Don’t Believe the U.S.–Israel Fantasy for Lebanon
Israel and the United States are already speaking about a Lebanon post-Hezbollah. They’re getting way ahead of themselves.
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Israel and the United States are already speaking about a Lebanon post-Hezbollah. They’re getting way ahead of themselves.
Without massive, unconditional U.S. military subsidies, Israel would have had to practice diplomacy with their neighbors years ago.
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Vladimir Putin and Benjamin Netanyahu both want Donald Trump to win so they can prolong and intensify their brutal wars.
Calling south Beirut a militant “stronghold” makes it sound like a giant military base, rather than a dense and vibrant urban area.
The source of the quote corrected Jake Tapper and Dana Bash, but they kept accusing the Palestinian House representative of antisemitism anyway.
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Personally, I would not accept an endorsement from a world-historic war criminal.
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