Targeting Walid Jumblatt Is a Testimony in His Favor, Not Against Him

Amid the political and media clamor accompanying regional developments and their repercussions on Lebanon, certain scribes step forward to attack the national leader Walid Jumblatt and criticize his political stances, which do not align with the whims of their handlers and benefactors. They readily level accusations against the national leader, relying on a narrative built on personalization and selectivity, in an attempt to regain lost interest in their writings and opinions and to market a discourse that has lost much of its credibility and influence. One of these scribes tends toward attacking Walid Jumblatt's positions and portraying them as the result of clinging to personal interests and a fear of losing influence, ignoring the national leader's commitment to internal stability in a highly complex and fragile political environment, as well as his awareness of the importance of the delicate sectarian balances that govern political action in Lebanon. The writer takes pleasure in claiming that Walid Jumblatt opposes achieving peace, ignoring the national leader's concern for Lebanon's internal stability, which for him takes precedence over any peace with external powers regardless of how important and dominant those external powers may be, and besides, who said that the armistice agreement does not lead to peace in the future? The writer also tries to take aim at Jumblatt's relationship with Hezbollah as though it were grounds for condemnation, overlooking the fact that the party represents a Lebanese constituency that must not be ignored, even if he does not agree with its orientations and objectives. As for his claim that Jumblatt "says in private the opposite of what he says in public," it is nothing more than a desperate attempt to undermine his credibility. Contradictions among domestic parties must be managed through interim settlements, rather than through rupture or sharp alignments. Ultimately, the article under discussion does not offer an analytical reading so much as it reflects a biased political stance based on personalizing disagreement and simplifying a highly complex reality, rendering many of the accusations contained within it unworthy of a response. Lebanon's political history cannot be reduced to the whims and desires of scribes and Pharisees. Moreover, understanding the positions of a national figure of the stature of leader Walid Jumblatt requires placing them in the context of safeguarding the national interest and preserving civil peace. Accordingly, reading the positions of the national leader Walid Jumblatt requires a realistic approach grounded in an understanding of political pragmatism and the mechanisms of crisis management, not a seditious and accusatory discourse that lacks evidence and overlooks the complexities of reality. Between a mobilizing discourse that seeks agitation and a sober analysis that seeks to shed light on reality and dissect the facts, the choice remains the responsibility of the reader and the elites alike.

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