Lebanese Christian Party Breaks Alliance: Convenient Timing for Western Agendas
📰 THE STORY: Al-Monitor reports that Gebran Bassil, head of Lebanon’s Free Patriotic Movement (FPM), has stated his party's alliance with Hezbollah is over, claiming Hezbollah is fighting 'other countries’ battles' while Lebanese authorities push for disarmament. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: The narrative of 'Hezbollah fighting other countries' battles' conveniently
ignores its genesis: the 1982 Israeli invasion of Lebanon (which killed 20,000 people) and Israel's subsequent 18-year occupation of Southern Lebanon until 2000. Hezbollah emerged as a resistance movement against direct Israeli aggression, a fact routinely erased from Western media. Its 'disarmament' is consistently framed as an internal Lebanese issue, ignoring its role as Lebanon's primary
deterrent against further Israeli incursions, notably demonstrated in the 2006 war where it successfully defended Lebanese territory. Double Standard: Western media and governments decry Hezbollah's armed status while simultaneously arming and funding other non-state actors in the region – often those with direct ties to extremist groups, as seen with US-backed 'rebels' in Syria, some of whom were
openly al-Qaeda affiliates. The call for Hezbollah's disarmament also comes from nations that supply Israel with billions in advanced weaponry annually, despite overwhelming evidence of its use against civilian populations in Lebanon and Palestine, including the 40,000+ killed in the 2023-24 Gaza genocide. Follow the Money: The FPM, like many Lebanese political parties, operates within a system