Hezbollah now faces the worst crisis of its existence. It has thrown in its lot with a Lebanese regime widely perceived as both corrupt and incompetent; it has violently suppressed Lebanese protesting against that regime; it has shown it is not so much a leader of “national resistance” against Israel as it is Iran’s puppet, […]
How Weak Is Hezbollah? (Part 1)
The story, posted at The National, a UAE paper opposed both to Iran and to its proxy Hezbollah, is here: Some would say that, given the crisis Lebanon is facing today, Hezbollah’s project for the country is dead. Such statements, however, go too far. With thousands of men under arms, a missile arsenal, Iranian backing […]
Lebanon: Sunni Muslims enraged by Shi’ite videos criticizing Aisha, injure 48 people in riots
The Sunni-Shia split goes back to the beginning of Islam and has often been violent throughout Islamic history. The perception of an insult to Islam has all too often led to demands for the death of the offender, and if legal authorities don’t take action, mobs riot and call for lynching. In Western countries, such […]
Lebanon seeks $10,000,000,000 bailout from the IMF as Hizballah’s power increases
“Lebanon is set to request a $10 billion bailout from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), to stem the country’s economic crisis, as part of the country’s financial rescue plan.” Meanwhile, the jihad terror group Hizballah has been gaining power in Lebanon, and holds 10% of parliamentary seats and two key ministry positions, including the Health […]
Hizballah joins Iranian jihadists in waging “health jihad” against coronavirus
The Ayatollah Khamenei’s call to wage “health jihad” is becoming manifest in specific actions: “Hezbollah has been using the coronavirus outbreak for propaganda purposes all week, publishing videos showing alleged “Hezbollah health units” helping disinfect parts of Lebanon and Iran with water hoses, a method the Middle East Monitor noted that scientists have dismissed as […]
Hizballah leader calls for Lebanon to boycott American products as “part of the battle to prove Islamic superiority”
“Hezbollah’s Hassan Nasrallah has called for Lebanese citizens to strike at the heart of U.S. global success and boycott its goods and products as ‘part of the battle’ to prove Islamic superiority.” This battle “to prove Islamic superiority” is an Islamic mandate. The battle is to subjugate House of War (dar al harb) and incorporate […]
In Lebanon, Nasrallah Loses Support
In Lebanon, after the government in October announced plans to increase taxes on tobacco, alcohol, and WhatsApp calls, protesters took to the streets. In a country where the confessional divide has traditionally been of great consequence, members of all three major sects – the Christians, Shi’ites, and Sunnis – have joined the protests, a unity […]
Erdogan threatens EU: Submit or “we’ll send 3.6 million refugees your way”; Lebanese MP to EU: “Kneel before us”
Mohammad Raed, a Lebanese legislator representing Hezbollah: “All we have to do is wave the card of Syrian refugees and all the European countries will kneel before us.” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan: “Hey European Union. Pull yourself together…..If you try to label this operation as an invasion, it’s very simple: we will open the […]
Turks irked as Lebanon’s Aoun says Ottoman occupation was marked by repression and injustice
Dhimmis learn the lesson quickly: if you complain about your lot, it will go even worse for you. Islam mandates death for non-Muslim subjects of the Islamic state who mention “something impermissible about Allah, the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace), or Islam” (‘Umdat al-Salik, o11.10), and such laws are based upon passages […]
Is the Umma Shatter-Proof? (Part 2)
A second news item comes from Lebanon, where “Palestinian” refugees — that is, the descendants of those Arabs who left what had been Mandatory Palestine just before, during, and after the 1948-49 war — have been engaged in protesting a new law regarding employment of non-Lebanese. Thousands of Palestinians protested in and around their camps […]