This piece really underscores how “ceasefire” is being used more as a political tool than a genuine effort to stop the violence. You can’t bomb a country, exclude it from negotiations, and then pressure its government into bilateral talks under fire and call that diplomacy. Whether or not one agrees with Hezbollah, the core issue Al-Moussawi raises is hard to ignore: a state negotiating while its population is being displaced and killed risks looking less like a sovereign actor and more like a proxy for external pressure. If there’s going to be any durable agreement, it has to start with an actual halt to attacks—not a rushed deal shaped around strategic optics.
Don - the only defense Lebanon has against Zionist aggression is Hezbollah - a people's militia formed specifically to defend against Israeli invasion, Ethnic Cleansing and occupation.
The Zionists are the terrorists, not the people's militia. Lebanon is not taking Israeli (occupied Palestine) land, it is the Greater Israel project that guarantees NO PEACE in the mid-East.
Hezbollah didn't exist til the 1980s Islamic Revolution in Iran.
Israel has tried giving land for peace> But it's never enough, because the Iranian goal is destruction of Israel - the only democracy in the middle east.
I am not so concerned with genocide of the Pales, since that is their stated goal with Hamas. (93% supported by Gazaans)
Turning the other cheek, just gets both sides of your face hurt.
It's YOU that are wrong. Pay attention - a quote from my post below: " Israel invaded Lebanon in the 80's for several years. The Lebanese "army" collapsed. The people formed a militia and, after 8 years of occupation Hezbollah pushed the Zionist army back into Israel."
If you paid better attention you wouldn't support Genocide in Gaza or Ethic Cleansing in Lebanon.
George, all you need to do is read a Wiki on the situation. It will explain the timeline to you.
Lebanon and Israel at peace with each other. No border issues up to 1979.
Iranian revolution and the crazies take charge in Iran, and create Hezbollah , Hamas, etc to attack Israel as their proxies. At the very least, the pager and cell phone bombs proved that, as none were ever delivered to IRAN, but they took out several Iranian leaders.
Israel and Lebanon were never exactly at peace, and there were border problems long before 1979. After the Iranian Revolution, Iran helped build up Hezbollah, and later backed Hamas too, but it didn’t create Hamas. And the pager and cell-phone attacks were aimed at Hezbollah-linked devices, not Iranian leaders.”
Iran: Good. Israel: Bad. That's it. Iran is winning this war began by the US bombing a school full of children. Iran will prevail. ANYONE WHO SUPPORTS ISRAEL IS A MONSTER.
IRAN (Hamas) killed a lot more kid son Oct 7th 2023, than the US did with a bomb dropped on a schoolhouse. One has to ask, who sends their kids to school on a day when the Great Satan says he is going to bomb the crap out of your country?
And let's not forget the 10,000 odd Iranian school boys sent to fight the Iraqis, armed with wooden sticks in the shapes of guns that Allah was supposed to turn into rifles. But ooops, they all got toasted.
No doubt another "Trump Special" ceasefire like the one in Gaza where the Zionists continue to murder Palestinian civilians EVERY DAY. 800 or so since last October. Women and children included in the ongoing death toll of course.
Ceasefire in Lebanon ? No doubt the Zionists will continue murdering Lebanese; continue systematic destruction of all homes and infrastructure S of the Litani River; continue spraying TONS of glyphosate (Roundup), a known carcinogenic herbicide to poison Lebanese farmland for decades.
Israel invaded Lebanon in the 80's for several years. The Lebanese "army" collapsed. The people formed a militia and, after 8 years of occupation Hezbollah pushed the Zionist army back into Israel. Israel has attacked/ invaded Lebanon a half-dozen times. Without Hezbollah, the Israelis would have occupied/ annexed Beirut decades ago as part of the Greater Israel project which is the Zionist version of LEBENSRAUM.
thank you, drop site. perfect, very helpful reporting. it’s all just so inflaming, maddening that israel and us continue to act with impunity and deviousness.
How can Lebanon, or Iran for that matter, negotiate a "ceasefire" with Israel when the Israeli government has shown by its behavior that it cannot be trusted to comply with any kind of ceasefire? One need only look at how the Israeli government has responded to the so-called ceasefire in Gaza. The israeli government violates that "ceasefire" every day! It is clear that their word is worth nothing! The only way to get compliance from Israel is to cut off all forms of military and tactical assistance. This should have been done more than two years ago based upon the horrendous war crimes that the Israeli government has committed in Gaza!
Sooooo, it sounds like the Lebanese government needs to be ousted?! They’re agreeing to Israeli terms on how to divide its own country?! Are they fucking insane?! Why do they think IsNOTreal will stop there — they want it all and will continue killing until they get it. Fuuckkk that! Someone needs to arm Hezbollah more heavily…if the Lebanese government won’t protect its people, the people can protect themselves.
