Lebanese Forces leader Samir
Geagea stated on Friday that the situation of Christians in the region is “very
difficult.”
He said via Twitter: “The
Christians should stop their weeping and hold on to their land.”
“I have never cried over ruins
and never liked it because it is a form of self-destruction,” he added.
“We should hold on stronger to
our faith and abilities and commit to our land, freedom, and convictions and
continue with the confrontation until the very end,” he stressed.
“The situation of Christians in
the East is very difficult, but when has it ever been easy?” wondered Geagea.
“The only difference for
Christians this time is that they are not sharing this tragedy alone, but
Muslims are suffering as well,” tweeted the LF chief.
The developments in the Middle
East are “part of a major conflict that has historical and geographic aspects,”
he noted.
Thousands of Christians in Syria
and Iraq have been forced to flee their homeland to escape the persecution of
the Islamic State extremist group. Other minorities have also come
under persecution.