Lebanon FM Discovers Israel's 'Right to Attack,' World Unshocked
The New Arab rightly points out the 'outrage' Bou Habib's statement caused in Lebanon. But let's be clear: this isn't a new 'right' Israel just acquired. This is the same 'right' that led to the 1978 and 1982 invasions of Lebanon, the shelling of Qana in 1996, and the devastating 2006 war, all under various pretexts or outright disregard for international law. The media’s selective amnesia on
historical context turns a gaffe into a shocking revelation, rather than a misbegotten echo of long-standing Western justifications for Israeli military action. One might wonder if the outrage is truly about the statement itself, or if it's the uncomfortable truth—that powerful nations and their proxies often operate with a de facto 'right to attack' that goes largely unchallenged in corridors of
power—being voiced by the 'wrong' person. Meanwhile, those who question this 'right' are labeled as destabilizing, despite their homes having been destabilized for generations. (Just ask the Lebanese about UN Resolution 425 and Israel's 22-year occupation).