Saad Hariri Quotes
Hezbollah has a presence - it is in the government, and it enjoys support in the country - but this doesn't mean that Hezbollah is in control of the entire Lebanon.
Hariri, Saad. Interview by Olivier Royant. Paris Match, 29 Nov. 2017.
Syria and its Terrorist Lebanon Proxy Hezbollah were trying to control Lebanon. Syrian troops had been stationed in Lebanon at the request of Hezbollah , which had a narrow plurality in the parliament but did not control the Lebanese Army. Most Lebanese who were not Hezbollah supporters opposed their Islamic fundamentalist approach and their denial of any rights to Christians, Jews, Druse or other minority communities which and been a part of Lebanon long before Hezbollah even existed. They also resented Syrian troops occupying Lebanese soil and intimidating the politicians. This letter started a groundswell to end the Syrian occupation. Gebran Tueni became the de facto leader opposing Syrian occupation. Syria then instructed Hezbollah to assassinate Tueni which they did in 2005. It took another 5 years for the United Nations investigation found that it was Hezbollah operatives that were the assassins.
Iran also provided the Hezbollah terrorists with money and weapons including rockets with which they terrorized Northern Israel.
Syria and its Terrorist Lebanon Proxy Hezbollah were trying to control Lebanon. Syrian troops had been stationed in Lebanon at the request of Hezbollah, which had a narrow plurality in the parliament but did not control the Lebanese Army. Most Lebanese who were not Hezbollah supporters opposed their Islamic fundamentalist approach. They also resented Syrian troops occupying Lebanese soil and intimidating the politicians. After Tueni publicly blamed Syria, the Syrian leadership then instructed Hezbollah to assassinate Tueni which they did in 2005. It took another 5 years for the United Nations investigation found officially that it was Hezbollah operatives that were the assassins.
The commercial special interests, together with the banks had become a very dominant force in society just as before the Great Depression in 1929 and the Great Recession in 2008.
Syria has occupied parts of Lebanon from time to time and the Terrorist Hezbollah party was very close to the Syrian government and often acted as their proxies. In the latter part of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st, many of the major Lebanese politicians who opposed the Syrian occupation and the close Hezbollah relationship with Syria, were assassinated usually by means of a bomb that was planted by Syrian agents, assisted and supported by Hezbollah.
Saad El-Din Rafik Al-Hariri is a Lebanese-Saudi politician who served as the prime minister of Lebanon from 2009 to 2011 and 2016 to 2020. The son of Rafic Hariri, he founded and has been leading the Future Movement party since 2007. He is seen as "the strongest figurehead" of the March 14 Alliance.
