Amidst rejection of the "internationalization" of the crisis ... Thousands are demonstrating in Lebanon in support of Patriarch Al-Rai's call to hold an international conference on the crisis in the country.

The Maronite Patriarch Bechara Al-Rai called on the Lebanese not to be silent about corruption, “loose borders,” “failure of the political class,” and “illegal weapons,” days after his call for an international conference to address the crisis situation in Lebanon.

In a speech to a crowd at the headquarters of the Patriarchate, the Shepherd said that he wanted the international conference he called to confirm the Lebanese entity that was seriously at risk.

He pointed out that the declaration of Lebanon's neutrality and the holding of an international conference aimed at renewing Lebanon's sovereign existence and reviving its disrupted identity.

Processions carrying thousands of Lebanese arrived in Bkerke at the invitation of activists on social media, which came from Beirut and other areas, amid tight security measures, to support the stances of the sponsor calling for an international conference on Lebanon under the auspices of the United Nations.

Supporters of the positions of Patriarch Al-Rai carried banners with slogans and chanted others denouncing Hezbollah's weapons, such as "We do not want (we do not want) weapons in Lebanon except for the Lebanese army."

The country is experiencing sharp arguments between political parties, the most recent of which was the invitation of the sponsor, which was considered by some to be an invitation to "internationalize the Lebanese file."

On February 6, Al-Rahi called during a mass to "bring the issue of Lebanon to an international conference under the auspices of the United Nations that establishes Lebanon in its modern constitutional frameworks that are based on the unity of the entity, and to provide permanent guarantees for the Lebanese presence that prevent encroachment and harm its legitimacy and put an end to the multiplicity of arms. .

On August 17th, Al-Raei released a document entitled "Active Neutrality Lebanon", stressing the need to "strengthen the concept of the Lebanese state, through a strong army, an independent judiciary, and institutions capable of achieving internal security and stability and defending the land against any aggression, whether from Israel." Or others. "

Hezbollah's position

The Secretary-General of "Hezbollah" Hassan Nasrallah considered - in a televised speech last Tuesday - that the threat to internationalize the Lebanon crisis internationally is "a call for war and a summoning of occupation forces (he did not name it)", warning that this "may be in the interest of Israel."

Since the fall of 2019, Lebanon has been plunged into an unprecedented economic crisis, exacerbated by a terrible explosion on 4 August in the Beirut port and the outbreak of the Corona virus.

The first government resigned after the launch of a mass popular protest movement in November 2019, and another government about a week after the Beirut port explosion.

To this day, the political forces have not been able - despite international pressure led by France - to form a government that works to implement urgent reforms stipulated by the international community in return for providing financial support to Lebanon.