While this is no different from the usual US interference where they have no right to interfere, I want to add that hezballah is viewed by many Lebanese people as part and parcel of the corrupt confessional oligarchy that has plagued internal Lebanese politics for many decades culminating in the 2019 financial crash from which Lebanon has yet to recover with no plan in sight. Hezballah played a vital role in suppressing protests by force and political influence while other parties like the right wing Christian group they mention in the article tried to co-op the grassroots protest against the confessional parties for their own political gain while being one of those same parties.

In context of Israel committing genocide in Gaza and war crimes and devastating destruction in Lebanon, it’s difficult not to cheer for anyone who takes a stand against such injustice, but, internally, the country is extremely polarized with rifts between status quo and anti-status quo supporters as well as along religious lines of Shia/Shiite, Sunni and Christian (which are also geographic). Hezballah’s internal role includes blocking any meaningful inquiries into the port explosion, ostensibly committing many political assassinations including the ex-PM as the article mentions, journalists and military personnel (in collaboration with the Syrian regime) which are often preceded by accusations of being foreign agents, promoting a culture of fear of speaking out against the status quo and generally being a right wing party socially.

The country is still fairly entrenched in civil war era sectarianism which in addition to the geographic divide has created almost 2 separate countries: the south which always bears the brunt of Israeli aggression and has historically been disenfranchised for different reasons and the rest of the country where until recently life was continuing as if nothing was happening while the south was being bombed heavily. This has led to a clear segmentation in society since hezb has become a more dominant force politically in recent years where they run their own social institutions in Shia areas in an almost federalist manner (some other factions see this and call for outright federalism or seperatism). This has been seen as a redistribution of influence and resources (whether undue or not) along secterian lines which further fuels tensions

Ideally, there needs to be a Lebanese-led solution along with the establishment of a Palestinian state that would incorporate hezballah militants into the Lebanese army similar to how armed groups dissipated after the end of the civil war and dissolves the confession system of allocating governmental power. Lebanon has existed in a very fragile state of political and social cohesion almost since its inception as a state and is currently in a very bad place after a decade of hosting Syrian refugees who are estimated to be around 2 million in a country with 6 million citizens (in addition to several hundred thousand Palestinian refugees who have been here for decades) and the current death and destruction imposed by Israel. Returning to status quo would be the final nail in the coffin in my opinion; A change in power dynamic is needed even if it happens to align with US interests as long as it provides a meaningful path forward that doesn’t involve being a permanently failed state (and does not harm the self-determination of Palestinians). It may be wishful thinking on my end but I do believe Lebanon can move past the need for hezballah on its own without a second civil war if the international community can put an end to Israeli expansionism and aggression.

I’m Lebanese so I’m just basing it off my own reading of English publications but they seem to be consistent in calling out abuses within the confines of Israeli society

Haaretz has consciencious people like Gideon Levy on its editorial board so it’s generally more grounded than other Israeli sources.

This was AUB’s statement about this

I’ve curated a list based on my own preferences. A couple caveats are that I haven’t played most of them, some stuff like DBZ and Yugioh are whatever if you’re not into those franchises and some stuff has better ports elsewhere and isnt included: https://pastebin.com/Fv2RtN61

On May 31, 2010, the Gaza Freedom Flotilla comprising of the Mavi Marmara, Sfendoni, Challenger I, Eleftheri Mesogios, Gazza I and Defne Y vessels, departed with the aim of delivering humanitarian aid to Gaza but were confronted with an illegal raid and intervention by Israeli military forces. The vessels were only carrying humanitarian aid and aid workers. During this attack and in its aftermath, 10 humanitarian aid workers lost their lives and 56 were severely injured. Nine of the 10 were brutally killed during the attack, and the 10th victim died after spending a prolonged period in a coma

https://ihh.org.tr/en/mavi-marmara

Unfortunate name

Funnily enough the arabic says in our hearts but yeah the english expression is a literal translation of the neck expression meaning “is safely entrusted with us”

The PreSequel and Wonderlands are both great too

“far right activists”…

I think this one is a better option if you’re concerned about performance but either this or the i5 16GB are both good. The T14 will just weigh a bit more and be a little thicker but it’s not much a difference unless you’re carrying it around all the time.

I’ve used OBS on desktop PCs with a 7th gen CPU without noticeable issues for work. I can’t say for certain but you should be fine with that laptop for your needs.

I think it’s an alright deal for the $345 one. More than Ebay prices but used Thinkpads are definitely worth it. I don’t think it’s worth going for the i7 for that much more if you’re just doing office type work.

For video recording I use OBS and for zip files I use 7-Zip

Its German for me and that’s our instance’s server host location so you’re right.

The same person who said Israel has the right to cut off the water and electricity of a civilian population. A former human rights lawyer as well.

Yeah it is. I’ve seen variants with the same format.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7a24BHgQLE

A lot of people don’t understand that there is a difference between liberal and leftist which makes them automatically assume that anyone speaking negatively of liberals must be a conservative. A consequence of Americans calling their centre right party “the left”.