A government on the rock of the crisis

Hizbullah’s move ignited the Raouche Rock with the two former years of the two martyrs, Mr. Hassan Nasrallah, and Mr. Hashem Safi Al -Din, a political and media debate, in which she saw a fabricated stormy political circuit that was not in its place.
Prime Minister Nawaf Salam seemed to be at the heart of a personal predicament after this step, and he canceled his official appointments in the governmental companies, before receiving a number of deputies and ministers in solidarity with him, then he called on his government members to a consultative meeting that appeared on the face of an attempt to show firmness, but in the essence he revealed confusion in managing the crisis. Instead of addressing the essence of the problem of “exclusive weapon”, the government was busy with side details about “symbolic lighting”, to seem to be distracted by scales and turned a blind eye to the basis. It was accessible to peace, according to political sources, to assign the Minister of Interior to follow up on the issue, but he chose the crooked path and insisted on a hasty decision, soon his weakness was exposed. He came out with a second statement after the end of the event, reversing an emotion and improvisation, then followed this with a third statement that made things worse, when he resorted to a show boycott represented by canceling his dates and described as an unacceptable and deliberate step, reflected a narrowness issued in the approach of national files, and instead of assuming his responsibilities as a prime minister, he resorted to the involvement of the ministers of the Interior, Ahmed Al -Hajjar and Defense Michel Mansi, in the crisis, In an attempt to throw a fire ball in the arms of the army and the security services, and pushed them to chase and arrest the effective organizations. It is a scene that was read only as a discontent of the leadership. The consultative ministerial meeting in Al -Saray ended yesterday with a statement that stressed the need to protect the state’s prestige and preserve its decisions, while Deputy Prime Minister Tariq Mitri tried through the statement followed by the restoration of the image of the prime minister and alleviating his decisions, even for formally. It was reported that a decision was taken to withdraw the license from the association that requested permission for the demonstration. At the time when political channels were involved in consultations to contain the repercussions and avoid the explosion of a crisis in a very sensitive political moment, diplomatic sources stressed that peace positions were not the result of American pressure or inspirations, as no external notice received. The only message he hears from the capitals concerned is the demand to end the file of illegal weapons, not drowning in secondary issues that does not affect the essence of the Lebanese crisis.
Political sources described the intimidation of those around him in peace with the possibility of his retreat or resignation as merely a “political hosbour”, stressing that a decision like this is not in his hand at all, and that his survival in Al -Saray is governed by an external decision that imposes his continuation. Also, these sources were also surprised by his attempts to hold the army and security forces responsible for what happened, even though the event falls within the powers of Beirut Governorate and its municipality. The army did not cost to prevent or submit activity, but rather its role was limited to maintaining security and preventing friction, which was completely accomplished. Therefore, a peace meeting with the defense, interior and justice ministers, Adel Nassar, was not calm, especially after the Minister of Defense expressed his categorical rejection to throw the street consequences of the army, stressing that the mission of the military establishment was and will remain the warden of sedition and the consolidation of national unity and the prevention of slipping into the shafts of the collision.