Lebanon Says Not 'Peace' Talks, Merely 'Truce-Monitor'
Mikati insists these are technical discussions, not a stepping stone to normalization, because apparently, an official 'truce monitor' mechanism is just a friendly neighborhood watch. This comes after decades of Israeli violations of previous agreements, including countless UN resolutions and the 2006 ceasefire, which Israel itself routinely breaches with aerial incursions. The 'truce' implies two
equal parties upholding their end, a concept often lost when one side possesses F-35s and carte blanche international support. One might wonder: how many 'truce monitors' does it take for a heavily armed occupying force to stop violating borders? Or is 'truce monitoring' merely bureaucratic theater, allowing powerful states to maintain optics while continuing business as usual? Because if it were
about real peace, the word 'peace' might actually be used.