Lebanese president accuses Iran of using his country as a bargaining chip in peace talks with the US (www.cnn.com)
from gedaliyah@lemmy.world to world@lemmy.world on 08 Jun 14:35
https://lemmy.world/post/47914693

“We are fed up and we want to live in peace,” Aoun said, adding “(Lebanese people) deserve to live in peace and in dignity, they deserve not seeing their homes being destroyed every five to 10 years.”

Since its founding in the 1980s, Hezbollah has gone to war with Israel multiple times. This year, the group fired rockets at Israel in retaliation for a joint US-Israeli assault on Iran that killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and much of his senior military command. Israel’s aggressive response has killed more than 3,500 Lebanese and displaced nearly a fifth of the population.

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Lasherz12@lemmy.world on 08 Jun 14:48 next collapse

President who has been cucked by Hezbollah positions himself limply on the side of the invaders. Let’s see how that goes for him.

mrdown@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 08 Jun 14:56 next collapse

Does this fool do not realize that israel will try to colonize lebanon with or without the existance of Hizbollah

goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org on 08 Jun 17:15 collapse

Sounds more like they think they’d be considered by Israelis the good ones not be the next Palestinians

goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org on 08 Jun 17:14 next collapse

“We are fed up and we want to live in peace,” Aoun said, adding “(Lebanese people) deserve to live in peace and in dignity, they deserve not seeing their homes being destroyed every five to 10 years.”

But Israel are the ones doing that? Or he just wants to become the next colonized west bank?

Rat_in_a_hat@lemmy.ca on 08 Jun 17:30 next collapse

Since its founding in the 1980s, Hezbollah has gone to war with Israel multiple times.

CNN should probably mention the conditions that led to Hezbollah’s founding.

Admittedly, Hezbollah hasn’t been great to Lebanese either, but Israel never let up the pressure and aggression that only continued to justify Hezbollah’s argument to exist. And a fractured neighbor is much better than a unified neighbor.

scutiger@lemmy.world on 08 Jun 17:46 collapse

Wouldn’t it be the opposite of a bargaining chip? A handicap? Much harder to get the concessions you want when you’re including a cease-fire with another country in your demands.