US Media Wonders Why Ceasefires Keep 'Failing' in Lebanon
While Al Jazeera chronicles nearly 10,000 Israeli violations against Lebanon since the supposed ceasefire, US media largely maintains its selective amnesia concerning continuous belligerence outside of Gaza. This isn't a 'ceasefire in name only,' as Al Jazeera puts it; it's a predictable pattern of aggression that mainstream outlets in the West have conveniently normalized. One might recall
similar 'ceasefires' that paved the way for larger Israeli operations in 2006 and repeated incursions into sovereign Lebanese airspace, often under the guise of 'self-defense.' Perhaps if the White House considered Lebanon's borders as sacrosanct as, say, Ukraine's, these 10,000 violations might register as something other than background noise in the 'rules-based international order.' Instead, we
get muted headlines, because a persistent ceasefire breach orchestrated by an ally doesn't quite fit the narrative of a stable, democratic partner. How many incursions does it take before a 'ceasefire' is just called an occupation strategy?