Abbas Ibrahim: Lebanon’s repeated concessions have weakened its security, stability
Former Director General of General Security, Major General Abbas Ibrahim, posted a message on his social media accounts warning against repeated concessions under pressure, linking them to the deterioration of Lebanon’s security and stability.
Using a parable, Ibrahim recounted the story of a rooster on a farm that, under threat of slaughter, was forced to stop crowing, then to cluck like a hen, and was ultimately asked to lay eggs—leading to its inevitable fate. He wrote: “Some must stop playing the role of hens to please the farm owners at the expense of their authenticity, for their fate will be that of the farm’s rooster. History bears witness.”
He added: “The repeated retreats under pressure and conditions, without confrontation or a unified Lebanese position, have led to the current state of weakened security and stability, and to attacks on the people in the southern suburbs, the Bekaa, and the South.”
