Claims that recently surfaced regarding the Free Patriotic Movement's call for Christians to take up arms in partnership with Hezbollah, incited the March 14 General Secretariat to accuse the party of trying to push Lebanon into a civil war remake.

What did the party have to say about those accusations?

Media reports based on knowledgeable sources claimed that several March 8 forces called to arms under the label of thwarting the threat embodied in ISIS and al-Nusra Front whose dormant cells are allegedly awaiting commands to stir up chaos across Lebanon.

Change and Reform Parliamentary bloc MP Ziad Aswad stated that the March 14 coalition's allegations are ludicrous and tend to distort the party's political stances, noting that the call to arms, if indeed made, is not the main concern because the security incidents in Arsal could reoccur anywhere else in the country.

"March 14 is running from the facts and fails to acknowledge the security threat overshadowing the Lebanese society," he said, wondering how Christians could protect themselves if things spiraled out of control and the ISIS threat clawed its way into other areas.

Aswad accused a certain political faction of abstaining from abiding by its national duty.

Sources close to the March 14 coalition noted that FPM's alleged call could be no more than an attempt to rub up to Hezbollah in hope of putting forth MP Michel Aoun's candidacy for the country's top post.

This particular call, according to the same sources, strikes the peaceful aspect that Christians gained following the Taef Accord.

Article Originally Written in Arabic by Elise Merhej