BEIRUT: Senior Shiite cleric Ayatollah Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah said on Friday that recent developments on the Lebanese political scene “reflect regional struggles and conflicts.
” Speaking during the Friday sermon at the Imam Hassanayn Mosque in the Beirut southern suburb of Haret Hreik, Sayyed Fadlallah urged Palestinians to “unite” in the face of Israeli plans to build more settlements in occupied Jerusalem and the West Bank.
Fadlallah expressed regret that the international community and the United States in particular, were no longer interested in reaching a deal concerning the Palestinian cause. He also lashed out at some Arab regimes’ attempts to normalize ties with Israel, upon US orders.
He also criticized the same Arab states for denying the Palestinians their right to return to their homeland. Tackling more domestic issues, Fadlallah said the deadlock over the formation of a national unity government “is a clear reflection of the deadlock in the region.
” The Sayyed added that there was an “international plot to thwart any attempt for domestic reconciliations in the Middle East pending a solution to the Palestinian file.”
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