Statements attributed to Hezbollah leader Nawaf al-Moussawi sparked intense political controversy, as they were considered a direct threat to the President of the Republic, General Joseph Aoun. This prompted the head of the “Our Lady of the Mountain Meeting,” former MP Dr. Fares Saeed, to express his deep concern about these statements and their potential impact on the country’s stability.
Through his account on the “X” platform, Saeed wrote: “It is not lost on Nawaf Al-Moussawi, who knows the composition of Lebanon well, that Lebanese diversity prevented coups and attempts to establish one-color rule. Therefore, the threat against Egypt and the assassination of President Anwar Sadat is rejected and rejected. Here things immediately take on a stark sectarian character. We warn, especially those who know, “sewing without an obelisk.”
Saeed’s comment came in response to statements quoted from Al-Moussawi, in which he said that the fate of the President of the Republic would be “meeting the fate of Anwar Sadat, who was alone in his opinion,” which was understood as a clear and unprecedented threat in local political discourse.
Saeed stressed that referring to the assassination of the late Egyptian President Anwar Sadat in the context of the Lebanese events is extremely dangerous, given the sensitive nature of the balances in Lebanon. He warned that such talk could lead to escalation of sectarian tensions.
It should be noted that the late Egyptian President Anwar Sadat was assassinated on October 6, 1981 during a military parade in Cairo by extremists who opposed his policies, especially his signing of the peace treaty with Israel in 1979. His assassination represented a turning point in the history of Egypt and the region, and emphasized the sensitivity of any hint at similar scenarios in Arab political discourse.
In Lebanon, this controversy comes at a critical time that is witnessing attempts to chart a new political path that focuses on strengthening the role of the state and the position of the presidency in managing sovereign issues, in light of a deep internal division over the country’s strategic directions.
