The conflict between two opposing forces ends when one of them decisively loses or gains in power. Faced with the horror of the occupation’s genocidal power, its successes, and its threats, it is natural for the human mind, always seeking safety, to search for solutions that will spare Lebanon further oppression and occupation. What if Hezbollah surrendered its weapons? What if the Lebanese army entered the Southern suburb of Beirut? What if Sheikh Naim Qassem announced this, or what if President Joseph Aoun announced that? Can the fire of expansionist Zionism really be extinguished? And how, on the other hand, can Lebanon build the capacity to confront it?

Can the fire of expansionist Zionism be extinguished?

In 1919, the World Zionist Organization presented a map of “Israel” that included southern Lebanon. Chaim Weizmann returned and demanded this from France in the same year. Then, in 1937, Ben-Gurion confirmed that the Jewish state would expand to the Litani River after its establishment.

In 1919, the World Zionist Organization presented a map of “Israel” that included southern Lebanon. Chaim Weizmann returned and demanded this from France in the same year. Then, in 1937, Ben-Gurion confirmed that the Jewish state would expand to the Litani River after its establishment.

In 1948, he (unsuccessfully) proposed that the Zionist government do so. In 1955, the occupation government discussed “Operation Omar,” which was based on igniting a Lebanese civil war that would enable them to occupy southern Lebanon. During the 1967 war, it focused on the occupation of the West Bank, but emphasized the need to occupy southern Lebanon at a later date.

The colony then occupied Lebanon in the 1970s and 1980s, but the Lebanese resistance gradually forced it to retreat from Beirut, then Sidon, Tyre, Nabatieh, and the Western Bekaa, leading to the near complete liberation of Lebanese territory in 2000. However, it did not give up on its goal. In 2024, Minister........

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