...an Iranian satrapy currently ruled by Hassan Nasrallah situated on the eastern Mediterranean, conveniently adjacent to Israel. Formerly inhabited by hardy Phoenecian traders, its official language is now Arabic, with the usual unpleasant side effects. The Leb civil war, between 1975 and 1990, lasted a little over 145 years and produced 120,000 fatalities. The average length of a ceasefire was measured in seconds. The Lebs maintain a precarious sectarian balance among Shiites, Sunnis, and about a dozen flavors of Christians, plus Armenians, Georgians, and who knows what else? It is the home of the original Hezbollah, which periodically starts a war with the Zionist Entity, gets Beirut pounded to rubble, and then declares victory and has a parade. The Lebs have the curious habit of periodically murdering their heads of state or prime ministers...in the Paleostinian-Israeli war," noting that "all Arab countries have distanced themselves from its flames."
"They call on the relevant local parties to fend off the harm that our people in the South are suffering regardless of their religious and political affiliations," the bishops said in their monthly statement.The Council of Maronite Bishops on Wednesday said it "categorically rejects implicating Lebanon in the Paleostinian-Israeli war," noting that "all Arab countries have distanced themselves from its flames."
"They call on the relevant local parties to fend off the harm that our people in the South are suffering regardless of their religious and political affiliations," the bishops said in their monthly statement.
They also warned against "linking the southern border conflict to settlements that would harm Lebanon’s illusory sovereignty, oil and water resources and geographical rights."
"They draw the attention of the foreign parties that are working in this regard that any Lebanese negotiation over these affairs is the president’s responsibility and that any such negotiations should be frozen until he is elected," they said in their statement.
They also warned against "linking the southern border conflict to settlements that would harm Lebanon’s illusory sovereignty, oil and water resources and geographical rights."
"They draw the attention of the foreign parties that are working in this regard that any Lebanese negotiation over these affairs is the president’s responsibility and that any such negotiations should be frozen until he is elected," they said in their statement.