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, by ACHCAR Gilbert
The events that have unfolded in Lebanon between the election of a new president of the Republic on Thursday 9 January and the appointment of a new prime minister on Monday 13, constitute a major upheaval in the country’s political situation, reflecting a major upheaval in the actual balance of (…)
, by FALAH SAAB Sheren
Joseph Tarrab, who passed away this month at the age of 81, symbolized the possibility of warm relations between Arabs and Jews – before wars got in the way
Joseph Tarrab, the Lebanese Jewish art critic who one admirer said “provided a new way of seeing the world” as he combined philosophy, (…)
, by AKRAM-BOSHAR Shireen, MAJED Rima
Lebanon became embroiled in Israel’s latest war on Gaza almost immediately after its beginning in October 2023. On October 8, 2023, Hezbollah began launching rockets at Israel in support of Gaza, which continued as Israel’s war on Gaza intensified. Israel soon began to bombard the south of (…)
, by ACHCAR Gilbert
The current situation and ceasefire agreement are very different from what they were in 2006. The first, and most important, difference is that the blow that the Zionist armed forces have been able to inflict on the party is much greater today than it was in 2006, even if not fatal.
Could the (…)
, by SOSNOWSKI Marika
Under the terms of the deal, Israel will gradually withdraw from Lebanon, while Hezbollah isn’t allowed to rebuild near the border. But will the ceasefire hold?
The announcement of a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hezbollah is welcome news for a region torn apart by more than a year of (…)
, by DETTMER Jamie
Israel wants ‘to set sectarian groups at each others’ throats’ says the spiritual leader of the Druze community.
Lebanon’s Druze minority is especially nervous about changing demographics as the war unfolds. | Jalaa Marey/AFP via Getty Images
CHANAY, Lebanon — Sheikh Akl Sami Abi al-Mona, (…)
, by ACHCAR Gilbert
Hezbollah is now facing the dilemma of its dual loyalty, in a way that affects its vital interests. Part of its leaders are inclined to accept a ceasefire, along with a withdrawal north of the Litani River. Tehran, however, is forcing the party to make a ceasefire in Lebanon dependent on a (…)
, by ACHCAR Gilbert
Hezbollah is now facing the dilemma of its dual loyalty, in a way that affects its vital interests. Part of its leaders are inclined to accept a ceasefire, along with a withdrawal north of the Litani River. Tehran, however, is forcing the party to adhere to the principle of making a ceasefire in (…)
, by DAHER Joseph, ODUOR John-Baptiste
Since October 8, 2023, Hezbollah has been engaged in a limited war with Israel, which Netanyahu’s government escalated last month in a series of attacks on Lebanese society. Jacobin spoke to Lebanon scholar Joseph Daher about the dilemma the party faces.
A day after October 7, Hezbollah, (…)
, by ACHCAR Gilbert, EZZAT Dina
We reproduce below part of an interview with Gilbert Achcar by Dina Ezzat, for arham online, concerning Lebanon. This part is largely devoted to Hezbollah. The full interview is available on ESSF (article 72206), One year after 7 October, Gilbert Achcar discusses the future of Gaza, Lebanon, and (…)
, by DAHER Joseph
The current Israeli military escalation against Lebanon is part of an Israeli war machine that continues to commit genocide in Gaza, and to bomb Syria, Yemen and Iran, threatening a wider regional war. This is not the first war waged by the state of Israel against Lebanon, always justified as (…)
, by DAHER Joseph
There’s no doubt Hassan Nasrallah’s assassination by Israel has weakened Hezbollah. Joseph Daher explains why this is not the end for them.
Israel’s bloody escalation of violence against Lebanon in the past few weeks has dealt a huge blow to Hezbollah, especially following the killing of (…)
, by Elia J. Ayoub / AYOUB Joey
Instead of debilitating Hezbollah, Israel’s assassination of Hassan Nasrallah may prove to be a major PR boost for the embattled organization.
A portrait of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah is placed on a table with drinks and food to celebrate his assassination, outside a supermarket in (…)
, by ACHCAR Gilbert
The party fell into the trap set for it by Israel, through its insistence on continuing to exchange fire with it “until a ceasefire in Gaza”, while it became clear that the weight of the battle was shifting from the wracked Strip to Lebanon.
Last week, we wondered “whether the sudden (…)
, by SHATZ Adam
Hassan Nasrallah’s death was announced on Saturday, 28 September, the anniversary of the death of the Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser, the father of Pan-Arabism. Nasser died of a heart attack in 1970, three years after his humiliating defeat in the Six-Day War, the ‘naksah’ or setback that (…)
, by ACHCAR Gilbert
The party fell into the trap set for it by Israel, through its insistence on continuing to exchange fire with it “until a ceasefire in Gaza”, while it became clear that the weight of the battle was shifting from the wracked Strip to Lebanon.
Last week, we wondered “whether the sudden (…)
, by SHATZ Adam
Hassan Nasrallah’s death was announced on Saturday, 28 September, the anniversary of the death of the Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser, the father of Pan-Arabism. Nasser died of a heart attack in 1970, three years after his humiliating defeat in the Six-Day War, the ‘naksah’ or setback that (…)
, by PITA Antonio
The detonation of thousands of pagers and walkie-talkies and the killing of the Lebanese militia’s leaders clearly demonstrates Israel’s ability to turn the tables, thanks to its military and technological superiority, and undisputed support of the United States
Photo: A man looks at a (…)
, by MHAWISH Mohammed R.
The people of Lebanon know that our struggles are intertwined; that the bombs killing their children are the same ones killing ours in Gaza.
Palestinians wave Lebanese flags during a demonstration against Israel’s assassination of Hassan Nasrallah, Ramallah, occupied West Bank, September 28, (…)
, by ACHCAR Gilbert
On intimidation, terrorism, asymmetric war, deterrence, counter-deterrence, and the Dahiya doctrine in the ongoing Israeli onslaught on Lebanon
Not even an hour had passed after I wrote my article of a week ago (“Lebanon and the Israeli Strategy of Intimidation”, 17/9/2024) when the Israeli (…)
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