Netanyahu tells cabinet to start direct talks with Lebanon

@Twiglets1 Shias are the largest demographic in Lebanon, followed by Sunnis and then Christians. Each demographic is 30-35%, so by those percentages, they have the support of around 50% of the country.

@Twiglets1 Yes, that would be my approach as well, but sadly that is not the case with some of the conversations I have over heard.

Do you think your second paragraph is clever? Clearly I’m not referring to them asking for a late check-out, but you do you 👍

Not just the US try to help. Many nations do.

Game-Changing Support for Lebanon’s Army Is Europe’s Best Bet | Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

It looks like I can't contribute much to this conversation. Appears to be a "sensitive" subject on my web.

Hezbollah has a lot of support in Lebanon so I’m not sure it would be in the governments interest to welcome (or support) ousting them?

https://theweek.com/politics/how-much-support-does-hezbollah-have-in-lebanon

It's not unhinged though is it. It's a journalist who has spent time in Israel with Israelis with footage of multiple Israelis making appalling, racist, genocidal comments. Why don't you watch it. You might rightly feel disgusted. Or perhaps not...
Perhaps you are not aware of the recent law to impose the death penalty specifically on Palestinians found guilty of terrorism by whatever courts exist in Israel. This includes throwing stones. There has been footage released of Israeli politicians, particulary Ben Gvir laughing, toasting and showing multiple Palestinian prisoners tied up and in terrible conditions.
I'm unsure how anyone decent, with a brain and heart can simply ignore these atrocities.

No, they are speaking in English to the hotel staff who obviously can’t disagree with them.

The US already help. This last year. Does make it odd that the US now appears to have washed their hands of it.

U.S. Security Cooperation With Lebanon - United States Department of State

I remember there was an offer from African nations to help them by sending a military force. But I can't find a link on my web. There has been offers, but TBH I can't remember what happened.

Why are you posting such blatant unhinged propaganda?

Because the post is made up bullshit.
Who doesn’t know about Iran and the Lebanon after it being in the news for over 45 years?

And where are these meetings of arrogant Israelis taking place?

You speak Hebrew?

Re the indoctrination, I am on holiday at the moment and there are a number of Israelis here. I am genuinely shocked by some of the things I have heard. It is hard to hold my tongue. They’re on another planet. I hope the conflict resolves soon without Israel attempting to annex part of Lebanon.

I see the Lebanese PM has called for non-Government arms to be collected. In Beirut, I think. I can't link sorry; it was in a feed and can't find it.

That's a win for Netanyahu. How to do it ? Israel say they know where the arms are, because that's what they target among other things. So surely, they need to stop the bombing and tell Lebanon where to go to collect the arms?

This is such as shocking watch
I’m particularly shocked by The things those young kids are saying which clearly show evil indoctrination.

Then watching to the end people laughing !!!! In the audience and on a tv chat show at the idea of burning all the Arab villages
a guy on a radio show saying he’d happily press a button to instantly kill everyone in Gaza

on and on it goes
Such evil !

The Lebanese government don't have the power to demilitarise Hezbollah. Hezbollah have far more military power than the Lebanese government. The government in Lebanon can barely manage to provide a few hours electricity or arrange rubbish collections. The government is highly factional and they only care about benefitting themselves. They have no ability to restrain Hezbollah and the only way to actually achieve peace is to enter peace negotiations with Hezbollah. Israel needs to accept a 2 state solution and defend it's 1967 borders and withdraw its occupation of Palestinian territory.

It isn't a conflict. Israel is bombing and murdering Lebanese civilians. I certaily hope that the Israelis stop doing this.

All the Israelis I know are rather charming and certainly not hostile. I wonder what you say to them to bring out hostility?

I think the idea is that the Lebanese State and elected government is the one that disarms Hezbollah which is a powerful militia funded by a foreign power (Iran) and effectively operates as "a state within a state" and challenges the sovereignty of Lebanon.

I don't think it's just the army service. I think the Israelis are indoctrinated from birth. There are, of course, some who completely disagree with the actions of their government. There has been some protesting in Israel. The police have responded violently to this democratic expression of disgust.
This is shocking:

which Israel said justified Wednesday’s strikes.

300 dead (so far confirmed expected to rise as rubble clears)
1165 injured.
In ten mins of strikes.

Nothing justifies this.
No matter what the perpetrators say.