Lebanon – Blazingcatfur

The Push for Israel-Lebanon Peace Risks a New Confrontation With Hezbollah

The possibility of direct talks between the leaders of Israel and Lebanon as announced by President Trump on Thursday would mark a historic step for two neighboring states that have been technically at war for 78 years.

But the talks would leave one of the main belligerents on the sidelines: Hezbollah, the U.S.-designated terrorist group that has been at war with Israel off and on since the 1980s.

In a Truth Social post, Trump said he had invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Lebanese President Joseph Aoun to the White House for the first high-level direct peace talks between the two countries in decades.

by Blazingcatfur•April 17, 2026April 17, 2026•0•"US Israel Iran War", Hezbollah, Lebanon

Lebanon can’t expel one Iranian. So how will it disarm Hezbollah?

Lebanon took the hugely symbolic step of expelling Iran’s ambassador to Beirut on March 24.

In a move that would have been unthinkable for much of the past 40 years, Mohammad Reza Sheibani was declared persona non grata and given four days to leave the country.

It was one of several measures by the government of Joseph Aoun, the president, to crack down on Iranian influence in the country after Hezbollah fired missiles at Israel, prompting retaliatory air strikes and a ground incursion.

by Blazingcatfur•April 17, 2026April 16, 2026•0•"US Israel Iran War", Lebanon

Lebanon: From ‘Switzerland of the Middle East’ to Iran’s Puppet

This week, as the Lebanese government was preparing to participate in US-mediated talks with Israel in Washington, DC, Hezbollah, the Iran-backed terrorist organization, delivered its verdict: No negotiations, no compromise. Only war.

The talks, which took place on April 14, aim to ensure “long-term security of Israel’s northern border” while supporting Lebanon’s efforts to “reclaim full sovereignty over its territory.”

by Blazingcatfur•April 16, 2026April 16, 2026•0•Lebanon

Carney condemns Israel’s ‘illegal invasion’ of Lebanon, calls for ceasefire

Prime Minister Mark Carney on Tuesday condemned what he called Israel’s “illegal invasion” of southern Lebanon, which he said is a violation of territorial sovereignty.

Carney told reporters in French in Wakefield, Que., that a ceasefire is necessary between Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah, against which Israeli forces have launched a renewed offensive.

Nobody in Canadian media bothers to fact check Carney. Hezbollah is part of the Lebanese government. Its militia is stronger than that of the Lebanese army (LAF).

Carney is correct that the government has banned the activity of Hezbollah militia, but it is unable to stop them.… https://t.co/YTEo7yhBKh pic.twitter.com/98G1Yhbx8E

— cbcwatcher (@cbcwatcher) March 31, 2026

by Blazingcatfur•March 31, 2026March 31, 2026•0•Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government, Lebanon, WTF?

Canada promises $37 million in humanitarian aid for ̷c̷i̷v̷i̷l̷i̷a̷n̷s̷ Hezbollah in Lebanon

OTTAWA — The Carney government is promising more than $37 million in humanitarian aid for civilians in Lebanon caught in the crossfire between Israel and Hezbollah.

“We call on all actors to immediately de-escalate the situation and engage in constructive dialogue to prevent further suffering,” said Randeep Sarai, secretary of state for international development.

h/t k196

by Blazingcatfur•March 13, 2026March 13, 2026•0•Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government, Hezbollah, Lebanon

From Christian to Majority-Muslim: Lebanon’s Cautionary Tale for Europe

Christians in Lebanon have declined from a demographic majority to a minority.

Lebanon was majority-Christian starting from the first century (when Christianity was introduced by figures such as St. Peter and St. Paul) until the mid-20th century. Mount Lebanon, which remains the Christian heartland of the country, is frequently mentioned in the Bible.

Lebanon was conquered by the Arab Islamic Rashidun Caliphate in 636 AD following the defeat of the Christian Byzantine (Eastern Roman) Empire at the Battle of Yarmouk. The Ottoman Empire later occupied Mount Lebanon from its conquest in 1516 until the end of World War I in 1918. Lebanon gained independence from French rule in 1943.

by Blazingcatfur•December 24, 2025December 24, 2025•0•"Islamophobia", Lebanon

Lebanon Still Held Hostage by Hezbollah; Christians Forced Out

Although Lebanon is in the news today largely due to the actions of the terror group Hezbollah and the economic hardships in the country, Lebanon in the mid-20th century was one of the wealthiest, most prosperous and stable countries in the Middle East. It was also, until a few decades ago, the only majority-Christian country in the Middle East. Thanks to its being a center of commerce and a thriving mixture of Muslims, Christians and Jews, Lebanon was known as the “Switzerland of the Middle East” and its capital, Beirut, as the “Paris of the Middle East.”

