Aoun Slams Arab "Moderated States" as Submissive

Source: Al-Manar TV, 17-01-2009

The head of Change and Reform Parliamentary bloc General Michel Aoun slammed so-called "moderate" Arab states as "states of submission."
"There is no such thing as a moderate Arab axis, there is no moderation between right and wrong," Aoun told al-Manar television in an interview Friday evening.

"Moderation is in accepting the other side and in holding a dialogue with him," Aoun added. "So-called moderate Arab states should be termed states of submission," he said.
Aoun also attacked ‘Israel's' continued lack of respect for international resolutions and agreements.
"‘Israel' surpasses all international agreements in using banned weapons. The Palestinian people die and no one cares," he said.

"Arab pressure exerted by moderate Arab states did not prevent ‘Israel' from targeting Palestinian civilians in Gaza," he said.
"Which of the U.N. Security Council member states denounced the ‘Israeli' violation of signed international agreements?" Aoun asked.
"The Qassam rockets are not the real cause of the war on Gaza, the real cause is to kill the Palestinian will," he said.

Aoun commented on the Doha summit resolution on suspending the Arab peace initiative (launched at the 2002 Beirut Arab summit) saying: "This was necessary, particularly when this initiative was not followed up by any implementation. ‘Israel' continues to reject the Palestinian right of return."
"The Arab initiative is suspended to begin with. The Qatari and Mauritanian decision for severing ties with ‘Israel' is a positive thing," he said.