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From outside the context of the Lebanese scene, which fluctuates between the reversal of the economic crisis and the repercussions of the Crown pandemic, and the political debates between them between traditional opponents, the Lebanese businessman Bahaa El-Din Hariri announced his intention of entering the Lebanese political battle as a diversion, highlighting once again the fate of the political house. The Hariri family.
It was interesting to note Bahaa Al-Hariri’s frank announcement of his direct confrontation with his brother Saad Al-Hariri, who has been alone in managing the family’s political legacy since 2005 after the murder of his father, former Prime Minister Rafik. Hariri, and ended last year with his resignation as prime minister in the context of popular protests, which erupted in the country since October 17, 2019.
Taking advantage of the “October 17 Revolution”
What is surprising about the recent appearance of Rafik Hariri’s oldest son is his adoption of the “October 17 Revolution”, and the use of his demands as a gateway to announce his next political project, while lacking the political history that supports his new training after 15 years of “training” that he left behind in rare moments. To express his ambition to play a role on the Lebanese scene, as happened in 2017, after the resignation of his brother, who arrived while in Saudi Arabia.
“Right now, Bahaa al-Hariri sees a brilliant opportunity to test the realism of his ambition, taking advantage of the situation similar to the one that prevailed when his father entered the Lebanese arena in the early 1990s, in terms of economic collapse and crisis. Financial. In the form of “Abu Bahaa”, Bahaa is presented today to the Lebanese, “he says. Political writer and university professor Wissam Saadeh speaking with Al-Hurra.
Saadeh explains the marketing plan adopted by Bahaa Al Hariri and his team, which is based on “invigorating the discourse that looks after the legacy of Rafik Hariri of the political practices of his brother, which led to neglecting the political legacy and the While this speech was consumed in the context of rivalries between Saad Hariri and leaders on March 14, in the last stage, without presenting a clear alternative by Bahairi Al-Hariri to the mechanism of restoration of this legacy, and the same applies to his dismissal from the brigade of the Revolution of October 17, simply a slander facilitated by the absence of the leadership component of the popular protests.
The brother of the former prime minister is taking from the “torch of the revolution” a weapon that he hopes will “burn the entire political system and implicitly Saad Hariri”, according to the description of the lawyer Nabil Al-Halabi, who was mentioned in the recent Bahaa Al-Hariri’s statement, as one of the most outstanding figures of his team.
Al-Halabi adds to Al-Hurra that Bahaa Al-Hariri bet today on the ability of the revolution to “dismantle the symbols of the Lebanese political system from its popular bases, which will avoid direct confrontation that it does not demand, as well as provide a repetition from his father’s experience dealing with warlords and the guardianship system. ”
Bahaa Al-Hariri’s complete dependence on the revolution and its succession behind it does not correspond to a desire for the idea or a popular embrace adapted to the size of his project, which the political activist sees in the “Revolution of 17 October “, a jihad of joy, the principle of” a people to sit in their tent “, highlighting that the highlight of the revolution was” Reject words and promises that are not accompanied by a clear focus of action, which is what what Baha Al Hariri is doing today by supporting the revolution and its demands as it moves forward on an action plan inconsistent with the principles of this revolution. “
Where was Bahaa Al-Hariri?
“Where was Bahaa Al-Hariri when Lebanese money was plundered with deals and quotas since 2005, and why did we not find out about his project before the outbreak of the revolution?” Farah asks, and sees in the form and content of Bahaa Al-Hariri’s entry into the Lebanese scene “a reproduction of the performance of political leaders who worked according to the principle of political heritage demanded by Baha Al-Hariri when speaking about the legacy of his father, while the Revolution of October 17 rejects the principle of inheritance. “
On the other hand, Al-Halabi considers that talking about political inheritance is an unacceptable injustice for Bahaa Hariri. “The man did not inherit politics at all and did not enter today as a family decision to inherit it, but rather for his right as a Lebanese who has a project and a vision to practice work in public affairs, and should not be avoided for that reason He is simply the son of Rafik Hariri. “
Bahaa Al-Hariri and her father’s political legacy
Only the Future Movement sees no link between Bahaa Al-Hariri and her father’s political legacy. According to the statement of the former deputy and leader of the Future Movement, Mustafa Alloush, to Al-Hurra, Bahaa Al-Hariri is not present in the equation of the political legacy that extends beyond the Al-Hariri family within the Future Movement and between his fans. Consequently, you cannot influence this legacy, negatively or positively.
Alloush has no clear answer on Bahaa al-Hariri’s international support, but believes that without local acceptance and a popular incubator, there is no benefit from any external support, and “Bahaa al-Hariri’s financial wealth is expected to be their only point of support in the project that was announced. “
The goal … the environment of the Sunni community
Bahaa Al-Hariri’s “revolutionary” intentions extend to her performance on the ground, as Farah criticizes Hariri’s movement through her team exclusively towards the environment of the Sunni community and its propagation areas, where the influence of the Future Movement excludes other regions.
This reflects, according to Farah, “sectarian, regional and partisan, who follows the path of Bahaa Hariri, who is rejected by the revolution of October 17, as well as with the idea of distributing aid and using political money.”
In turn, Al-Halabi acknowledges and justifies this division that the activities of the “forums” led by Bahaa Al-Hariri in his speech mentioned in his statement took place before the “October 17 Revolution”, and were directed specifically the Sunni environment due to the vacuum left by the future leader of Saad Hariri’s political performance.
But Al-Halabi denies any use of political money or the distribution of aid on behalf of Bahaa Al-Hariri in the last period, revealing that the next few days will witness the distribution of aid to the poorest families due to what the country is going through. , without being subject to sectarian or regional criteria, while political money conflicts with what you believe. Bahaa Al-Hariri.
Bahaa Al-Hariri’s statement clearly criticized his brother’s performance towards Hezbollah’s weapons, accusing him of covering it up and remaining silent about it, promising a new approach to treatment that is totally inconsistent with Saad Hariri’s approach and more online in the spirit of “March 14”, which raised doubts about its intention to declare a direct confrontation with Hezbollah’s weapons. God, and raised criticism of the speech recovered from the stage of political rivalries that have reached the country today in this situation, a matter that lawyer Nabil Al-Halabi completely denied.
Al-Halabi emphasized that there is absolutely no intention of confrontation, but, on the other hand, there will be no agreement with this weapon, at least as Saad Hariri did.
For his part, Alloush believes that “the Lebanese people have the right to evaluate Saad Hariri and his experience with the politics and economics he practiced in the field on the ground, but it is not permitted that those who were completely absent from the scene and that people come from their absence present their evaluation and speak for the people. “
As for His Excellency, he concludes that Baha Al-Hariri’s entry into the political arena as a competitor to his brother Saad will hasten the end of the Hariri family’s overall political house, especially since Saad Al-Hariri faces the most challenging stage today. dangerous in its political history, in terms of its relationship with its allies and opponents alike, amid intense competition. On the Sunni scene, where the current Prime Minister Hassan Diab stands out, he seeks to some extent to increase the concern of Saad Hariri, who accumulated errors in the course of his political career without achieving notable successes that would avoid the fragmentation of the Movement’s audience. Future if Baha Hariri entered the bite stage.
