There were signs "sectarian charging" It was manifested, on Monday, in the content of a brief statement made by Khaldoun Al-Sharif, one of Mikati’s former political advisors, in which he considered that Aoun’s goal by signing the decree was, "It is his unwillingness to hand over the powers of the Presidency of the Republic to a Sunni person"according to a report by"Sky News Arabia".
but head caretaker government He was quick to say in a private conversation with "Sky News Arabia"tuesday "The priority remains to elect a new president and to form a new government".
He pointed out that "According to the constitution, the powers of the President of the Republic do not belong to the Prime Minister, but to the Council of Ministers".
my timer "Trabelsi"
According to observers of the Lebanese affairs, "The tightening of the Sunni nerve in Tripoli brought back to the city the fears of the dramatic atmosphere that it witnessed, during the last week of January 2021"against the background of the following factors:
- The attack he launched "protestors" On the Serail headquarters in the city, which includes the office of the Governor of the North, Ramzi Nahra, belonging to"Free Patriotic Movement" led by Gebran BassilAoun’s son-in-law.
- Completing the attack by burning the historic building of the Tripoli municipality and destroying hundreds of documents and papers inside it.
- Mikati announced in a television intervention that the Tripolitans "100 years ago they didn’t want to join Greater Lebanon".
French General
It is known that the founding nucleus Lebanon Republic Over an area of 10,452 square kilometers, it was built on the idea of the French General Henry Ghororegarding the expansion of the geographical area of"Mount Lebanon Mutasarrifiya" Which he proposed and implemented in 1920, which led to the addition of the regions of the south, the Bekaa, and the north to the Mutasarrifiyya, which has been called, since then, as"Greater Lebanon"and then with"Lebanon Republic".
What is remarkable, in the context of the historical narrative of that stage, is that political figures belonging to Tripoli previously expressed what Mikati expressed last year, most notably:
- Abdul Hamid Karami (1887-1950) who has been demanding the former President of Syria Shukri Al-QuwatliThe former Prime Minister of Egypt Mustafa Al-NahhasWith his support to get Tripoli out of the framework of the State of Greater Lebanon.
- Rashid Karami (1921-1987) who demanded the former Egyptian president Jamal Abdulnasser The same thing.
According to the testimonies of historians, the two leaders, Karami the father and Karami the son, "They were receiving from the aforementioned political leaders, in Syria and Egypt, answers centered around a sentence that "Stay in Greater Lebanon".
remnants of history
The distrust of "state logic" Among the successive leaderships to control the course of affairs in the city of Tripolito create an incubating environment that rejects that logic, according to the following stations:
- The Tripolitans stand in support "Nasiriyah Egypt" In a confrontation "Baghdad Pact" During the reign of Lebanese President Camille Chamoun, which necessitated sending thousands of US Marines to the country Lebanonfor"Supporting Lebanese legitimacy in the face of what was known as the 1958 revolution, which originally erupted with a Sunni Arab fanatic".
- Allowing their city to be used as an experimental theater to test the extent to which the prestige of the state can be tampered with on two important occasions:
– The first was before the outbreak of the civil war, when what was known as"wanted country" In the internal markets of Tripoli at the hands of armed fugitives, such as Ahmed Al-Qadour, in 1973.
– The second, shortly after the outbreak of the civil war when the governor of the North, Qassem Imad, was assassinated on December 20, 1975.
It is known that the focus of the shooting, by the traditional Tripolitan leaders, is on targeting these areas"Tree Police" The beautiful, which ancient history singled out for embracing the first pluralistic society in the Middle East, ie "The Surrey neighborhood, the Sidonian neighborhood, and the Arwadian neighborhood"Or, in more historical terms: "shops" And"maize" And"kayza"It has always aimed to strip it of the symbolism of its existence as a city of convergence between the majority of its sons who belong to the Sunni Muslim sect, and the minority of its sons who belong to the Orthodox Christian sect.
Today’s omens
Observers of Lebanese affairs, inside and outside Lebanon, believe that the current debate about the discrepancy between the parties regarding the interpretation of the texts of the constitutional articles, "It could lead to stripping the country of its foundations of existence over an area of 10,452 square kilometers, especially after it has become almost certain that local speculators in the stock exchanges of the energy sources latent in Lebanese territorial waters, oil and gas, are ready to lend their promised national wealth to serve their regional and sectarian interests. narrow".
Attention is focused on the upcoming session of the House of Representatives, Thursday, to find out what the people’s representatives will say about the people’s wealth and the elements of their sovereignty over their lands, in light of the intensifying competition over the "Constitutional Powers" Between Aoun and Mikati.
