In an interview on Al-Arabiya yesterday, Jumblatt talked about the Hariri murder and the international tribunal. While he tried to convince us that Israel is the likely murderer and that he was wrong before when he accused Syria, he said some things that made it clear that he did not really believe what he was saying.
He said that we should not be thinking about revenge in the Hariri murder and that we should instead be forgiving the murderer. If indeed he believed Israel was behind the killings of Hariri and others, why would he not be calling for revenge against Israel? It sounds to me like he still believes Syria killed Hariri and that we should not be insisting on revenge against Syria!
In another part of the interview, when asked how we can ensure justice in the murder of Hariri and others, he questioned whether justice was possible. Again, he used his own father’s murder in the 1970s as an example, stating that when he tried to obtain justice against Syria then, the result was sectarian violence. So, if we try again, Syria and Hezbollah will just use sectarian violence again to burn Lebanon and block justice.
I believe that Jumblatt has been blackmailed into his current political position in support of Hezbollah and Syria by the threat of sectarian violence against the Druze minority.
