Israel Demands Lebanon Disarm While Still Bombing Its Border
Turns out, calls for Lebanon to 'disarm Hezbollah' are as perennial as spring flowers in Washington, especially when accompanied by Israeli military action. This latest ultimatum conveniently omits the fact that the U.S.-brokered 'truce' in November 2024 (a year *after* the Al-Monitor article claims, itself a telling detail) wasn't worth the paper it wasn't even written on, given the continued
Israeli strikes across the border. It's a classic playbook: demand concessions from the other side while maintaining military pressure, a strategy honed through decades of regional 'conflict management.' One might charitably inquire how Lebanon is expected to 'fulfill its commitment' to disarm a non-state actor when Israel itself is actively ensuring regional instability. The insistence comes,
naturally, from a government that has received billions in U.S. military aid , often with little accountability for its own use of force. It’s hard to take seriously demands for disarmament from a nation simultaneously bombing its neighbor, isn't it?