On Palm Sunday, as Christians across Lebanon marked the beginning of Holy Week, MP Fouad Makhzoumi — a leading PM candidate — issued a series of pointed statements addressing Hezbollah’s supporters directly, joining the National Meeting at Maarab, and extending interfaith greetings that carried a clear political undertone: Lebanon deserves peace, and it is being denied it.

✝️ A Palm Sunday Message of Hope Amid War

Makhzoumi opened the day with a Palm Sunday message directed at Lebanon’s Christian communities observing the Western calendar — a gesture of interfaith solidarity that took on deeper resonance given the country’s ongoing security crisis.

Palm Sunday Statement — Fouad Makhzoumi

“On the occasion of Palm Sunday, I extend the highest congratulations to the members of the Christian denominations that follow the Western calendar.”

“Amid the war and crises that Lebanon is going through, we pray that this feast brings tidings of hope, and that security and peace prevail throughout the homeland.”

“Every year, may you be well.”

📢 Telling Hezbollah Supporters the Hard Truth

In one of his most direct statements to date, Makhzoumi addressed Hezbollah’s base — not its leadership — with a frank reckoning that cut through the militia’s customary narrative of resistance and sacrifice.

Post by @fmakhzoumi

“Their leadership failed them and their country. It chose Iran over Lebanon, and now Lebanon is facing the consequences. If Hezbollah is not disarmed soon, Lebanon will continue plunging into wars.”

“If Hezbollah is not disarmed soon, Lebanon will continue plunging into wars.”

— MP Fouad Makhzoumi, @fmakhzoumi

The statement was notable for its deliberate separation of Hezbollah’s supporters — whom Makhzoumi addressed as fellow Lebanese citizens — from the organization’s leadership, which he accused of prioritizing Iranian strategic interests over Lebanese lives and livelihoods.

🏛️ “You’re Protesting at the Wrong Address”

In a second post that quickly circulated across Lebanese social media, Makhzoumi responded to Hezbollah-aligned demonstrations outside the Grand Serail — the seat of the Prime Minister — with a pointed redirection.

To Hezbollah’s supporters in Riad El Solh — @fmakhzoumi

“You’re protesting at the wrong address. Your problem isn’t with President Nawaf Salam, who’s trying to salvage what’s left — it’s with your leadership, which hijacked your decisions and dragged Lebanon into wars that aren’t ours. Protest in the right place… if you had held your leadership accountable, we wouldn’t be here.”

The message was a direct challenge to Hezbollah’s framing of Lebanon’s current government as an obstacle — inverting the narrative to cast the militia itself as the source of Lebanon’s dysfunction. Makhzoumi’s invocation of President Nawaf Salam as someone “trying to salvage what’s left” aligned him firmly with the sovereignty bloc that backs the new state leadership.

🤝 The Maarab National Meeting: “To Save Lebanon”

Makhzoumi also participated in the National Meeting convened at Maarab under the banner “To Save Lebanon” — a gathering of sovereign political forces that produced a landmark joint declaration. He shared the full text of the meeting’s agreed conclusions.

Joint Conclusions — National Meeting, Maarab “To Save Lebanon” — Six Points of Agreement
1

Saving Lebanon begins with the state regaining full sovereignty. What Lebanon has reached today is the result of unilateral decisions that thrust the country into wars and conflicts with which it has no connection — placing Lebanese citizens before exorbitant costs that cannot be accepted or justified.

2

The decision of war and peace is an exclusive right of the Lebanese state. Any transgression of this principle constitutes a violation of the constitution and the concept of sovereignty. Accordingly, parties that made these decisions bear full responsibility for human and economic losses, and reconstruction must not fall on the Lebanese but on those who caused this tragedy — with legal avenues pursued to hold responsible parties accountable and demand compensation.

3

Full adherence to the implementation of international resolutions — foremost among them 1559, 1680, and 1701 — and the necessity of confining arms to the hands of the Lebanese Army alone. The continuation of arms outside the framework of the state is no longer a matter of political dispute, but an existential threat to Lebanon.

4

The obligation for strict implementation of government decisions and the deployment of state authority across all Lebanese territories, and support for the President’s initiative for direct negotiations with Israel.

5

Rejection of all attempts at intimidation and treason accusations targeting journalists and politicians, and emphasis on protecting public freedoms and the judiciary’s role in pursuing anyone who threatens security and stability.

6

Full solidarity with the people of the South, the Bekaa, and the southern suburbs, and with all the displaced — and a call on the state to fulfill its duties in protecting citizens and ensuring stability for all.

The six-point declaration represented a significant consolidation of the sovereignty bloc’s public position: backing President Aoun and PM Salam, demanding disarmament, insisting on legal accountability for Iran and Hezbollah, and — in a pointed move — endorsing direct negotiations with Israel as a legitimate state prerogative.

“The continuation of arms outside the framework of the state is no longer a matter of political dispute — it is an existential threat to Lebanon.”

— Maarab National Meeting Final Statement, March 2026

Makhzoumi’s participation in the Maarab conference, combined with his direct address to Hezbollah’s base, signals a deliberate political strategy: building a broad sovereignty coalition while engaging — rather than ignoring — the constituency that has long backed the militia. The message is unambiguous: the Lebanese people across all communities are the victims, and the path forward requires disarmament, accountability, and the full restoration of state authority.

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