Walid Jumblatt on Lebanon, Gaza, Israel and West’s Role: ‘They Don’t Care About Us’

As global powers propose a 21-day ceasefire to curb the escalating conflict between Israel and Lebanon, Lebanese political leader Walid Jumblatt voiced support for revisiting the 1949 Armistice Agreement in an interview with Hadley Gamble on Al Arabiya News, but insisted normalization despite Israeli bombardments is not the answer. The discussion follows two days of intense Israeli bombings which have claimed over 600 Lebanese lives.

The interview, set against the backdrop of the new ceasefire initiative led by the US and France, highlighted Jumblatt’s critical view of US diplomatic efforts to quell Israel’s military operations on its neighbors, so far, reserving special criticism for US Representative Amos Hochstein.
“Netanyahu doesn’t care about him. He dismisses any effort, although minimal, of the US administration, to try to appease a little bit, to try to cool it down,” Jumblatt commented, while also expressing skepticism about the effectiveness of the UN in moderating Israeli actions.
Jumblatt blasts West for fueling war

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