We are the cradle of civilization, whereas Saudis are Bedouins who produce suicide bombers and do not use toilet paper
We wish them all the best in their vast desert
In a November 9, 2021 interview on Etejah TV, Lebanese researcher 'Imad Rizq, the head of the Isticharia Center for Strategic Research, said of Saudi Arabia:
"We [in Lebanon] are accused of having become toilet paper [but] I don't think that those Bedouins use toilet paper... We wish them the best of luck in that huge desert [while] we remain [the] cradle of civilizations, culture, and the future." He said that Lebanese civilization has been around for thousands of years and has contributed to science and innovation, unlike the Saudis, whom he claimed have only produced suicide bombers, like the 9/11 hijackers.
Rizq made his statements in the context of recent tensions between Saudi Arabia and Lebanon.
"I do not believe that the Lebanese nation deserves to be called 'toilet paper.' The civilization of the Lebanese goes back thousands of years. The Lebanese people around the world have contributed to science and devised inventions. They did not produce suicide bombers like the ones who carried out 9/11 and similar attacks. I think that the Lebanese are a worthy people. The important thing is that the Kingdom of Sand continues to live in the sands."