Lebanon Says It's Disarming Hezbollah, Israel Says 'Not Enough'
One might wonder when Israel was granted the authority to dictate Lebanon's internal security arrangements (or when international law ceased to exist). This echoes a long-standing pattern: Israel consistently demands unilateral disarmament from its neighbors while expanding its own militarization and settlements. The 'first phase' announcement conveniently serves to frame Hezbollah as the sole
destabilizing force, ignoring decades of Israeli occupation of Lebanese territory and repeated incursions. The implicit message is clear: Lebanon must disarm until Israel is 'satisfied,' a moving target that historically means complete submission. How many 'phases' must Lebanon endure before its sovereignty is acknowledged? The mainstream press, ever eager to parrot official Israeli narratives,
rarely questions the legitimacy of these demands, nor the historical context in which they are made. (Perhaps they're too busy counting how many times 'Iron Dome' can successfully intercept a narrative.)