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, by ACHCAR Gilbert, EZZAT Dina
We reproduce below part of an interview with Gilbert Achcar by Dina Ezzat, for arham online, concerning Lebanon. This part is largely devoted to Hezbollah. The full interview is available on ESSF (article 72206), One year after 7 October, Gilbert Achcar discusses the future of Gaza, Lebanon, and (…)
, by DAHER Joseph
There’s no doubt Hassan Nasrallah’s assassination by Israel has weakened Hezbollah. Joseph Daher explains why this is not the end for them.
Israel’s bloody escalation of violence against Lebanon in the past few weeks has dealt a huge blow to Hezbollah, especially following the killing of (…)
, by Elia J. Ayoub / AYOUB Joey
Instead of debilitating Hezbollah, Israel’s assassination of Hassan Nasrallah may prove to be a major PR boost for the embattled organization.
A portrait of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah is placed on a table with drinks and food to celebrate his assassination, outside a supermarket in (…)
, by ACHCAR Gilbert
The party fell into the trap set for it by Israel, through its insistence on continuing to exchange fire with it “until a ceasefire in Gaza”, while it became clear that the weight of the battle was shifting from the wracked Strip to Lebanon.
Last week, we wondered “whether the sudden (…)
, by SHATZ Adam
Hassan Nasrallah’s death was announced on Saturday, 28 September, the anniversary of the death of the Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser, the father of Pan-Arabism. Nasser died of a heart attack in 1970, three years after his humiliating defeat in the Six-Day War, the ‘naksah’ or setback that (…)
, by ACHCAR Gilbert
The party fell into the trap set for it by Israel, through its insistence on continuing to exchange fire with it “until a ceasefire in Gaza”, while it became clear that the weight of the battle was shifting from the wracked Strip to Lebanon.
Last week, we wondered “whether the sudden (…)
, by SHATZ Adam
Hassan Nasrallah’s death was announced on Saturday, 28 September, the anniversary of the death of the Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser, the father of Pan-Arabism. Nasser died of a heart attack in 1970, three years after his humiliating defeat in the Six-Day War, the ‘naksah’ or setback that (…)
, by PITA Antonio
The detonation of thousands of pagers and walkie-talkies and the killing of the Lebanese militia’s leaders clearly demonstrates Israel’s ability to turn the tables, thanks to its military and technological superiority, and undisputed support of the United States
Photo: A man looks at a (…)
, by MHAWISH Mohammed R.
The people of Lebanon know that our struggles are intertwined; that the bombs killing their children are the same ones killing ours in Gaza.
Palestinians wave Lebanese flags during a demonstration against Israel’s assassination of Hassan Nasrallah, Ramallah, occupied West Bank, September 28, (…)
, by ACHCAR Gilbert
On intimidation, terrorism, asymmetric war, deterrence, counter-deterrence, and the Dahiya doctrine in the ongoing Israeli onslaught on Lebanon
Not even an hour had passed after I wrote my article of a week ago (“Lebanon and the Israeli Strategy of Intimidation”, 17/9/2024) when the Israeli (…)
, by GEE Georgia
The government-backed organization, which brings volunteers to Israeli farming outposts, is a major driver of violent land theft in the West Bank.
While U.S. President Joe Biden shows no intention of ending his support for Israel’s war on Gaza, his administration has ramped up its opposition (…)
, by ACHCAR Gilbert
The likelihood of a new massive aggression launched by the Zionist state against Lebanon has become very high indeed.
Two weeks ago, we estimated, in light of the evidence available at the time, that Israel’s occupation forces would stop their intensive campaign of heavy bombardment at the (…)
For many Lebanese, deadly border clashes rekindle memories of the ’July war’, but what do they really have in common?
As tensions mount at the Israel-Lebanon border, where Hezbollah, closely linked to Hamas, has exchanged fire with Israel, many Lebanese are remembering the 2006 war that (…)
, by DURGHAM Nader
Many fear Hassan Nasrallah’s eventual appearance could be the precursor to an escalation of hostilities by Hezbollah
In Lebanon and other parts of the Arab world, it has become almost a tradition to tune into the speeches of Hassan Nasrallah, Hezbollah’s secretary general, particularly when (…)
, by DAHER Joseph
Many are worried the Israel-Hamas war could draw in Hezbollah. But the party lacks the widespread support it once enjoyed because of its collaboration with Assad in Syria and its close ties with business interests.
Israel’s war on the population of Gaza — which has thus far claimed the lives (…)
, by DAHER Joseph
It has now been well over a year since the criminal explosion of August 4, 2021 in Beirut’s port. The blast caused roughly two hundred deaths and thousands of injuries, and led to the resignation of Prime Minister Diab. A new government was formed in mid-September 2021 by billionaire Prime (…)
, by MAJED Rima
Understanding Contentious Politics From Below In Post- War Lebanon
The October 2019 uprising in Lebanon opened up many questions regarding the dynamics of contention from below, the exceptionality of that revolutionary moment in the history of Lebanon, and the possibilities of change through (…)
, by DAHER Joseph
On August 4, 2020, a new tragedy struck Lebanon. An explosion of unprecedented magnitude in the country’s history occurred in the port of Beirut and left more than 180 dead (Lebanese, Syrians and other nationalities), more than 6,500 injured and 300,000 homeless. Dozens of people also remain (…)
, by ACHCAR Gilbert
Many Lebanese people had hoped for a silver lining to this tragedy of an independent government and new elections.
The tremendous blast that shook Lebanon on 4 August will be recorded as a major turning point in the country’s history, no less so than the much less powerful explosion that (…)
, by DAHER Joseph
The explosion that devastated Beirut was an indictment of the parties that have misruled Lebanon for decades. Now, however, those parties are using the disaster as a pretext to deepen neoliberal policies, with French leader Emmanuel Macron and the IMF egging them on.
On August 4, 2020, an (…)
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