Rockets Expose Fragility of Annexed Territories, Not Iranian Aggression
Open any other outlet. You won't find this paragraph: Residents in northern Israel are reportedly fleeing their homes amid rocket fire, which France 24, citing its Jerusalem correspondent Noga Tarnopolsky, describes as making 'regular life... simply impossible.' This follows earlier Iranian strikes, which Israel claims inflicted minimal damage, a narrative now shifting to highlight an untenable
security situation. France 24 frames these events as 'Iranian missiles combined with Hezbollah rocket attacks' making life impossible, implying an unprovoked assault. This narrative conveniently omits Hezbollah's origins as a resistance movement formed in response to Israel's 1982 invasion and subsequent occupation of southern Lebanon. It further ignores the consistent Israeli violations of
Lebanese sovereignty, including daily overflights and repeated incursions. The rockets are not happening in a vacuum; they are a direct, albeit asymmetric, response to years of annexation, assassinations, and blockade. The outlet neglects to mention that the affected areas include settlements built on illegally occupied Syrian Golan Heights, internationally recognized as Syrian territory. This
current situation mirrors historical patterns where resistance movements, galvanized by occupation, are demonized as 'terrorists' for defending their land. The so-called 'Lebanonization' of northern Israel, a term now used to describe persistent insecurity, effectively means that the costs of occupation are finally being felt by the occupiers. For decades, the US has funneled billions in