Mishari Al-Dhaidi wrote an article in the newspaper “Asharq Al-Awsat” in which he criticized the French role in Lebanon, pointing out that France is trying to amplify its role in Lebanon to compensate for the decline of its influence in the Middle East region.
Al-Dhaidi points out that France is exploiting its historical relationship with Lebanon to justify its interference in its affairs, but he wonders whether French President Emmanuel Macron possesses the same talents and circumstances as former French President Jacques Chirac, or the influence of French colonialism in the first half of the last century.
Al-Dhaidi criticizes Macron for seeking to “float Hezbollah politically,” and considers France to be an international “detail and accessory” in Lebanon, and that the actual international actor is the United States of America, while the two regional actors are Israel and Iran.
Al-Dhaidi also refers to a book recently published by French journalists entitled “The Elysee, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the French Intelligence Agency, Secrets of the War of Strategic Influence,” which reveals a “secret deal” between France and Hezbollah, whereby “Macron will turn a blind eye” to the party’s weapons in exchange for a French company winning a contract. Construction of Beirut Port.
Al-Dhaidi warns against accepting this narrative in absolute terms, but points out that Macron’s political floatation of Hezbollah more than once is not hidden, as is his enthusiasm for a different approach from America regarding the Iranian role in the region.
Al-Dhaidi ends his article by emphasizing that the morals of all those wading through the Lebanese mud today, from inside and outside Lebanon, are far from moral.
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