Jumblatt's criticism was directed against Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah, who delivered a fiery speech on Sunday in which he targeted Egypt in calling for an uprising against the Egyptian government.
In a television interview, Jumblatt, ruled out the possibility of "escalation from Lebanon (in line with the Gaza confrontation)."
"What would such an escalation from the liberated south Lebanon produce at a time when the Syrian regime is not making any moves although Israel occupies its lands. They negotiate with Israel, instead," Jumblatt noted.
He urged the "international community and the U.N. Security Council to exert pressure on Israel to halt its barbaric aggression on Gaza."
Jumblatt said the settlement is available in adopting the Arab peace initiative that leads to the creation of a "viable Palestinian state."
The ongoing violence in Gaza, according to Jumblatt, would only result in "more terror."
Geagea echoed same sentiment against Nasrallah
Similarly , Head of the Lebanese Forces Executive Council Samir Geagea told reporters after meeting Tuesday with Patriarch Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir in Bkirki:
“Are we attempting to make efforts to save the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip or attempting to prepare a coup and a revolution in the Middle East and against Arab regimes?” he asked.
He also called on the Lebanese Armed Forces to be alert in order to not to drag Lebanon into the Gaza crisis.
Geagea added that the Arab-Israeli conflict should not be turned into a conflict among Arabs.
“What is going on at the moment is ideological and not political. It leads nowhere but only propagate the crisis,” he concluded.
Egyptian politicians and party leaders were also outraged by Nasrallah's statements and said these are the words of ( Iranian president Mahmoud ) Ahmadinejad
Tags: Gaza, Geagea, Hezbollah, Iran, Israel, jumblatt, mubarak, source : Naharnet, source: Now Lebanon
