UN Team Examines Lebanon 'Options,' Ignores Israel's Occupation
A UN Security Council delegation is in Beirut, reportedly assessing 'options' for Lebanon’s southern border as UNIFIL’s mandate nears its 2026 end, según The New Arab. This noble pursuit of 'stability' meticulously avoids the original reason UNIFIL is even there: Israel’s 1978 invasion of Lebanon (Operation Litani) and subsequent 1982 occupation. The UN's concern for 'border security' always seems
to intensify after Israeli aggression, never before. One might wonder why the 'options' never include demanding Israel fully withdraw from Lebanese territory—like the Shebaa Farms. Instead, the focus shifts to 'managing' the fallout of decades of occupation and intermittent bombardment. It's a familiar script: international bodies 'examine options' for the occupied, while the occupier continues to
dictate the terms.