In 1982, Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin met Lebanese President-elect Bachir Gemayel. Two weeks later, Bachir was assassinated.
Joseph Aoun chose survival over statesmanship.
But the moment you take the chair, fear is no longer an excuse.
Leadership demands courage, not self-preservation.
Joseph Aoun is a coward.
@Imad24099@khalidi79397 Israel is a western creation and history proves otherwise. The term Palestine was coined by romans to despise the jews because philistines were enemies of the jews. The two are not related at all by anything. The modern day Palestinians are literally linked to jordan.
Lebanon is one of the most artificial states in the Middle East.
It was carved out by France in 1920, drawn on a map to create a Christian-majority state in the Levant. The borders weren't based on geography, culture, or shared identity. They were based on French colonial interests. And it's been falling apart ever since.
Within this tiny patch of land you have Maronite Christians, Sunni Muslims, Shia Muslims, Druze, Greek Orthodox, Armenians. At least 18 recognized sects, all crammed into a political system that distributes power by religious quota. The president must be Maronite. The prime minister must be Sunni. The speaker of parliament must be Shia. It's not a nation. It's a negotiated ceasefire pretending to be a country.
And we know what happens when the negotiation breaks down. From 1975 to 1990, Lebanon tore itself apart in a civil war that killed over 100,000 people. The state has never truly recovered. It can't deliver electricity, can't manage its currency, can't control its own borders, and can't exercise sovereignty over its own territory because Hezbollah, an Iranian proxy, operates a parallel military and government in the south and the Bekaa Valley.
Here's an interesting pov:
Stop pretending Lebanon is one country.
Split it. Let the Shia-majority areas in southern Lebanon and the Bekaa Valley, where Hezbollah actually rules, become their own entity. Let them own their war with Israel openly, under their own flag, with their own resources. No more hiding behind a "Lebanese state" that never sanctioned this fight and has no power to stop it.
And let the rest of Lebanon, the Christians, the Druze, the Sunnis, and yes, the many Shia who want nothing to do with Hezbollah's wars breathe. These communities have no quarrel with Israel. Many of them resent Hezbollah far more than they resent anyone across the southern border. Without Hezbollah dragging the entire country into conflict, a peace agreement between this Lebanon and Israel wouldn't just be possible. It would be natural.
Will this be an easy solution? No. But it would make life dramatically easier for the majority of Lebanese people who have been held hostage by a conflict they never chose.
Man-made borders drawn by colonial powers a century ago are not sacred. They're not working. And the people paying the price are the millions of Lebanese who never asked to be a front line in Iran's war.
Let the people who want war have their war. And let everyone else have peace.
@1blessingsmokie@khalidi79397 The word palestine comes from the philistines and i have seen Palestinians claim them as their ancestors. Palestine is a Greco-Roman western creation. Israel is a western creation too.
@dafydd_r@lapaciondexter@deusimpera Plus they assasinated hariri(sunni) and other figures some christian and some Christians died in the area of the bombings.
May Chidiak(christian women) survived a hezbolla assassination attempt and lost her arm
@Imad24099@lapaciondexter@deusimpera The Wikipedia article that you failed to link to does not bear out your account, and states, rather, that the Shiites were shot at first!
@dafydd_r@lapaciondexter@deusimpera I know the Wikipedia page doesn't mention the video where shias were destroying private property after they went into ein el remmeneh.
Also them going to ein el remmeneh by itself is a provocation since hezbolla tried to invade it a few months before on motorcycles
You are absolutely mistaken. They are ruling us since more than 40 years. They paused for years elections of president or government by Berri head of parliament just to get people they want. No one in lebanon can be in public sector without kissing their ass. There is no lack of power , there is excessive power. Go back to 7 may and what did they do in Beirut! What u want more?
Lebanese Shias are the biggest group in Lebanon but have little to no power/representation in the government. It’s time for a census in Lebanon and it’s time the Shia take there rightful place in the government.
@Geageaist Not really geagea in his speeches is wise and he knows the background of joulani although he wishes that he becomes a good leader and wants to give him a chance however he isn't sure things will go well given his background which is wise.
Unlike jabbour and a some LF members
@HadiNasrallah Bro the jordanian arny is a joke compared to israel. Yeah Egypt's army is impressive. But jordan can be blitzkrieged within days. Their army will get bombed and they don't have mountainous terrain their capital will be under seige almost immediately
“Lebanon should make peace like Egypt and Jordan”
Egypt and Jordan signed treaties with strong armies able to deter Israel.
Treaties to disarm the resistance in defenseless Lebanon will not stop Israeli occupation as in disarmed Syria and the West Bank even with US “guarantees”
@Geageaist Bro just because you don't like iran and hezbolla it doesn't mean you should support joulani. Even geagea himself never associated with him directly despite our president meeting him
@JordieNav@SkyNews Hezbolla and the islamic regime decided that They had to die to avenge your imam ali Khamenei and to support iran in its war. Mojtaba Khamenei even said hezbolla entered to support iran are you saying he is lying?
Pictures show destruction in Beirut as Israel bombards city
Israel has launched its largest strikes on Hezbollah since the Iran war began, the IDF says. It's after Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu said the U.S.-Iran ceasefire did not include Lebanon.
🔗 news.sky.com/story/iran-cea…
@JordieNav@DoNotWorryPod You keep calling me idiot and i didn't do so which is why i am better then you.
"If Israel is not stopped there will never be peace." Jordan and Egypt have peace also poking Israel will sure not make peace. And things after 2006 are different
@Imad24099@DoNotWorryPod You’re an idiot. Hezbollah only exists because Israel continuously killed innocent people and took land in Lebanon. Iran supports resistance groups that fight the terrorist state of Israel. If Israel is not stopped there will never be peace.
@JordieNav@DoNotWorryPod "the war won't stop on the lebanese front no matter the sacrifices losses and escalation, until the war ends in Gaza" - Hassan Nasrallah.
He said this after Lebanese children died he chose to gamble with the lives of Lebanese children for a small chance to help gaza that failed
@Imad24099@DoNotWorryPod You’re an idiot. Israel violated the ceasefire over 10,000 times. They have caused so much death and destruction with their terrorism, you cannot expect Hezbollah to never fight back.
@daehaerys It's true if she becomes a hoe but if she builds a family and give you great grandkids then no. In the west most likely she will become a hoe