Elias Bejjani: Text & Video: The Maarab Conference is a Sham, and Resolution 1701 Was Buried with Nasrallah’s Assassination/Lebanon is a Rogue, Failed State—The UN Must Enforce Chapter 7 of its Charter by Force
Elias Bejjani/Text & Video: The Maarab Conference is a is Recipe for Definate failure, and Resolution 1701 Was Buried with Nasrallah’s Assassination Lebanon is a Rogue, Failed State—The UN Must Enforce Chapter 7 of its Charter by Force Elias Bejjani / October 11, 2024
The upcoming Maarab Conference, called for by Dr. Samir Geagea this Saturday, is nothing more than a theatrical, pointless, and a Recipe for Definate failure
. It is completely detached from the deadly crisis Lebanon is currently facing amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hezbollah. In fact, this conference is already dead before it even begins, as it’s merely a replica of a previous disastrous conference held in the same location, called for by the same person. That event exposed the self-serving goals of its organizer, Geagea, and ended in utter failure.
Many Christians and Lebanese citizens don’t see Samir Geagea as a credible leader, knowing fully well his self-centered agenda and his delusional presidential ambitions, which stand in stark contrast to the true path needed to save Lebanon and restore its sovereignty. Lebanon must be freed from the grip of the Iranian occupation and the stranglehold of Hezbollah, the Iranian-backed terrorist entity that blasphemously calls itself a political party.
UN Resolution 1701 was effectively buried alongside Hassan Nasrallah’s assassination. All attempts to resurrect it are not only futile but demonstrate a dangerous level of ignorance or cowardly submission. The war between Hezbollah and Israel will not end until Hezbollah is completely uprooted, its infrastructure dismantled, and its weapons handed over, as the Israeli Prime Minister has stated.
Lebanon is undeniably a rogue and failed state. Its ruling elite, political factions, and leadership are deeply corrupt, while its political parties have become mere corporate franchises for personal gain. A vast majority of religious leaders are hypocritical Pharisees, speaking of morality while serving their own interests. The nation’s institutions are hollow, and its officials are morally bankrupt, driven by greed and self-interest.
Lebanon urgently needs to be placed under the authority of the United Nations, in accordance with Chapter 7 of its charter. Lebanon meets all the criteria of a failed state, and the international community must act immediately. Any conference—like the one Geagea is convening—that does not demand the full and immediate implementation of all UN resolutions concerning Lebanon through the use of force is doomed to failure. It must call for the country to be put under Chapter 7, for corrupt politicians to be tried and placed under house arrest, and for the Lebanese people to be educated on how to govern themselves properly.
In conclusion, Samir Geagea, like the vast majority of Lebanon’s current leadership have personal and national agendas. While most of the clergy are complicit hypocrites, and the political parties are nothing more than profit-driven enterprises. At the same time a significant portion of the population remains trapped in blind ideological servitude. Lebanon requires a complete overhaul to govern itself.
This is an urgent call for international intervention before it’s too late.