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The current crisis erupted, on Sunday, after the (former) president signed Michel AounDecree accepting the resignation of the caretaker prime minister Najib Mikatiand depositing the decree in the custody of the Speaker of Parliament Nabih BerriThis prompted Mikati to question the “constitutionality” of the decree, and thus to Berri calling for a session to be held under the parliament’s dome, on Thursday, in order to discuss this issue.
Signs of “sectarianism” were manifested, on Monday, in a brief statement made by Khaldoun Al-Sharif, one of Mikati’s former political advisors, in which he considered that Aoun’s goal by signing the decree, “is his unwillingness to hand over the powers of the Presidency of the Republic to a person.” Sunni,” according to a report by “Sky News Arabia”.
but head caretaker government He was quick to say in an exclusive interview with “Sky News Arabia”, on Tuesday, that “the priority remains to elect a new president for the country and to form a new government.”
He pointed out that “the powers of the President of the Republic do not belong, according to the constitution, to the Prime Minister, but to the Council of Ministers.”
Miqati “Trabelsi”
According to observers of the Lebanese affairs, “the tightening of the Sunni nerve in Tripoli brought back to the city the concerns of the dramatic atmosphere that it witnessed, during the last week of January 2021”, against the background of the following factors:
- The attack by “protesters” on the headquarters of the Serail in the city, which includes the office of the northern governor, Ramzi Nohra, who belongs to the “Free Patriotic Movement” led by Gebran BassilAoun’s son-in-law.
- Completing the attack by burning the historic building of the Tripoli municipality and destroying hundreds of documents and papers inside it.
- Mikati announced in a television interview that the Tripolitans “100 years ago did not want to join the Greater Lebanon“.
French General
It is known that the founding nucleus Lebanon Republic Over an area of 10,452 square kilometers, it was built on the idea of the French General Henry Ghororegarding the expansion of the geographical area of the “Mount Lebanon Mutasarrifiya” that it proposed and implemented in 1920, which led to the addition of the regions of the south, the Bekaa and the north to the Mutasarrifiyya, which has been called, since then, the “State of Greater Lebanon” and then the “Lebanese Republic.”
What is remarkable, in the context of the historical narrative of that stage, is that political figures belonging to Tripoli previously expressed what Mikati expressed last year, most notably:
According to historians’ testimonies, the two leaders, Karami the father and Karami the son, “were receiving from the aforementioned political leaders, in Syria and Egypt, answers revolving around a sentence that says, “Stay in Greater Lebanon.”
remnants of history
Distrust of the “logic of the state” among the successive leaders led to controlling the course of affairs in the city Tripolito create an incubating environment that rejects that logic, according to the following stations:
- The Tripolitans stood to support “Egypt of Nasiriyah” in the face of the “Baghdad Pact” during the era of Lebanese President Camille Chamoun, which necessitated sending thousands of American marines to LebanonTo “support Lebanese legitimacy in the face of what was known as the 1958 revolution, which originally erupted with a Sunni Arab sect.”
- Allowing their city to be used as an experimental theater to test the extent to which the prestige of the state can be tampered with on two important occasions:
– The first was prior to the outbreak of the civil war when what was known as the “wanted state” was established in Tripoli’s internal markets by armed fugitives such as Ahmed al-Qadour in 1973.
– The second, shortly after the outbreak of the civil war when the governor of the North, Qassem Imad, was assassinated on December 20, 1975.
It is known that the focus of the correction, by the traditional Tripoli leaders, on targeting these beautiful “tripolis”, which ancient history singled out for embracing the first pluralistic society in the Middle East, i.e. “The Surrey neighborhood, the Sidonian neighborhood, and the Arwadian neighborhood,” or in more accurate historical terms: Mahala, Maiza and Kaiza, it has always aimed to strip it of the symbolism of its existence as a city of convergence between the majority of its sons who belong to the Sunni Muslim sect, and the minority of its sons who belong to the Orthodox Christian sect.
Today’s omens
Followers of Lebanese affairs, inside and outside Lebanon, believe that the current debate about the discrepancy between the parties regarding the interpretation of the provisions of the constitutional articles, “could lead to stripping the country of the foundations of its existence over an area of 10,452 square kilometers, especially after it became certain that local speculators in The stock exchanges of the potential energy sources in the Lebanese territorial waters, oil and gas, are ready to transfer their promised national wealth to serve their narrow regional and sectarian interests.
Attention is focused on the upcoming parliament session, Thursday, to find out what the people’s representatives will say about the people’s wealth and the elements of their sovereignty over their lands, in light of the intensification of competition over “constitutional powers” between Aoun and Mikati.