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Remarkable statement by Lebanese foreign minister
Arutz Sheva ^ | 28/12/17

Posted on 12/28/2017 11:32:26 AM PST by Eleutheria5

Lebanese Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil suffered criticism from his fellow ministers over a television interview in which he was shown saying that Lebanon did not have an ideological problem with Israel and was not against it having security.

The comments were all the more unusual as they were made to the al-Mayadin television channel, a central Hezbollah mouthpiece.

A former government minister called on Bassil to resign and he was also sharply criticized in the Lebanese parliament..

Bassil's office later claimed that al-Mayadin had distorted his comments but could not explain how or what his real intention had been...

(Excerpt) Read more at israelnationalnews.com ...


TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Israel; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: gebranbassil; hezbollah; hizbollah; iran; israel; jerusalem; lebanon; letshavejerusalem; macaca; nikkihaley; waronterror
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How dare you not have a problem with Israel! Non-racist!
1 posted on 12/28/2017 11:32:26 AM PST by Eleutheria5
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To: Eleutheria5

Allah’s gonna Akbar on this guy big time.


2 posted on 12/28/2017 11:33:49 AM PST by Jim W N
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To: Eleutheria5

Lebanese Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil suffered criticism from “moderate” Muslims......


3 posted on 12/28/2017 11:37:08 AM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: Eleutheria5

He is Christian. Once upon a time, Lebanon was a prosperous, progressive Christian nation. Then they started letting in Muslim “refugees”. Now it is just another Middle Eastern backwater loaded with plural marriage Muslims who out number them and continue to out breed them.

I think there is a message there.


4 posted on 12/28/2017 11:39:59 AM PST by ZULU (DITCH MITCH!!! DUMP RYAN!! DROP DEAD MCCAIN!! KIM FATTY the THIRD = Kim Jung Un)
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Beirut was “The Paris of the Middle East”, which made whatwashisname in Damascus at the time, jealous.


5 posted on 12/28/2017 11:55:25 AM PST by Calvin Locke
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To: Eleutheria5

i thought they threw lebaneses off tall buildings?


6 posted on 12/28/2017 12:13:30 PM PST by teeman8r (Armageddon won't be pretty, but it's not like it's the end of the world.)
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To: ZULU

The first thing that goes when Muslims takeover is garbage pickup!


7 posted on 12/28/2017 12:19:47 PM PST by Dr. Ursus
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To: Eleutheria5

I remember when Lebanon was predominantly Christian.


8 posted on 12/28/2017 12:27:36 PM PST by onedoug
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To: Calvin Locke

Now Paris is becoming the Beirut of Western Europe.


9 posted on 12/28/2017 12:45:31 PM PST by Eleutheria5 (“If you are not prepared to use force to defend civilization, then be prepared to accept barbarism.)
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To: Eleutheria5

Exactly. Israel’s existence is a great emergency, just like the Trump presidency that must be urgently solved. According to msm, left, un, professors.

That’s also called a derangement syndrome.


10 posted on 12/28/2017 12:53:00 PM PST by epluribus_2 (he had the best mom - ever.)
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To: Eleutheria5

Next thing you know, peace will be breaking out everywhere.


11 posted on 12/28/2017 1:29:16 PM PST by Delta 21 (Build The Wall !! Jail The Cankle !!)
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To: Eleutheria5

I think I smell Arkancide in the air around this guy.


12 posted on 12/28/2017 2:03:56 PM PST by libertylover (Kurt Schlicter: "They wonder why they got Trump. They are why they got Trump")
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To: Eleutheria5
Very true.

Some of the 3rd world Parisian grit made its way into a French cop drama called "Spiral" (In English. Something like "Engreneges" in French) during a season or two. It even had a Mexican serial killer one season.

13 posted on 12/28/2017 2:05:55 PM PST by Calvin Locke
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But they still have Ladybug and Black Cat for kiddies, which is all about emotions and lovy doviness and kissy kissy kissy stuff. Well, I suppose you can’t attract children to watch by having a super hero who puts down the “refugee” that just tried to drag you into the bushes on your way home from school. Too real.


14 posted on 12/28/2017 2:30:49 PM PST by Eleutheria5 (“If you are not prepared to use force to defend civilization, then be prepared to accept barbarism.)
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Well, yeah, but they have a serious problem with Hizbollah and Iran.

15 posted on 12/28/2017 4:37:22 PM PST by SJackson (The easiest way to find something lost around the house is to buy a replacement)
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Thanks Eleutheria5.
Lebanese Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil suffered criticism from his fellow ministers over a television interview in which he was shown saying that Lebanon did not have an ideological problem with Israel and was not against it having security. The comments were all the more unusual as they were made to the al-Mayadin television channel, a central Hezbollah mouthpiece.
It's terrible that Lebanon's foreign occupiers -- Hezbullah and Syria -- suffer such insults as native Lebanese speaking their minds.


16 posted on 12/28/2017 5:12:26 PM PST by SunkenCiv (www.tapatalk.com/groups/godsgravesglyphs/, forum.darwincentral.org, www.gopbriefingroom.com)
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To: Eleutheria5; TigerLikesRooster; nuconvert; gandalftb; SunkenCiv

Very little criticism from Hezbollah or Iranian newspapers (yet) Read this from IRIB:

http://www.iribnews.ir/fa/news/1968379/%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%AE%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA-%D8%A8%D8%B1%DA%A9%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A-%D9%88%D8%B2%D9%8A%D8%B1-%D8%AE%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AC%D9%87-%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D8%B9%D9%84%D8%AA-%D8%B3%D8%AE%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A7%D8%AE%D9%8A%D8%B1-%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%87-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%8A%D9%84

It is quite neutral and they write:

Observers say that his remarks from the point of view of the position of the Foreign Minister of Lebanon are very dangerous for this position, but it shows the centrality of reality, which is full of slogans of confrontation with Israel. According to others, the words of the Lebanese Foreign Minister are contradictory to the legal reality, as emphasized by the Hezbollah movement.

What next?


17 posted on 12/29/2017 3:32:12 AM PST by AdmSmith (GCTGATATGTCTATGATTACTCAT)
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Sounds mealy-mouthed. The fact that he’s still in office and hasn’t disappeared itself is evidence that he has a few cards of his own in play.


18 posted on 12/29/2017 4:12:15 AM PST by Eleutheria5 (“If you are not prepared to use force to defend civilization, then be prepared to accept barbarism.)
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To: Eleutheria5
He (or actually his office) has not posted today
https://twitter.com/Gebran_Bassil It will be interesting to read it the next few days.

This https://twitter.com/Gebran_Bassil/status/946356242921984001 states “It is well known who is behind this campaign “ against him.

Well, who or what is this entity that is against him?

19 posted on 12/29/2017 4:36:01 AM PST by AdmSmith (GCTGATATGTCTATGATTACTCAT)
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It's cute that to a lawless gang of murderers are construed as the legal reality. Our POTUS understands that to negotiate means to have a solid objective and understand where the other participants are soft.

20 posted on 12/29/2017 6:01:02 AM PST by SunkenCiv (www.tapatalk.com/groups/godsgravesglyphs/, forum.darwincentral.org, www.gopbriefingroom.com)
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