Greek Orthodox Archbishop of Beirut Elias Audi Criticizes Nasrallah: One Man Is Ruling Our Country and Nobody Says Anything

Elias Audi, the Greek Orthodox Archbishop of Beirut said in a December 8, 2019 speech that Lebanon is being ruled by one person - alluding to Hizbullah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah - and his group that rules the country by means of weapons. He criticized the fact that people remain silent and asked: “Where is the culture [and] the Lebanese excellence we are so proud of?” The speech was delivered at a ceremony commemorating politician and journalist Gebran Tueni, who was assassinated in 2005.

Elias Audi: Today, this country is ruled by one person – you all know who he is [Hassan Nasrallah] – and nobody says anything. One person… [This country] is ruled by a group [Hizbullah] by means of weapons. Where is the culture? Where are the sciences? Where is the Lebanese excellence we are so proud of? Where is it? We do not know what this man [Nasrallah] knows, yet he rules over us. We turn to him, but not to those above him. What a miserable country…

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