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@albz2 @AssalRad @nytimes No they don't. They are there only because Israel is so divided that it can't get a majority government without them, currently. How many elections in how many years? Proves that Israelis don't agree at all.

@OnlyEphraim @AssalRad @nytimes Except these blowhards are in the government, have significant influence in the countries' politics because they grant the majority, and netanyahu never denied their claims. Quite the opposite, he "feels connected to that vision / project"

Words that describe what Israel is doing in Lebanon: War crime, occupation, ethnic cleansing, threat… Words @nytimes uses: “military-controlled buffer zone”

@albz2 @AssalRad @nytimes Israel's interests are aligned with Hezbollah being out of Lebanon. Which is aligned with Lebanon's interests. Lebanon could be the next Dubai, if they get everyone else out.

@OnlyEphraim @AssalRad @nytimes Agreed. Except for the part where israel helps. There is no trust there. Also add the fact that the lebanese military is prohibited by the US to arm properly, it doesn't help. (And we know the US does israel's bidding)

@albz2 @AssalRad @nytimes Ah, the cynical dance. Israel just wants to be left alone. Unilateral disengagement from Gaza in 2005 with a hope to build trust. Israel's actions repeatedly show that it just wants to be left alone... FOREVER. Who walked away from 97% offer with land swaps?

@OnlyEphraim @AssalRad @nytimes I suspect israel to be happy with having an armed militia north, because it gives them a blanket excuse to do whatever they want. Jsut like the propped up hamas to thwart a palestinian state.

@albz2 @AssalRad @nytimes The US doesn't want to get involved in Lebanon... too many dead Marines. War isn't what it used to be. And the only way to keep terror out is to have a strong army.

@OnlyEphraim @AssalRad @nytimes The US was supposed to participate in enfoecing it. What did they do ? It's easy to blame lebanon (who really had no leverage or means), but look at all the facts

@albz2 @AssalRad @nytimes Both did start. Both did fail. Honestly, Lebanon needs help. But they need a peace treaty with Israel and then ask Israel to help train their army and strength it. Not just for Israel's sake, but for their own. They haven't progressed enough from their civil war to stand up.

@OnlyEphraim @AssalRad @nytimes So you agree that lebanon started following the treaty. Israel NEVER did. Started attacking again the very same day it was signed, and never retreated from the lebanese territory it was occupying. It's ridiculous to expect the other side to continue following it when you so

@albz2 @AssalRad @nytimes Yeah, well, there are blowhards everywhere. In the case of the extreme right in Israel they are just that, blowhards. There are extreme left blowhards too.

@OnlyEphraim @AssalRad @nytimes It's ralk from actual members of government. If you want a security buffer, why not do it in your own country ? Alsona 30km up to the litani makes no sense. It's not like rockets don't have the range.

@albz2 @AssalRad @nytimes Lebanon followed the 2024 treaty… until it didn’t. The army took the south, but never actually disarmed Hezbollah, just hid the gear. We can see the "demilitarization" proved to be a myth as missiles started flying again. Paper promises don't stop rockets.

@OnlyEphraim @AssalRad @nytimes How do you keep inverting the order of events ?? You can't possibly claim "demiliterizing wasn't kept" on days 1 and 2. Regarding peace,Israel won't accept the right of return of palestinians in lebanon. And lebanese are fully aware of israel's plan to occupy and annex the south.

@albz2 @AssalRad @nytimes The "Right of Return" exists on paper, but it’s a legal ghost. In reality, state sovereignty usually trumps international law. Their home is now in a different country or destroyed, "returning" often depends on a peace treaty, not a human right.

@albz2 @AssalRad @nytimes Again, the deal included demilitarizing the militias. Once that wasn't kept by Lebanon, it was all moot. Read the ceasefire. Honestly, if Lebanese gov't had balls, they would sign a peace treaty and ask Israel to help them create the defence force they need. But... well... hate

@OnlyEphraim @AssalRad @nytimes Did israel keep the cease-fire ? Nop. Also hezbollah was in line with keeping the cease-fire (withdrew from the south, army deployed), but israel kept attacking and bombing. Starting the VERY SAME DAY the cease-fire fire was signed.

@albz2 @AssalRad @nytimes Then don't sign a ceasefire you can't keep. Or finally ask for the help you need to create a proper army. Because as long as you allow a foreign power to use your country, you will never break free. This is since the 70s.

@OnlyEphraim @AssalRad @nytimes With what means ? You see how the lebanese army is kept weak ? There is no way lebanon can forcefully remove them. And yes, they took all the political steps to do so.

@albz2 @AssalRad @nytimes Did Lebanon ever actually step up and remove the militias? The proof is in the pudding...

@OnlyEphraim @AssalRad @nytimes Call me crazy, but an important part of a cease-fire is actually ceasing to fire. Which israel never did, not even for a single day. Hezbollah retreated from the south and the army deployed, but israel never gave the cease-fire a chance with the constant bombing

@bapphah Every time I see postings from weird places I sit and wonder how many of them are just proxy servers being used by the IRGC. Poor civilians in Iran can't get Internet access, but you support a government that kills it's own citizens?

Iran is becoming the most liked country in the world.

@bapphah By anti-semites? By anti-western? By radical islamists? Pretty low by everyone else.

@thatdayin1992 Just in Gaza, the number of combatants killed is estimated to be over 30K. Things that these terrorists weren't forced to do... kill babies by hand, rape people, rape hostages (the men and the women) and finally rape corpses... Now, I need a shower.... ech!

@Jvnior Gaza attacked Israel on the 7th of October. It's the aggressor that lost, repeatedly. Maybe if you didn't build military installation tunnels under civilians homes, they wouldn't have been legitimate targets, under the Geneva Convention. Better yet, don't start a war?

This is not Tel Aviv. This is Gaza. This is what “Israel’s right to exist” entails.

@ProudSocialist Israel disengaged from Gaza in 2005. All the had to do was continue peacefully. Instead they elected Hamas, built military tunnels under civilian homes, fired rockets, started wars and finally attacked on the 7th of October. Gaza isn't the victim, it's the aggressor that lost.

This is what Israel did to Gaza and because they were not held accountable they are doing it again right now to South Lebanon.

@supressedvoic It's a great idea... the problem is, what is the UN going to do after that for an excuse of why they don't do anything about... North Korea, Russia/Ukraine, Yemen, DRC, Somalia, Sudan, Iran. Without Israel they might have to have real Human Rights discussions instead of fake

@ghida_fakhry @nytimes Try reading peaceagreements.org/media/document… Here, I highlighted the part that Lebanon failed to do and is causing this problem. These are the consequences. Adultings isn't that hard.

The New York Times calls Israel’s invasion of southern Lebanon a ‘widening buffer zone.’ This is how language is used to desensitise the public and legitimise illegal actions. @nytimes A ‘buffer zone’ inside the territory of another sovereign state is an invasion. Call it what it is.