The mufti of Tripoli and North Lebanon, Sheikh Taha Sabounji, strongly denounced on Sunday the Arab Leagueâs indecisiveness in facing the âUS-Zionistâ campaign against the Arab nation. Sabounji was speaking during a meeting held at the Makarem al-Akhlaq Association hall in the Tripoli town of Mina, supporting Syria and protesting against the endorsement of the Syria Accountability and Lebanese Sovereignty Act by US President George W. Bush. Held under the theme of âLebanon and Syria in the same trench against the US Zionist policyâ and against the so-called Syria Accountability Act, the event was attended by various medical, judicial and political personalities as well as party and local association members.
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Speaking on behalf of Tripoli MP Omar Karami, Brigadier General Sami Menqara condemned the US initiative, highlighting the duplicity of a US administration that claimed support of freedom and democracy but occupied territories under the pretense of defending human rights. Sabounji questioned why Syria was currently being targeted and expressed his wonder at the reasons behind accusations that claimed Syria was impeding Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharonâs solution of surrender. âSyria is currently being punished and called to account because it is proposing the rise of the Arab renaissance,â the sheikh said, adding that in every meeting and statement, Syrian President Bashar Assad made a clear call to unite the Arab world and vision.
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