Makhzoumi’s Position
Is Bigger Than a Peace Line
He is separating Lebanon’s national interest from the Palestinian file — because that linkage became the mechanism through which Hezbollah imports war, assigns the bill to Beirut, and then moralizes the wreckage as “resistance.”
Fouad Makhzoumi’s position is bigger than a peace line. He is separating Lebanon’s national interest from the Palestinian file — because that linkage became the mechanism through which Hezbollah imports war, assigns the bill to Beirut, and then moralizes the wreckage as “resistance.”
A Beiruti Sunni leader saying this publicly matters because it breaks the veto that has governed Lebanon for decades: before Lebanon may protect itself, it must first wait for every unresolved regional cause to be settled.
“The historical anchor is not the Abraham Accords alone. It is 1949.”
Lebanon and Israel signed an armistice at Ras en Naqoura on March 23, 1949 — before any Arab peace initiative, and long before Hezbollah existed to confiscate the border in Iran’s name. So Makhzoumi is not inventing a taboo. He is restoring a Lebanese state precedent.
Analysis — Key Points
- Makhzoumi decouples Lebanon’s security from the Palestinian file, removing Hezbollah’s core justification for armed presence.
- Lebanon signed its own armistice with Israel at Ras en Naqoura on March 23, 1949 — a sovereign precedent that predates Hezbollah by decades.
- A Beiruti Sunni breaking this taboo publicly is historically significant and politically unprecedented.
- The Trump offer changes the timeline: it frames the choice as a political decision, not a moral one.
- Peace here is strategic insulation — it removes Lebanon from the firing map and returns war-and-peace decisions to the Lebanese state.
The Trump offer now on the table changes the clock. Washington has moved the file from moral hesitation to political choice: either Lebanon takes the only offer backed by the only power able to enforce it, or Hezbollah keeps the country trapped inside Iran’s war calendar.
Peace is not sentimental here. It is strategic insulation. It removes Lebanon from the firing map, returns war and peace to the state, and forces Hezbollah to explain why Lebanese children must keep paying for wars no Lebanese state declared.
Fouad Makhzoumi’s position is bigger than a peace line. He is separating Lebanon’s national interest from the Palestinian file — because that linkage became the mechanism through which Hezbollah imports war, assigns the bill to Beirut, and moralizes the wreckage as “resistance.” Peace is not sentimental here. It is strategic insulation.
@fmakhzoumi
· Lebanese MP, Beirut
In an interview on the program Jadal, Makhzoumi stressed that Lebanon has a real opportunity with an exceptional figure like US President Donald Trump, who has shown genuine concern for Lebanon’s future and who hosted the second round of Lebanon-Israel negotiations at the White House.
“We have a real chance to achieve peace, protect our country, and restore investment to Lebanon.”
Makhzoumi expressed trust in President Trump’s words and his willingness to honor commitments. He underlined the critical importance of the Saudi-American partnership at this stage, as both sides care deeply about Lebanon’s stability and future.
On the ceasefire, Makhzoumi was direct: Israel will not commit to a ceasefire as long as Hezbollah does not abide by it — especially given the involvement of a non-Lebanese party, Iran, whose Revolutionary Guard is behind rocket attacks against Israel. He urged both sides to commit to the ceasefire so the Lebanese state can negotiate effectively.
Credible reports of Iranian Revolutionary Guard elements entering Lebanon from Syria, Makhzoumi said, officially require decisive action and a permanent resolution.
In an interview on “Jadal,” I stressed that Lebanon has a real opportunity with the presence of an exceptional figure like U.S. President Donald Trump, who has shown genuine concern for Lebanon and its future, and who hosted the second round of Lebanon-Israel negotiations at the White House.
I trust President Trump’s words and believe he will honor his commitments. We have a real chance to achieve peace, protect our country, and restore investment to Lebanon. The Saudi-American partnership at this stage is critically important.
Israel will not commit to a ceasefire as long as Hezbollah does not abide by it, especially given the involvement of a non-Lebanese party — Iran — whose Revolutionary Guard is behind the rocket attacks against Israel.
@LynnTraboulsi
· Journalist & Commentator
Journalist Lynn Traboulsi captured the exchange that has rippled across Lebanese political circles. The host of a televised program asked Makhzoumi: “Aren’t you worried about Lebanon preceding the Arabs in peace talks with Israel?”
Makhzoumi’s reply was unequivocal: “It is our right as Lebanese to live in peace. For the first time in history, we have an American president, Donald Trump, promising to make it happen. So why shouldn’t we seize this opportunity?”
“What Fouad Makhzoumi has been saying and doing lately is unmatched on the Lebanese political scene. Simply unmatched.”
The host asked Lebanese Sunni MP Fouad Makhzoumi: Aren’t you worried about Lebanon preceding the Arabs in peace talks with Israel?
Makhzoumi replied: It is our right as Lebanese to live in peace. For the first time in history, we have an American president, Donald Trump, promising to make it happen. So why shouldn’t we seize this opportunity?
What Fouad Makhzoumi has been saying and doing lately is unmatched on the Lebanese political scene. Simply unmatched. Video below. A must watch…
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