In spite of May 21 agreement street clashes still take place in Lebanon. During the weekend, pro and anti March 14 supporters fought with “machine guns, rocket-propelled grenades and mortar”, in Beqaa. The government seems to be doing whatever it can to minimize the impact on the population. The problem is that it can do little, if anything, to prevent the clashes. Whether we like it or not, Hizballah led opposition has the upper hand for the time being because of its intimidation tactics meant to further weaken the current position of March 14.
In other news, not all Shias follow Iran's agenda in Lebanon, and Sayyed Ali Al Amin is one of them. The Shia cleric was removed from his post of Mufti of Tyr a while ago because he declined to obey Hizballah's leadership. He categorically refuses Khomeini inspired Islamic Revolution and its political arm the Vilayet e Faqih.
The Faqih rule in Iran has become a political regime. If I support any (foreign) political regime this means that I would disagree with the political regime that rules me. This is totally unacceptable.
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Amin also said Hizbullah “should apologize” for what it has done and the government should pledge to refer what has happened to the judiciary.
Hopefully, in the future we’ll hear more of the moderate Shia, those who want to live a decent life, and not fight for the good of the Islamic Ummah, for Iran or for the Palestinians.
