The worst part of living this distance from reality — or maybe the best part — is the knowledge, even if it is only subliminal, that we cannot go on like this.
PATRICK LAWRENCE: Late–Imperial Maladies
Tag: Hezbollah
Palestinian Resistance in an Orwellian World
In Palestine, Israel has been the executioner and the United States has been the executor of ethnic cleansing and genocide, though it is those who uphold international law that are blamed, writes M. Reza Behnam.
AS’AD AbuKHALIL: What Went Wrong for Hizbullah?
The organization dubbed its 2006 triumph over Israel a “divine victory.” That may have been a mistake. Its experience in this war offers lessons.
Craig Murray: Islamist Resistance & Israel
Hezbollah’s ability to resist an expansionist, apartheid, Israeli, colonial project has worsened considerably in recent months. But in Beirut, Nasrallah’s funeral enjoyed a show of mass popular support.
AS`AD AbuKHALIL: Trump’s Vision for Gaza
The U.S. president’s ethnic-cleansing plan is the latest installment in the Zionist project, for over a century, to eradicate Palestinians’ national aspirations.
Jonathan Cook: 30 Years of Middle East Lies
The “War on Terror” was built on a series of deceptions to persuade the Western public that its leaders were crushing Islamist extremism. In truth, they were nourishing it.
Craig Murray: Israeli Atrocities Continue in Lebanon
Rampant war crimes and ceasefire violations mark the trail of the Greater Israel project as it advances — with help from the U.S.-backed government in Beirut — in southern Lebanon.
How the Israel Lobby Tries to Silence Criticism of Israel
There’s a long history of the Zionist lobby pressuring, bullying and cajoling critics of Israel and they’re now upping their tactics, writes Kellie Tranter.
AS`AD AbuKHALIL: A History of Foreign Intrigue in Lebanon
The U.S. took advantage of a changing regional and domestic environment to make a favorable arrangement for itself this time. But the notion that it can drag Lebanon into the pro-Israeli orbit of the Gulf will prove illusory.
Craig Murray: US Pet Now President of Lebanon
That General Joseph Aoun is the U.S. and Israel’s man is not in doubt. This is another defeat for Hezbollah following its disastrous ceasefire agreement, which led to the same-day start of the assault on their ally Assad.