Thank you for explaining Hezbollah to a western audience. We stand in solidarity with all oppressed peoples regardless of religion or race or ethnicity. Humanity must unite together to save the planet from the greedy oligarchs who are destroying it.
Thank you Drop Site for making this war HUMAN for the west. We are listening and our hearts and sympathies are with you. We see the evil of our system built on slavery and genocide and death. Solidarity comrades. No war but class war.
'Without America, I believe we would have been released from all of this terrorism, Israel, a long time ago.”
That day will come. It may take 50 years, 100 years but the revenge will be severe. I would urge the Israelis (if they have the intellectual and human capacity) to stop butchering their neighbours, to let their neighbours live in peace and dignity and to stop stealing their land. Because the day will come when AIPAC is no longer there.
Threatening AND delivering death is NOT the way to turn down the fever pitch of out of control emotions. When will mankind learn that when death/war are in effect peace does not have a chance. Human emotions MUST be dialed down so peaceful discussions CAN have a chance.
The only they want a ceasefire is when they’re losing. I really don’t think peace is possible until there’s a decisive defeat. There’s no credible negotiators.
How susceptible is the sector of Lebanon not aligned with Hezbollah to Israeli overtures and what could come from their moving toward Israel. Would the Lebanese populace be attracted to such a deal with Israel since they are under such a terrible attack. Would such a pact be attractive?
Why would anyone in Lebanon want to "move toward Israel"? Israel can't be trusted to keep its word on anything. It seems to want to gobble up the whole Middle East, exterminating the indigenous populations in the process.
This piece really underscores how “ceasefire” is being used more as a political tool than a genuine effort to stop the violence. You can’t bomb a country, exclude it from negotiations, and then pressure its government into bilateral talks under fire and call that diplomacy. Whether or not one agrees with Hezbollah, the core issue Al-Moussawi raises is hard to ignore: a state negotiating while its population is being displaced and killed risks looking less like a sovereign actor and more like a proxy for external pressure. If there’s going to be any durable agreement, it has to start with an actual halt to attacks—not a rushed deal shaped around strategic optics.
Lebanon stopped being an independent country the moment they allowed IRANian proxies to operate on their soil.
Used to be a nice place with nice people, now it's an Islamic shitehole.
Don - the only defense Lebanon has against Zionist aggression is Hezbollah - a people's militia formed specifically to defend against Israeli invasion, Ethnic Cleansing and occupation.
The Zionists are the terrorists, not the people's militia. Lebanon is not taking Israeli (occupied Palestine) land, it is the Greater Israel project that guarantees NO PEACE in the mid-East.
https://davcer.substack.com/p/genocide-coming-to-you-live
Wrongo.
Hezbollah didn't exist til the 1980s Islamic Revolution in Iran.
Israel has tried giving land for peace> But it's never enough, because the Iranian goal is destruction of Israel - the only democracy in the middle east.
I am not so concerned with genocide of the Pales, since that is their stated goal with Hamas. (93% supported by Gazaans)
Turning the other cheek, just gets both sides of your face hurt.
It's YOU that are wrong. Pay attention - a quote from my post below: " Israel invaded Lebanon in the 80's for several years. The Lebanese "army" collapsed. The people formed a militia and, after 8 years of occupation Hezbollah pushed the Zionist army back into Israel."
If you paid better attention you wouldn't support Genocide in Gaza or Ethic Cleansing in Lebanon.
Your timeline is corrupted.
Iran formed Hezbollah, inside Lebanon in the early 80s, before any incursion by Israel into Lebanon.
Hezbollah started cross boarder attacks from Lebanon.
Again, Israel responded as is their right of self protection.
Now they are clearing the turds out of Lebanon since IRAN is weakened.
Don-Get your facts straight. Read a book.
You need to stop following Pollywood and ALJizzera for your information George.
You keep attacking the outlet, not the content. Point out the errors or admit you don’t have any
George, all you need to do is read a Wiki on the situation. It will explain the timeline to you.
Lebanon and Israel at peace with each other. No border issues up to 1979.
Iranian revolution and the crazies take charge in Iran, and create Hezbollah , Hamas, etc to attack Israel as their proxies. At the very least, the pager and cell phone bombs proved that, as none were ever delivered to IRAN, but they took out several Iranian leaders.
Israel and Lebanon were never exactly at peace, and there were border problems long before 1979. After the Iranian Revolution, Iran helped build up Hezbollah, and later backed Hamas too, but it didn’t create Hamas. And the pager and cell-phone attacks were aimed at Hezbollah-linked devices, not Iranian leaders.”
