Lebanon and Israel have reached a historic Biden-brokered agreement demarcating a disputed maritime border. But surrendering to Hizballah’s demand “to prevent war” merely delays Hizballah’s jihad against Israel and sends a message to the Iranian proxy, as well as to Iran itself, that Israel is vulnerable and willing to succumb to bullying. It sends the […]
With Maritime Agreement Between Israel and Lebanon Now In View, Nasrallah Changes His Tone
Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of Hezbollah, has for many weeks been threatening to attack Israel if the Israelis begin to produce gas from the Karish field. That is a natural gas field that lies completely within Israel’s exclusive economic zone. Not only has Israel consistently made that claim, but the U.N. has recognized Israel’s right. […]
Netanyahu slams Biden-brokered maritime deal with Lebanon as capitulation to Hizballah threats
In a disappointing move, Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid is moving ahead with a Biden-brokered, proposed maritime border agreement with Lebanon. According to former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the deal is “without a debate in the Knesset and without the referendum required.” The implications are enormous, as Hizballah is an Iranian proxy and the […]
Lebanon: Muslim husband sets his wife on fire because she disobeyed him
There is, of course, domestic violence in all cultures. So to post this is just “Islamophobic,” right? Wrong: there is domestic violence in all cultures, but only in one does it have divine sanction. Islam doesn’t teach that man may kill his wife, but once you’ve allowed him to beat her, accidents will happen. The […]
Nasrallah Threatens Israeli Gas Fields
It’s comical, really. Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of Hezbollah, is so terrified of being killed by Israel that he changes his sleeping arrangements every night. “Sometimes,” he once admitted, “even I don’t know where I am.” Yet here he is, threatening Israel from his Lebanese hideout, warning the Jewish state not to start exploiting gas […]
Lebanon, Turkey angriest countries in the world, Afghanistan, Lebanon, Turkey the saddest and most stressful
Could this have something to do with a cult of perpetual rage, sanctified violence, and victimhood posturing? “Lebanon is the angriest country in the world, followed by Turkiye, data shows,” Middle East Monitor, August 4, 2022 (thanks to The Religion of Peace): Lebanon has been rated as the angriest country in the world, followed by […]
Hassan Nasrallah Backtracks From War Talk
Upon briefly emerging from his hideout in mid-July, Hassan Nasrallah proceeded to threaten to make war on the Zionists. They would not be allowed, he said, to exploit the “oil” (sic) resources of the Karish gas field in the Mediterranean, which he claimed belonged to Lebanon. To prove he was serious, he sent three unarmed […]
Lebanon: Interior Minister orders security forces to crush LGBTQ+ pride month events
The penalty in Islamic law for homosexuality is death. Many Islamic states still enforce this it, while others that do not fully implement Sharia, such as Lebanon, criminalize it and aim to stamp it out using abuse and oppression. Lebanon’s Sunni Muslim Mufti Abdel Latif Derian has said that Dar al-Fatwa, the country’s top Sunni […]
Lebanon Threatens Israel Over ‘Disputed’ Maritime Zone
Not so many years ago, Israel was completely dependent on foreign imports for its energy needs – oil, natural gas, coal. All imported. Two things then happened. First, Israel began to invest in solar energy, and it has become a world leader in its use; solar now supplies 10% of Israel’s total energy, and by […]
Hassan Nasrallah, the Miles Gloriosus, Boasts of His Victories
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, who is 61 years old, is struggling to stay relevant. In a speech on May 25, he once again reminded the few people who tuned in to the speech that in May of 2000, Israel left southern Lebanon. For Hezbollah, this is considered a “victory” that set the stage for Hezbollah […]