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תסתכלו על הסרטון מיטא. זה לא "קומץ" ואלו לא "נערי הגבעות" – זו המדינה וזה פרצופה. ​מתנחל מנסה להבעיר רכב פלסטיני אבל לא מצליח. ואז מגיע גיבוי - ​חייל / מתנחל במדים / איש הגנה מרחבית ניגש בקור רוח, מצית את הרכב, ומוודא שהאש בוערת. ​ככה נראה פשע שנאה בחסות המדינה ובשליחות הדרג המדיני. אנו כבר מזמן לא בתהליכים או ב"מדרון חלקלק". ​כיבוש.

Pro-Hizbullah writer threatens Lebanon's president after reports he will speak to Netanyahu today: "If you do it, it means your presidency is finished ... if you do it, you will have committed all the forbidden sins ... and there will no longer be anything forbidden in response"

Russian Defense Ministry’s statement must be taken literally: the list of European facilities which make drones & other equipment is a list of potential targets for the Russian armed forces. When strikes become a reality depends on what comes next. Sleep well, European partners!

🇱🇧🤝🇮🇱 July 1947: "Lebanon demands freedom for the Jews of Palestine". Ignatius Mubarak, the Maronite Bishop of Beirut was one of the leading voices for Lebanon's independence. In July 1947 he submitted a memorandum to the U.N. Special Committee on Palestine. He pointed out that "Palestine was in the past the homeland of the Jews", and went on to say that within less than 20 years the Jews had changed the look of the country through its development. "Good neighbor relations between the Jewish and Lebanese peoples will further the cause of peace in the Middle East". The Archbishop concludes: "Lebanon demands freedom for the Jews of Palestine". The courageous Archbishop, whose habit it was to voice his opinion in public, was frequently attacked in various Arab countries as a "traitor". The Beirut al-Diyar paper, published the original memorandum in French "for history's sake", calling it "the painful memorandum". (al-Diyar, 28.9.1947) Here is the full translation to English: Mr. President, I regret that my absence from Europe coincided with the passage of the Commission of Inquiry on Palestine through Lebanon. Otherwise, I would have had the opportunity to make my voice heard and give my opinion, which is, moreover, that of the majority of Lebanese on this issue. This is not the first time I have expressed my opinion on this matter. Much has already been written about it, and after each of my demands, the world press has taken notice and commented extensively on everything I have said. In this predominantly Muslim Middle East, if we grant the current Lebanese government the official authority to speak on behalf of the Lebanese nation, we would be prepared to respond and prove that the Masters of Time represent only themselves and that their supposedly official declarations are dictated solely by the necessities of the moment and by the imposed solidarity that binds this predominantly Christian country to the other Islamic countries that surround it on all sides and encompass it, against its will, within their political and economic sphere of influence. Lebanon, by virtue of its geographical location, its history, its cultures, its traditions, the character of its inhabitants, and their attachment to their faith and their ideals—always stolen, even under the Ottoman yoke, from the empires of the surrounding peoples—has managed to maintain its intangible traditions. Palestine, on the other hand, the ideological center of all the propaganda of the Old and New Testaments, has been the object of all vexations and persecutions. Throughout history, everything that might recall even the slightest historical memory has been ransacked, looted, and mutilated. Temples and churches have been transformed into mosques, and the kingdom of this eastern part of the Mediterranean has been reduced to nothing, and for good reason. Historically, it is undeniable that Palestine was the homeland of the Jews and the first Christians. None of them were of Arab origin. The brutal force of conquest reduced them and compelled them to convert to Islam. What is the origin of the pharaohs in this country? Can we deduce from this that Palestine is Arab and has always been Arab? The historical remains, the monuments, the sacred relics of both religions remain alive to attest that this land existed independently of the internal Arab wars waged between the princes and monarchs of Iraq and Arabia. The Holy Places, the Temples, the Western Wall, the Churches, and the Tombs of the Prophets and Saints—in short, all the relics of both religions—are living symbols that, in themselves, refute the current assertions of those who seek to portray Palestine as an Arab country. To include Palestine and Lebanon within the framework of Arab countries is to deny the existing lineage and destroy the social balance in the Near East. These two countries, these two centers, prove to this day the usefulness and necessity of their existence as separate and independent entities. Lebanon, first and foremost, has always been and remains the cradle of all the persecuted Christians of the Middle East. It is there that the Armenians who settled in Turkey found refuge. It is there that the Chaldeans People from Iraq, driven from their country, found asylum. It was there that Poles, hunted down in a war-torn Europe, sought refuge. It was there that French people expelled from Syria found safety. It was there that English families in Palestine, fleeing terrorism, received shelter and refuge. Lebanon, like Palestine, must remain permanent homes for minorities. What was the role of the Jews in Palestine? Studying Palestine in 1918 from this perspective reveals it as an arid, poor country, devoid of resources and the least valued of all the neighboring villages. The Muslim community living there bordered on destitution. Jewish immigration began, settlements formed and were established, and in less than twenty years the country was transformed; prosperity flourished in agriculture, large industries were established, and wealth took root in the land. The presence of such an advanced and hardworking people alongside Lebanon can only contribute to the well-being of all. The Jew is a doer, the Lebanese are highly adaptable; therefore, this proximity can only serve to improve the living conditions of all the inhabitants. From a cultural point of view, these two peoples can boast of possessing between them as many farmers and intellectuals as all the countries of the Near East combined. It is not right that the Law should be imposed by an ignorant majority who wish to impose their will... It would not be right for a million advanced and educated human beings to be the playthings of a few self-serving individuals who find themselves at the head of, or leading, a few million backward or unprogressive individuals, making the Law as they please. There is an order in the world. It is always this order that maintains its balance. If the United Nations is committed to maintaining it, it must do everything in its power to consolidate it. Major social, humanitarian, and religious reasons demand the creation of two centers for minorities in these two countries: a Christian center in Lebanon, as it has always been; and a Jewish center in Palestine. These two centers, geographically linked and supporting each other economically, will form the indispensable bridge between the West and the East, both culturally and in terms of civilization. The proximity of these two peoples will help maintain peace in this Middle East, so divided by rivalries, and will reduce the persecution of minorities, who will always find refuge in one of these two countries. This is the opinion of the Lebanese people I represent, the opinion of this people that your Commission of Inquiry has failed to hear. Behind the closed shutters of the Sofar Hotel, you could only hear the words dictated to our supposedly legitimate representatives by their masters and lords in neighboring Arab Muslim countries. The true Lebanese voice was stifled by the horde of election fraudsters from May 25th. Lebanon demands freedom for the Jews in Palestine just as it desires its own freedom and independence.