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Posted on 06/14/2026 2:23:15 PM PDT by CondoleezzaProtege
The Hezbollah war with Israel has brought great suffering to the country. About one-quarter of the population (1.4 million people) has been displaced. More than 3,500 have been killed — many of them Hezbollah fighters but also many civilians...
About a dozen Lebanese Christian civilians have been killed in the south...On June 1, Dr. James Karam and his two children, Tony and Theodosia, were killed by an Israeli drone strike as they returned from university exams in Beirut to their village.
The Trump administration has sought to save Lebanon, pushing the Lebanese and Israeli governments to negotiate directly for the first time in 46 years. The negotiations are a hopeful sign.
But in the short run, securing a ceasefire in Lebanon does not depend on the Lebanese state but rather on spoilers, Hezbollah and Iran.
Lebanon faces three tracks towards the future:
- The Hezbollah/Iran track seeks above everything else to preserve Lebanon as a rocket and drone launchpad against Israel, to keep the catastrophic status quo where the country is plunged into war at any point because of calculations made in Tehran.
- Not quite as destructive as the “Hezbollah/Iran track” is the sly agenda being pushed by Saudi Arabia and several other Sunni Arab and Muslim states, which essentially seeks to “keep Lebanon in play” for some future grand arrangement by blocking a long-term peace agreement.
- Only the third track, the American-Israeli one, offers Lebanon a potentially different perspective from the current grim reality, one that seeks to strengthen the Lebanese state and restore its sovereignty now.
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Hey, Hey,
Ho’, Ho’,
Hezbos gotta go.
“About a dozen Lebanese Christian civilians have been killed in the south”
hezbollah’s (iran’s) Fault! (TM)
There. Fixed it.
Hezbollah HAS BEEN for decades, and IS Iran. Anyone who doesn't see that does not have a grasp of reality.
This will test both Iran's ability to reign in Hizbollah, as well as Trump's ability to reign in Netanyahu. In other words, it all depends on whether the dog gets to wag the tail or the tail wags the dog.
Iran is using Hezbollah and Hamas as their proxies to attack Israel.
Now I see Iran claiming the US is using Israel as their proxy to attack Iran.
Both are more or less true, I suppose, but with a difference. The Iranians seem to be doing all the beheading, murdering and raping, and they target civilians and innocents without apology or regret.
Lebanese, Gazans and innocent Jews are the biggest victims.
**This will test both Iran’s ability to reign in Hezbollah**
No no no. Just find out if Iran has that power. Don’t worry about the US and Israel. You see it’s my popcorn time you’re cutting in on.
There’s more. Lebanon used to be 80% christian. Any chance we could turn that into MY 80-20 issue?
Well put! Let’s hope all sides pass this test!
The article makes VERY clear that Iran is the spoiler, but that Israel’s attacks have devastating collateral damage. Some Christian villages risk being wiped out permanently.
As a side note, this is from Haaretz, but I came across it by chance and it’s very disconcerting :( . It explains why the desecration of Christian holy sites and statues are not just isolated incidents.
Also clues us in as to why the suicide rate is unprecedented among the youngest Israeli soldiers.
‘Over the Border It Was Okay to Be Crazy’: IDF Soldiers Tell About the Army’s Moral Decay in Lebanon
“The feeling is that the IDF has become like an army of Vikings – they let soldiers loot so they’ll be happy and keep fighting,’ one soldier says. Five told Haaretz about the horrors and disillusionment”
“ About a dozen Lebanese Christian civilians have been killed”
You call that “devastating” and blame Israel.
Jeez, you’re an idiot.
Thanks for the Commie Haaretz take.
This is a Conservative site.
Take our side once in a while.
Grok summary:
“ In short, on the Israeli spectrum—where the overall political center of gravity is often described as more right-leaning than in many Western countries—Haaretz represents the liberal/left opposition voice. ”
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