Elias Bejjani/Text & Video: Mikati Should Be Prosecuted for Treason Over His Statement on the Need for National Consensus to Disarm Hezbollah Elias Bejjani/December 07/2024
Najib Mikati, Lebanon’s current Prime Minister, has once again proven himself a pliable tool in the hands of Hezbollah—a terrorist, Iranian, and jihadist armed militia. Through its war with Israel, Hezbollah has exposed Lebanon and its people to unprecedented destruction, losses, and casualties, all to serve Iran’s dictates and advance the mullahs’ destructive, expansionist, and colonialist project.
Mikati’s government, which is effectively a 100% Hezbollah-controlled entity, unanimously approved the ceasefire agreement with Israel, brokered under U.S. supervision. This agreement was a necessary step to halt the bloodshed and devastation Hezbollah had inflicted on Lebanon through its reckless war against the state of Israel. The agreement explicitly mandated the termination of Hezbollah’s military presence across all Lebanese territories and the implementation of international resolutions 1559, 1701, and 1680. These resolutions obligate Lebanon to disarm all Lebanese and non-Lebanese militias and extend the authority of the Lebanese state, through its legitimate forces, over the entire country.
Yet, in a brazen display of duplicity, Mikati shocked everyone on the 5th of this month with a statement at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, claiming that disarming Hezbollah requires “national consensus.” This impractical and illegal condition is clearly intended to perpetuate Hezbollah’s armed dominance over Lebanon and maintain its occupation of the country. His statement constitutes treachery against the agreement he himself and his pro Hezbollah government endorsed, which Hezbollah had accepted through its intermediary, House Speaker Nabih Berri.
Moreover, this stance flagrantly contradicts the Lebanese Constitution and the Taif Accord, both of which mandate the disarmament of all militias, Lebanese and non-Lebanese, and the re-establishment of state authority over the entirety of Lebanese territory through its legitimate forces—a principle enshrined in Lebanon’s international commitments.
Mikati’s bizarre stance is not only illegal but also reveals his blatant political hypocrisy. This Iscariot politician is known for his corruption and the illicit accumulation of wealth. It is worth mentioning that he has a dubious history, including business partnerships with the family of the Syrian butcher Bashar al-Assad. It was the Syrian Assad regime that imposed him on Lebanon’s political scene to serve its interests. Meanwhile, let us not forget that Mikati was the Prime Minister of the “black shirts” government following Hezbollah’s and Michel Aoun’s Judas-like coup against Saad Al-Hariri’s government, in breach of the Doha Agreement.
There is no shred of doubt that Mikati’s position on Hezbollah’s arms and his insistence on linking their removal to national consensus are entirely unacceptable by any means. This stance serves Hezbollah and Iran’s interests at the expense of Lebanon’s sovereignty and the security of its people. It also blatantly contradicts the Constitution, UN resolutions 1559, 1701, 1680, and the terms of the ceasefire agreement. This man, Mikati, who repeatedly demonstrates that he is merely a tool in the hands of the Iranian armed, terrorist, jihadist proxy that has devastated Lebanon and impoverished its people, must be prosecuted on treason charges.
In summary, Lebanon cannot rise as long as traitors, mercenaries, Iscariots, and corrupt individuals like Mikati, Berri, Aoun, Bassil, and all their ilk hold power.
