Berri supports army, says Israel preventing 'real independence'
Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri called Thursday on supporting the Lebanese army amid an American and domestic campaign against it.
"We should reward the army, its command, soldiers and officers, not question and target their sacred national role against the Israeli aggression and incite against them," Berri said, adding that Israel "has been and still is an obstacle between the Lebanese people and their real, complete independence."
A scheduled visit of Army chief Rodolphe Haykal to the U.S. was cancelled Tuesday after U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham posted on the X platform that Haykal is "a giant setback for efforts to move Lebanon forward because of a reference to Israel as the enemy and his weak almost non-existent effort to disarm Hezbollah."
Another senator said that Haykal is "shamefully directing blame at Israel" instead of seizing the opportunity to free Lebanon "from Iran-backed Hezbollah terrorists".
These posts came after the Lebanese Army condemned Israel's attacks on Lebanon and accused it of violating Lebanon's sovereignty and obstructing the deployment of the army in south Lebanon.
The army was tasked by the government to disarm Hezbollah, under American pressure. The army says it is implementing the plan but that strikes on south Lebanon are obstructing its deployment.
A ceasefire monitoring committee chaired by the U.S. has been reportedly pressuring the army to search private homes in south Lebanon for weapons, a request that the army refused to do.
On Monday, Berri said the ceasefire committee is monitoring and accusing the army instead of condemning Israel's violations.
Israel has kept up its attacks on south and east Lebanon and is occupying five "strategic" hills in the south, despite the ceasefire reached in November last year.
20 November 2025, 15:32
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NO ONE BELIEVES YOUR LIES. YOU ARE A PARTNER IN CRIME & PRISON YOUR DESITINY! Israel built 30 years ago a wall to stay out of Lebanon. HizbIran created Shebaa excuse, assassinated Hariri & started 2006 War to protect its arms turning South into Iranian rocket base like Houthis. Advanced rockets remained under Iran control. Your complicity enabled Hizb to sacrifice the South by serving as attack dog to protect Iran nuclear nirvana. You let Hizb turn Shia regions into terrorist training ground to destabilize Arab regimes & impose foreign doctrine on Lebanese Shia. Gaza War proved Iran never cared about Gaza or South. It used them as firewood for its regional ambitions. Southern villages fate was similar to Gaza after Hamas killed thousands and hid safely 30 meters underground while innocent Palestinian suffered consequences. Idiots know Hizb arms against Lebanese not Israelis. Aoun must order immediate disarmament if he cares about South, reconstruction & Shia nightmare.
20 November 2025, 15:56
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ALL MASKS ARE FALLING, AND FREEDOM AT THE DOOR. Years of indoctrination, corruption & brutal oppression will not fool Lebanese Shia. You & Hizb have led the proud Shia community with deep democratic roots into the abyss. Uter isolation & destitution! No doubt you need mercenaries to maintain control. Duo support is like Assad’s support, 90% when in control brutally eliminating opposition; and a criminal tyrant when disarmed. As Assad fall exposed his regime atrocities & corruption, so Duo fall will expose Hizbollah atrocities. We should not be surprised to see oppressed Shia after liberation from this nightmare hanging you and Hizb leaders for the pain & suffering you have caused. Your coverup of Hizb Iran crimes have transformed the best Arab country into a beggar isolated nation, pushing millions into poverty unable to afford food or medicine while Hizb spending billions on arms and tunnels. No one can forgive your crimes, especially not the Shia. Must turn page!
20 November 2025, 16:09
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Lebanese diaspora is not fooled! Election is a joke with Berri not in prison, Hizb not disarmed, and the miserable and incompetent president & army chief still helping the oppressor against the victims. While the world is trying to help us overcome this nightmare, Aoun & Haykal are pushing us back into the abyss, rehabilitating a brutal criminal militia, and condemning future generations to misery & despair. Aoun & Haykal are actively assassinating a nation and killing the hopes of million of Lebanese, especially Shia!