Sad but true. Hezbollah ruined Lebanon.
Iran: Good. Israel: Bad. That's it. Iran is winning this war began by the US bombing a school full of children. Iran will prevail. ANYONE WHO SUPPORTS ISRAEL IS A MONSTER.
IRAN (Hamas) killed a lot more kid son Oct 7th 2023, than the US did with a bomb dropped on a schoolhouse. One has to ask, who sends their kids to school on a day when the Great Satan says he is going to bomb the crap out of your country?
And let's not forget the 10,000 odd Iranian school boys sent to fight the Iraqis, armed with wooden sticks in the shapes of guns that Allah was supposed to turn into rifles. But ooops, they all got toasted.
No doubt another "Trump Special" ceasefire like the one in Gaza where the Zionists continue to murder Palestinian civilians EVERY DAY. 800 or so since last October. Women and children included in the ongoing death toll of course.
Ceasefire in Lebanon ? No doubt the Zionists will continue murdering Lebanese; continue systematic destruction of all homes and infrastructure S of the Litani River; continue spraying TONS of glyphosate (Roundup), a known carcinogenic herbicide to poison Lebanese farmland for decades.
Israel invaded Lebanon in the 80's for several years. The Lebanese "army" collapsed. The people formed a militia and, after 8 years of occupation Hezbollah pushed the Zionist army back into Israel. Israel has attacked/ invaded Lebanon a half-dozen times. Without Hezbollah, the Israelis would have occupied/ annexed Beirut decades ago as part of the Greater Israel project which is the Zionist version of LEBENSRAUM.
Add the official Lebanese administration to the heap of surrender governments accumulating at Israel's feet..
thank you, drop site. perfect, very helpful reporting. it’s all just so inflaming, maddening that israel and us continue to act with impunity and deviousness.
How can Lebanon, or Iran for that matter, negotiate a "ceasefire" with Israel when the Israeli government has shown by its behavior that it cannot be trusted to comply with any kind of ceasefire? One need only look at how the Israeli government has responded to the so-called ceasefire in Gaza. The israeli government violates that "ceasefire" every day! It is clear that their word is worth nothing! The only way to get compliance from Israel is to cut off all forms of military and tactical assistance. This should have been done more than two years ago based upon the horrendous war crimes that the Israeli government has committed in Gaza!
Sooooo, it sounds like the Lebanese government needs to be ousted?! They’re agreeing to Israeli terms on how to divide its own country?! Are they fucking insane?! Why do they think IsNOTreal will stop there — they want it all and will continue killing until they get it. Fuuckkk that! Someone needs to arm Hezbollah more heavily…if the Lebanese government won’t protect its people, the people can protect themselves.
Almanar headline for Chuck Schumer-->>"You're out of touch, tanks and D9's!"
Hezbollah Intensifies Precision Operations Against Israeli Enemy, Directly Hits Four Merakava Tanks at Once
Thank you for explaining Hezbollah to a western audience. We stand in solidarity with all oppressed peoples regardless of religion or race or ethnicity. Humanity must unite together to save the planet from the greedy oligarchs who are destroying it.
I AM HAMAS, HEZBOLLAH AND ANSARALLAH.
THE GREATER ISRAEL PROJECT IS ANTISEMITIC ! Sorry but I had to put that in all caps. Drop site doing great job. ☮️☮️☮️☮️☮️☮️
Thank you Drop Site for making this war HUMAN for the west. We are listening and our hearts and sympathies are with you. We see the evil of our system built on slavery and genocide and death. Solidarity comrades. No war but class war.
'Without America, I believe we would have been released from all of this terrorism, Israel, a long time ago.”
That day will come. It may take 50 years, 100 years but the revenge will be severe. I would urge the Israelis (if they have the intellectual and human capacity) to stop butchering their neighbours, to let their neighbours live in peace and dignity and to stop stealing their land. Because the day will come when AIPAC is no longer there.
Threatening AND delivering death is NOT the way to turn down the fever pitch of out of control emotions. When will mankind learn that when death/war are in effect peace does not have a chance. Human emotions MUST be dialed down so peaceful discussions CAN have a chance.
The only they want a ceasefire is when they’re losing. I really don’t think peace is possible until there’s a decisive defeat. There’s no credible negotiators.
How susceptible is the sector of Lebanon not aligned with Hezbollah to Israeli overtures and what could come from their moving toward Israel. Would the Lebanese populace be attracted to such a deal with Israel since they are under such a terrible attack. Would such a pact be attractive?
Why would anyone in Lebanon want to "move toward Israel"? Israel can't be trusted to keep its word on anything. It seems to want to gobble up the whole Middle East, exterminating the indigenous populations in the process.