Lebanon, historically, was a Christian-majority land. The religion was introduced to the area in the first century by St. Peter and St. Paul, and the faith spread early throughout the region.

by Blazingcatfur•December 10, 2025December 10, 2025•0•Lebanon

Joly says about 45,000 Canadians in Lebanon; she’s concerned about Hezbollah pager explosions

Joly says about 45,000 Canadians in Lebanon; she’s concerned about pager explosions

OTTAWA – Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says close to 45,000 Canadians are in Lebanon, months after warning there is no guarantee Ottawa can evacuate them if the situation deteriorates further.

She is also expressing concern that attacks like exploding pagers are only making the situation worse.

I wonder how many of those so called “Canadians” are Hezbollah members?

by Blazingcatfur•September 21, 2024September 21, 2024•0•Canada, Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government, Hezbollah, Lebanon, WTF?

Canadians of convenience in Lebanon are at least four times the number of Canada’s last three foreign evacuations combined

The number of Canadians registered in Lebanon is nearly 23,000, or four times the amount evacuated by Global Affairs Canada’s past three evacuation efforts in Afghanistan, Sudan, and Haiti combined.

Following an attack by the Iranian-backed Hezbollah on Israel’s north late last month, Global Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly implored Canadians to leave Lebanon while they still have the opportunity to do so.

by Blazingcatfur•August 25, 2024August 25, 2024•0•Canada, Lebanon, WTF?

Ottawa Warns More Than 20,000 Canadians There Is No Guaranteed Lebanon Evacuation

Global Affairs Canada is warning more than 20,000 Canadians in Lebanon that they can’t rely on government evacuation flights if war engulfs that country.

The department says 21,399 Canadians have officially registered as being in Lebanon, though it expects many more are present in the country.

There should be no evacuation period.

by Blazingcatfur•August 1, 2024July 31, 2024•0•"Oct 7 2023", Canada, Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government, Lebanon

Tale of two Lebanons: après-ski champagne flows, while 80% live in poverty

Inequality is stark in a country that has suffered one of the world’s worst modern economic crises. The winners are those who kept their money offshore

Women are draped in fur, men clasp the fattest of cigars and waiters rush around with bottles of tequila that cost five times the monthly minimum wage. It is 3pm on a Saturday afternoon at an après-ski party in the snow-peaked mountains of northern Lebanon, and the economic crisis that has hobbled the country for four years feels a million miles away.

The DJ has flown in from abroad, the champagne is flowing and reality is forgotten in the restaurant as hundreds of people — mostly in their thirties to fifties — dance the afternoon away.

by Blazingcatfur•March 24, 2024March 23, 2024•0•Lebanon

Palestinians: Victims of Apartheid in Lebanon

The recent arrest of a 64-year-old Palestinian woman by the Lebanese authorities has again highlighted Lebanon’s policy of systematic discrimination against the Palestinians living there.

The arrest is yet another example of the hypocrisy of some Arabs who continue to pay lip service to the Palestinians while depriving these very Palestinians of basic rights.

by Blazingcatfur•July 17, 2023July 17, 2023•0•Lebanon, Palestine and Palestinians

How Palestinians Are Trying to Destroy Lebanon

Many people in Lebanon are worried that the Iranian-backed Islamist group Hamas and other Palestinian terror factions might drag Lebanon into another war with Israel.

The concern was expressed after several rockets were fired in early April from south Lebanon into Israel. Several reports have suggested that Hamas was behind the rocket attack. According to these reports, Hamas could not have carried out the rocket attack without the blessing of Hezbollah, Iran’s terror proxy in Lebanon.

by Blazingcatfur•May 2, 2023May 2, 2023•0•Lebanon

Lebanon Gives Tehran a Double Whammy

It was only a couple of weeks ago that the general election in Lebanon made the headlines in Tehran’s official media. “Supreme Guide” Ali Khamenei had labeled the election as “a referendum on the Resistance Front”, a coalition of Iran-controlled groups that have struck roots in Iraq, Syria, north Yemen, Gaza and Lebanon. He had also publicly donated an extra $25 million to the Lebanese branch of Hezbollah to ensure its victory.

Certain about securing a “crushing victory”, partly thanks to the misguided boycott declared by Lebanon’s former Prime Minister Saad Hariri, the Tehran media had started speculations about whom Khamenei might choose as the next president if Lebanon were to replace the current octogenarian incumbent. The matter had been raised in the audience that Khamenei granted to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on a lightning visit to Tehran.

by Blazingcatfur•May 22, 2022May 22, 2022•0•Hezbollah, Iran, Lebanon

Lebanon: Do Not Let the Palestinians Destroy Our Country

It appears that the Palestinians are determined to continue their fight against Israel until the last Arab. For decades, the Palestinians have used Israel’s neighboring countries, especially Jordan and Lebanon, as launching pads for various types of attacks against Israel.

In the 1960s, ’70s and ’80s several Palestinian groups, including Fatah and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), set up military training bases in Jordan and Lebanon to launch attacks on Israel.

by Blazingcatfur•December 29, 2021December 29, 2021•0•Lebanon