Hard power is needed to halt Israel’s reckless quest to redraw the borders of the Middle East in pursuit of “Greater Israel”. The power Israel lost to dictate the terms of peace on Iran, it has sought to regain in Lebanon. And Israel is now also focussing on Turkey (this has not gone down well with Trump).
The casualties largely came from Israeli attacks on residential buildings in southern towns and villages. The attacks seem to almost exclusively target civilian homes without any pretense of Hezbollah links.
Israel invaded Lebanon on multiple occasions since 1948 and, most recently, has declared plans to reoccupy large areas of its south
If Christian liberation theology is recognized as an ethical and theological response to empire, then Islamic Liberation Theology, grounded in Quranic condemnations of oppression)and the divine obligation to stand with the downtrodden,must be afforded the same legitimacy
Beirut has opened the door to direct diplomatic engagement with Israel, but Israeli officials have made clear they have a military plan for southern Lebanon and intend to carry it out.
In a timeline from 1918 to now, historian Zachary Foster shows Zionists and Israeli leaders have wanted to occupy, annex, and dominate Lebanon since long before the existence of Hezbollah.
Israeli leaders appear determined to move up the escalation ladder and pursue a Gaza-like campaign in Lebanon. All indications point to a new and brutal type of war in Lebanon — featuring attacks “unlike anything we’ve seen before” in the country, a war that could drag on even if the war in Iran comes to a close.
Headlines across the spectrum of the US-Israel war on Iran; hunger in Gaza; settlers kill Palestinian in West Bank; Mike Waltz said what?
Pregnancy crisis in Gaza; Israeli forces in Syria; Hezbollah; torture; summary execution was “self-defense”; annexation; private American guards vying for jobs in Gaza;
Where to begin rebuilding Gaza? – US has an idea; “Should we place the noose around our own neck?”; 1 Palestinian killed in West Bank; Netanyahu’s fierce independence as he kills Hezbollah leader; Germany helps only 4-legged Palestinians