To listen to much of the world’s media, Israel invaded Lebanon with the excuse of attacking Hezbollah, and the Lebanese are rallying around the group, which they supposedly see as defending the country’s sovereignty against the IDF’s seizure of territory south of the Litani River. This is an inversion of the truth. At least three-quarters […]
Lebanese PM Says Hezbollah to Blame for War and Destruction, Demands the Terror Group Disarm
Like Lebanon’s President Joseph Aoun, Prime Minister Nawaf Salam is determined to have the terror group Hezbollah disarmed. For he knows that it is Hezbollah, by violating the terms of the ceasefire that Lebanon had negotiated with Israel, and instead of disarming has been launching missiles and drones into Israel, has brought about, as it […]
Hizballah threatens civil war after Lebanon’s decision to disarm it, says ‘treasonous’ government must fall
In early August, Lebanon declared that it was no longer under Iranian patronage or dictates, and then vowed to disarm Hizballah. A Foreign Policy article entitled “Why Hezbollah Is Rich and Lebanon Is Poor” tells part of the story of how the people of Lebanon suffered an economic collapse under Hizballah. And now, Hizballah is […]
Hezbollah’s Infiltration of Lebanese Intelligence
The Lebanese government, headed by President Joseph Aoun, a Christian, and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, a Sunni, has insisted that Hezbollah’s Shias must be disarmed, so that in Lebanon, only the Lebanese National Army will have weapons. Hezbollah has rejected this demand, and says it will fight to hold onto its weaponry in order to […]
Lebanon declares it’s no longer under Iranian patronage or dictates, vows to disarm Hizballah
Hizballah and Iran have been woes to the Lebanese people, and the Lebanese government has had enough, as is reflected in the “unprecedented shift” in firmly rejecting Iran and Hizballah. A Foreign Policy article entitled “Why Hezbollah Is Rich and Lebanon Is Poor” tells part of the story of how the people of Lebanon have […]
Lebanon purges dozens of Hizballah-linked staff from Beirut airport
In mid-April, Lebanon’s President Joseph Aoun stated that negotiations and not force would disarm Hizballah. Although how this could be done was a mystery, President Aoun stated that “civil peace is a red line.” It didn’t seem realistic that Lebanon could control Hizballah, even in light of the fact that Israel has drastically weakened the […]
Lebanon: New president appoints ICJ judge Nawaf Salam as prime minister
Major changes are taking place in Lebanon’s shaky political structure, amid considerable uncertainty about the future. New president Joseph Aoun and his appointed Prime Minister Nawaf Salam promise major change, but it’s premature to gauge how much that promise will be fulfilled in the long run. Lebanon is governed by a sectarian power-sharing system. Under […]
President of ICJ Nawaf Salam Really Really Hates Israel
The International Court of Justice, with Nawaf Salam as its President, on July 19 issued a fierce condemnation of Israel for continuing to “occupy” the West Bank which, the ICJ concluded, was “a violation of international law.” Nawaf Salam, who was the Lebanese ambassador to the UN for more than a decade, is widely understood […]
Chief Judge of International Court of Justice Has Long Anti-Israel History
The presiding judge of the ICJ is one Nawaf Salam, a Muslim from Lebanon. That body, which is the UN’s highest legal body, recently demanded that Israel stop its offensive in Rafah, which would mean that Hamas’ four battalions in that city would remain intact, Israel’s goal of “destroying Hamas” would be unachieved, and Hamas […]