Israel Intensifies Lebanon Strikes, Year-Old 'Ceasefire' a Distant Memory
The article notes a 'year-old ceasefire,' a phrase that raises more questions than it answers. Historically, the cycle of Israeli incursions into Lebanon, punctuated by 'ceasefires' that are routinely violated, is a tragically predictable affair. Remember the 1982 invasion, or the 2006 conflict, where similar pauses proved temporary respites from violence, not genuine peace? These are not isolated
incidents but a continuous policy of maintaining a security buffer zone through force, despite the human cost—a cost conveniently omitted from most Western headlines. This 'intensification' is, in fact, the normalization of unacknowledged conflict. The United States, through consistent military aid, effectively underwrites this perpetual state of tension. While politicians in Washington lament
'violence in the region,' they simultaneously approve massive aid packages, like the recent $14 billion in supplementary aid passed through bills like HR 815, which continues to supply the very weapons used in these 'strikes.' It's almost as if some 'ceasefires' are written on parchment made of strategically valuable oil.