Jumblatt's Realism: the Chameleon Wants to Play

Jumblatt’s realism: Cavorting to the Captagon Party
(Translated from Arabic)

Elias Bejjani
Lebanese expatriate activist
Phoenicia@hotmail.com
http://www.eliasbejjaninews.com

08 November 2022

Mr. Walid Jumblatt is one of the most dangerous politicians, not only to Lebanon but to his own Druze community. He allows to himself whatever agrees with his own personal interests, but not with the national interest or that of his community. Looking back at his terrifying past full of twists and turns, reversals and turnabouts ever since he entered the political fray, one sees his flagrant opportunism, lack of principle, and careerism. His loyalties and friendships are fleeting and capricious. He has no scruples whatsoever about changing his positions at any time and replacing them with their complete opposite under the slogans of “pragmatism” and "realism".

Jumblatt’s ever meandering language about the stalled presidential elections was evidence of the above when he met last Sunday with his dear friend and partner, Nabih Berri. He was essentially laying the ground for his umpteen surrender and political switcheroo which relies, as always, on the tactic of submission to whomever - Lebanese, Palestinian, Iranian, Saudi, Libyan, Russian, American, Egyptian, etc. - happens to be the stronger at the moment, regardless of principle. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) chairman Yasser Arafat (C) shown in a picture dated 30 August 1982 in Beirut, shakes hands with his Lebanese supporters, Nabih Berri (L), leader of the Shiite Moslem Amal movement supported by Syria, and Walid Jumblatt (2nd R) leader of the minority Druze community and head of the Socialist Progressive Party, in a farewell before the Palestinian leader escaped from Israeli-occupied Beirut. Man (R) is unidentified. EDS NOTE: B/W only. AFP PHOTO DOMINIQUE FAGET (Photo credit should read DOMINIQUE FAGET/AFP/Getty Images)

Jumblatt “Bek”, a title his feudal family received from the Ottoman occupiers, is a merchant, a feudal lord, a militia warlord who waged war against his own fellow Lebanese using the Palestinians, the Syrian Assads, Qaddafi, Nasserism, leftwingers, communists and every other mercenary and dictator he could find, then turn against them overnight when their stars faded.

He exploited the March 14 movement, then stabbed it in the back, just as he betrayed the Cedars Revolution. He is now using the pretext of the stalled presidential elections to cavort to the Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri to protect him from the wrath of Hezbollah, the Captagon Party. He did the same thing during last May’s legislative elections, when Nabih Berri and Wafiq Safa guaranteed to Jumblatt significant successes in the ballot. We should remember also how Jumblatt, by his own admission, conspired against the Hariri government and participated with Michel Sleiman, Najib Miqati, Nabih Berri, the Syrians, the Iranians, Berri and Hezbollah in imposing the “Black Shirts” government. The Bek will surely turn against Berri and Hezbollah one day when events turn against them.

The Bek was the first profiteer from the Syrian and Palestinian occupations, and he remains the most active trader with the commodities of Arabism and the Palestinian cause.

In sum, one should not pay any attention to what Jumblatt does or says. Nor should one trust any of his theatrical displays, such as the one he made at the 33d commemoration of the Taef Agreement at the UNESCO palace in Beirut a few days ago.

Any alliance or partnership with Jumblatt is destined to turn into betrayal and backstabbing. Jumblatt is neither enemy nor friend nor ally; he should be kept away from any patriotic or sovereign program for the future of the country. Jumblatt is indeed a national shame, a great disaster for his country which he will surely betray for his own personal interests. I ask the sovereigntists: Isn’t it time for them to learn that Jumblatt can never be trusted? 

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For more on Jumblatt:

https://lebanoniznogood.blogspot.com/2022/02/kamal-begot-walid-and-walid-begot.html