and media discourse in the US.

In his weekly editorial to the Progressive Socialist Party-affiliated Al Anbaa, Jumblatt reiterated that ""Israel" does not need an excuse to wage a war on Lebanon," pointing out to an American study that stated that an "Israeli" war is imminent and that the US would be unable to prevent it.

Jumblatt said that a new equation is emerging in the region that calls for accepting the "Israeli" enemy's military and nuclear superiority or be faced with war, urging for some "political humility, perhaps it would spare Lebanon and the Lebanese from new chapters of division and tension."

He also wondered how some sides still believe that peace will be achieved in the region while the US continues its absolute support for "Israel" and the Zionist entity maintains its expansionist policies.