Hizballah may well act separately from Iran, but in quiet cahoots with it) in order to shield the Islamic Republic from the consequences of a direct war with Israel. Hizballah leader Hassan Nasrallah has been insisting on “revenge,” making an October 7th-like attack a real possibility. Two of Iran’s Arab neighbors, Saudi Arabia and the […]
Maronite Patriarch’s Unheeded Warning: Lebanon Must Remain ‘Neutral’ to Be Saved From Hunger and Poverty
The story of Maronite Patriarch Bechara Boutros Al-Rai’s unheeded 2020 warning is here. Lebanon needs to stay neutral to be saved from hunger and poverty, its senior Christian cleric said on Wednesday, urging Lebanese to keep out of conflicts in Arab countries but denying he was referring specifically to the Iranian-backed Hezbollah. Lebanon faces financial […]
Israel targets Hizballah top dog Fuad Shukr in strike on Beirut
He was wanted by the U.S. also, which won’t stop the Biden regime from condemning Israel for this. “Israel targets senior Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr in strike on Beirut, IDF says,” by Nadine El-Bawab and Dana Savir, ABC News, July 30, 2024: Israel has launched a strike on Beirut, the capital city of Lebanon, on […]
Israel bombs Hizballah sites deep inside Lebanon
Although Hizballah continues to deny responsibility for the attack, Israel’s foreign ministry stated: The rocket that murdered our boys and girls was an Iranian rocket and Hezbollah is the only terror organization which has those in its arsenal. Now Israel is left with no choice, as its civilians face targeted attacks, but to swiftly and […]
Rocket from Lebanon hits soccer field in Israel, murdering nine children
When the political and media elites accord you the moral high ground, you can do anything you want. “Nine children killed in rocket fire in Majdal Shams, Hezbollah denies responsibility,” by Darcie Grunblatt, Jerusalem Post, July 27, 2024: Following a direct hit in the area of Majdal Shams, a Druze village, on Saturday evening, nine […]
Hezbollah Textbooks Inculcate Antisemitism
There is a high level of antisemitism in the textbooks used in Hezbollah-affiliated schools in Lebanon. Of course, none of this is shocking; it is exactly what one would expect to find, given what the Qur’an teaches about Jews, and what can be found in textbooks of the Palestine Authority, Saudi Arabia, Iran, and many […]
The Despair In Iraq, Syria, and Lebanon Has Nothing To Do With Israel
Young Arabs are suffering terribly from the economic difficulties in Iraq, Syria, and Lebanon. In Syria, thirteen years of civil war have caused six million people to flee the country, and another five million are internally displaced – that is, living mainly in tent cities throughout Syria. The country’s infrastructure lies in ruins; it is […]
Hezbollah and the Looting of Lebanon
As is well known, Hezbollah is a terror group supported by the world’s leading terrorist state, Iran. Hezbollah is also a criminal enterprise, that has managed to live off of, and now has helped to destroy, its host country of Lebanon. For years Lebanon has been living beyond its means. The extent of the country’s […]
Lebanese politician claims that ‘people in America’ told him that Hamas top dog Yahya Sinwar ‘is like Jesus Christ’
Who said this? Charles Chidiac doesn’t say. A leftist wouldn’t have said it, as leftists don’t generally think as highly of Christ as they do of Sinwar. And a patriot wouldn’t have said it for the opposite reason. It would be wise to regard Chidiac’s claim with extreme skepticism. “Lebanese Politician Charles Chidiac: Americans Say […]
Lebanese on Social Media Desperate to Stop Hezbollah-Prompted War
While Hasan Nasrallah, the head of Hezbollah, repeats in Beirut the threats of his puppet-masters in Tehran, who have described the massive destruction they are prepared to visit on the “Zionist entity,” many Lebanese, horrified at what they see as a march toward war with Israel, have been filling social media with both their anguished […]