And On The 14th Day, Will We Rest?

The government’s ministerial statement is scheduled to be born tomorrow. How much will it matter?

So finally, after 14 meetings (coincidence?), it seems the government will finally have a mission statement at hand. As soon as it will be published, a massive public scrutiny will follow. Here are some of the things we should be looking for:

- Is the statement a fudge that is heavy on spin and light on substance? Or is it really the result of a laborious soul-searching exercise as Mr. Mitri had suggested?

- Will the statement resolve the thorny issue of the “resistance and the state” or will it simply lay the framework for discussing the matter in the future?

- Will the statement discuss the relationship between Hezbollah’s weapons and the upcoming parliamentary elections? Or will it completely ignore it?

- Will the statement put an end to freelance diplomacy by Hezbollah and its allies, like recently supporting the Sudanese government and backing the Iranian nuclear program?

- In light of the upcoming Israeli change of leadership, will the statement establish ‘best practices’ for dealing with Israeli potential aggressions or overtures?

Those are just some points to look for in the statement. Did I forget to mention anything? What other things do you think we should be looking for?