> The first results of the explosion of the port of Beirut and the Emirati-Israeli peace agreement, we can deduce that: Haifa has become a city in the Gulf, and the port of Haifa has become the gateway to the Emirates and from the Gulf States and an opening from their city to the Mediterranean; and Dubai has become the key to Israel in the Arab Gulf. This is one of the results of the destruction of the Port of Beirut, especially after China completed the modernization and preparation of the Port of Haifa and prepared it to become the largest CARGO port in East the Mediterranean. > Indeed, this is the main reason for its destruction. > The Port of Haifa has replaced the Port of Beirut, from now on and indefinitely. > We already broached this subject a week after the bombing of the port and on the eve of the UAE-Israel agreement, and I will come back to it now, now that the new data has become clear. > Israel had started planning to strike the port of Beirut five years ago. In March 2015, that is, five years ago, an agreement was signed between Israel and China, according to which the company SHANGHAI INTERNATIONAL PORT GROUP would operate the port of Haifa, provided that the agreement takes effect. in early 2021. > Five years ago, the Chinese and the Israelis were busy preparing, modernizing, equipping and expanding the port of Haifa with the latest methods and technologies to make it an international port capable of carrying out the task of connecting the West , the East and the Persian Gulf. > During these five years, the Gulf States, which used the port of Beirut, monitored and anticipated this affair. Last July, the Israelis and Chinese completed the port preparation phase and interested Arab countries were notified. And the countdown has started to destroy the Port of Beirut. > The Israeli red eye was already in the port of Beirut since the creation of the State of Israel in 1948. > The Port of Beirut was the most important seaport in the Eastern Mediterranean region and one of the top 10 ports and a meeting point for three continents: Europe, Asia and Africa. > Its maritime operations operated between East and West and in particular between the West and the Arab Gulf countries. > This is what Israel dreamed of as the role of the port of Haifa. Beirut had taken it and monopolized this role after 1948. > For that, the Israelis had eyes only on the port of Beirut. > Since the end of the First World War, the struggle had taken place between two ports to determine which would be the first The Israeli port of Haifa and the Lebanese port of Beirut. The rivalry between the two ports remained friendly and local (before Sykes-Picot) from 1920 to 1948, the date of the birth of the State of Israel and the state of the Israeli-Arab conflict. > The role of the Mediterranean port of Haifa declined and its role for Arab countries ended due to the Arab boycott of Israel. This still angered the Jews and aimed at replacing the port of Beirut. > The port of Haifa had a great advantage over that of Beirut, in terms of geographical proximity to the Gulf countries or the possibility of connecting it to a railroad transporting goods from this port to all the Gulf countries. > We know that the Gulf countries import from Europe a lot of heavy equipment, equipment for factories, trucks, cars, construction materials, raw materials, food materials … and a lot of consumables. > All were imported by sea from European countries via the port of Beirut, which was the capital of trade and finance in the Middle East. And it has remained so largely until recent years. It was the remaining vital artery of the Lebanese economy that supplied Jordan, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, the Emirates, Bahrain and Qatar with a large part of its imports and goods. European consumption, even in light of the Lebanese civil war and the internal Syrian war. This is a role that Israel has always dreamed of, since 1948, for the port of Haifa. Until the right time comes. For years, the Jewish state has worked to lift the Arab siege against it. > It all started using the Egyptian portal, but without impressive results. > Likewise, He was not able to open the Saudi portal for internal Saudi and Islamic reasons related to Jerusalem. > He opened the Jordanian gate, but failed to take advantage of it. > He had tried the Lebanese gate in vain. > The gateway to the Persian Gulf was missing, first from Qatar and then from the United Arab Emirates. > Israel has prepared its plans and has begun to develop the port of Haifa, and has plans in place to connect it to a network of trains carrying goods via railways from Haifa to the last port in the Gulf without Saudi opposition. > The opportunity came from the success of the negotiations of the Emirati-Israeli agreement, and Israel anticipated the moment by hitting the port of Beirut so as not to give the inhabitants of the Gulf the possibility of choosing between the modern port of Haifa, which is under development, expansion and modernization, and the destroyed port of Beirut, which is under Syrian and Iranian control, but of course with a geographic advantage for the port of Haifa. > It’s a race between two ports. Israel prepared to strike it and did not intend to destroy the city. Rather, he seems to have been surprised by this just as he was surprised by the reactions of Western countries. > All she intended to do was destroy the harbor. However, the criminals in Lebanon had installed in a hangar of the port ammonium nitrate and another hangar of ammunition, rockets, explosives and others … > And the worst is that the state tries to hide its crime and to convince us with a false investigation. > Likewise, it is very likely that Israel was not aware of the exact contents of the warehouses. > Likewise, Israel has offered Lebanese criminals the possibility of destroying all of Beirut for free. > The Israeli-Emirati agreement lifted the siege of Haifa and removed all the political obstacles which prevented Haifa from being a city in the Gulf, of maritime trade open to the Mediterranean. The explosion of the port of Beirut removed the technical, geographical and logistical obstacles which prevented the citizens of the Gulf from making their choices. > Along with these strategic / geopolitical developments and their size; > as well as their dangerous effects on Lebanon, its population and its economy, and in light of the port disaster that destroyed Beirut and its surroundings as well as its port; > As well as the human tragedies of the martyrs, wounded, mutilated, missing, unemployed, houses and businesses, and entire neighborhoods destroyed; > Along with all this we see A group of Lebanese politicians, small souls and small consciences, concerned about the distribution of the quotas of the commissions a government without any conscience. > Lebanese politicians speak in cheap, trite and empty language in a familiar and disrespectful manner as we are in the midst of a major geopolitical economic and strategic disaster; and that they bicker over Posts to form a new government. > – Aoun wants the greatest Christian part > – His son-in-law, Gebran Bassil wants a government without Geagea, > – Geagea is confused, but will not participate if Gibran is in a strong position > – Saad Hariri and his brother Bahaa will open the battle for the Sunni part > – Berri focuses on the Ministry of Finance; > – Joumblatt wants all of the Druze, > – Hezbollah wants a government that will protect its military presence. > We would like new politicians who understand the type and gravity of events to which we are all exposed and their strategic dangers; not oblivious people like the current politicians in Lebanon. > In addition, the politicians of our country: do not have a sense of responsibility, organization, planning, reflection, vision, strategy, perception (hyperopic, not even myopic) . > They are pros at theft, looting, corruption and quotas. > Lebanon needs statesmen, reflections, planning and strategies that place the interests of the nation, the homeland, society, the people and the state above all interests . They must understand the plans that are brewing against us; > and not bastards, bats and dwarfs, all concerned with theft, brokerage, looting and smuggling of money; and not bloodsuckers who seek to cover up port crime. > The port of Haifa won the first round. It is a struggle between two ports. It’s a clash between two civilizations, but it’s only the first round. There is still hope. >> The Lebanese need to understand this, that the train of change begins quickly, decisively and violently, and that all criminals will pay a heavy price before we lose even more: the second and the third round. > China has chosen the port of Haifa and Dubai has also chosen the port of Haifa. Do not be afraid . We have lost a battle but not the war. If we deal well with the affairs and problems of our country, and if we use our forces well, we will not lose the war. > Antoun Saadeh once said: “You have strength, if you act that would change the course of history”. > Marwan Selim
19/08/2021
