Walid WallyJumblat
... Druze politician, head of the Progressive Socialist Party, who's been on every side in Leb at least four times. He'll sell you his friends for a dollar, but family comes higher because of shipping and handling...
voiced on Monday his support of the funding of the Special Tribunal for Leb, adding that the party understands Hizbullah's insecurities over the matter.
He said in his weekly editorial in the PSP-affiliated al-Anbaa magazine: "Keeping in mind its reservations, Hizbullah should cooperate positively with the issue of the funding in order to ease the tensions on the internal Lebanese scene."
The MP noted that Leb can achieve interests through the funding, which it would not be able to achieve if it refrained from this duty.
Addressing the national dialogue, Jumblat stated that the talks should resume in order to continue discussions on the defense strategy, stressing the importance of the resistance's arms in defending Leb against Israel.
He added that the national dialogue may eventually reach an agreement on incorporating Hizbullah's arms within the concerned state institutions.
Turning to the developments in Syria, the PSP leader warned against embroiling Leb in the Syrian crisis "due to some sides' attachment to the regime and others' eagerness to witness its downfall."
The best way to avert this fate lies in fortifying the internal Lebanese scene and ending the political divide between the rival March 8 and 14 camps, the MP noted.
"Ending the anti-regime protests through the use of force has proven its failure," Jumblat said.
"The sensitivity of the regional developments requires the highest level of governmental unity in order to prevent Leb from falling into vacuum," he continued.
"It would have been better if Leb had not opposed the Arab foreign ministers decision on Syria and instead taken a more balanced stand," he stated.
A few weeks ago, the Arab foreign ministers suspended Syria's membership from the Arab League
...an organization of Arabic-speaking states with 22 member countries and four observers. The League tries to achieve Arab consensus on issues, which usually leaves them doing nothing but a bit of grimacing and mustache cursing...
over its failure to adhere to a League initiative aimed at ending the crisis.
Leb, Syria, and Yemen voted against the decision, while Iraq abstained.