For the last decade, Israel has been discovering huge undersea deposits of natural gas in the Tamar and Leviathan fields under the Mediterranean, and is now producing that gas both for its own use and for sale to Egypt and Jordan. Lebanon, meanwhile, has stood on the sidelines, needing to demarcate its maritime border with […]
Video: Netanyahu tells UN Hizballah is storing missiles in secret depot in residential neighborhood in Beirut
Hizballah does not operate in Lebanon alone. Following the Beirut explosion in August, the Israel Law Center (Shurat HaDin) discussed the activities of Hizballah in various Western locations HERE. “Netanyahu Reveals ‘Secret Hezbollah Missile Depot’ in Beirut Residential Area,” Haaretz, September 29, 2020: Hezbollah is storing missiles in a secret depot at a residential neighborhood […]
France’s Macron Furious with Lebanese Politicians, Especially Hezbollah
French President Emmanuel Macron has been to Lebanon twice since the August 4 blast in Beirut. During his last visit, he read the Lebanese politicians the riot act, saying that they had to institute reforms before they could expect any aid from abroad. On September 28, he raged on television against the Lebanese political elite, […]
France: Four former directors of Shi’ite centre continued to run it after it was closed for calling for armed jihad
France has been making inroads in its fight against jihad terror and Islamic supremacism, including Macron’s recent defense of the “right to blaspheme” with reference to Charlie Hebdo’s republication of Muhammad cartoons, his vow to crack down on “Islamic separatism,” and more. The task he faces, however, is immense. France has also created its own […]
U.S. Aid to Lebanon Helps Hezbollah
Hezbollah is now, and has been for several decades, the most powerful political and military force in Lebanon. Yet it is also, following the Beirut bast for which it was entirely responsible, at the nadir of its popularity among the Lebanese. It is suffering financially, too, as its supporter Iran has itself been subject to […]
Hamas and Hizballah leaders meet, call for ‘brotherhood and jihad,’ ‘regional alliance’ against US and ‘Zionists’
As expected as this call is, what makes it particularly concerning is that Hizballah and Hamas are far from isolated. “Qatar, Turkey, and Hamas in Gaza are aligned with the Sunni Islamist and antisemitic Muslim Brotherhood.” Qatar’s ambassador to Germany, Mohamed Jaham al-Kuwari, recently asserted that “Qatar has become a central power in the Middle […]
Macron to Hezbollah Politician: ‘Everyone Knows You Have an Iranian Agenda. Are You Lebanese, Yes or No?’
On his second visit to Lebanon after the Beirut blast, between August 31 and September 2, French President Macron has demanded that the Lebanese institute reforms of the political system. Otherwise, he has warned, the aid that was pledged to Lebanon in a 2018 Donor’s Conference in Paris — $10.2 billion in loans and $860 […]
Macron, Back in Beirut, Gives Lebanese Leaders a Warning on the Need to Reform (Part 2)
Macron, in Beirut at the end of August, engaged in some symbolic acts before getting down to the business of lecturing his hosts on the need for meaningful reform. Earlier, Macron planted a cedar sapling at a forest reserve in the mountains northeast of Beirut. The Elysée palace said this was to show Macron’s “confidence […]
Macron, Back in Beirut, Gives Lebanese Leaders a Warning on the Need to Reform (Part 1)
The French President, who has been the foreign leader most involved in pushing for reforms of the Lebanese political system, is back in Beirut to pressure the Lebanese leadership to make haste with those “reforms,” which may help bring the country back from the brink of economic ruin. His visit is described here. French President […]
Trump administration preparing sanctions to weaken Hizballah’s influence in Lebanon
Previous administrations would be reaching out to Hizballah and offering it billions in exchange for a temporary semblance of peace and order. “U.S. Prepares Sanctions Against Hezbollah’s Allies in Lebanon,” by Dion Nissenbaum, Ian Talley and Benoit Faucon, Wall Street Journal, August 12, 2020: The Trump administration is preparing to impose anticorruption sanctions against prominent […]
Dima Sadek: Hezbollah ‘Worse Than Israel’
Dima Sadek was until last year an anchor for a popular political program in Lebanon, when she dared to criticize Hezbollah, and was promptly fired. Fortunately she still has her social media outlet, and her latest video tweet has been viewed 715,000 times. The story of her video is here. A Lebanese blogger’s criticism of […]
In Lebanon, Can Hezbollah Be Tamed?
When 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate that had been carelessly stored for six years in Hangar 12 at the Port of Beirut blew up on August 4, the loss of life and destruction was terrific. 154 people have died so far, 5,000 have been wounded, 300,000 are now homeless, and $10-$15 billion in damage has […]
Hizballah linked to spike in drug trafficking across the Middle East and Europe
An “avalanche of little beige pills” of drugs that arrived at the Italian port of Salerno was discovered by police. Intelligence officials had reason to suspect Hizballah operatives. Iran and its proxies, particularly Hizballah, have always been dangerous to Western interests and active in the drug trade. Hizballah has given Lebanon nothing but corruption and […]
Lebanese politician on Beirut blast: ‘It’s crystal clear Hizballah are in charge of the port and warehouse’
This kind of thing can’t happen here, right? Minnesota: Muslim migrant sends drone parts to Hizballah July 27, 2020 Iran, Hezbollah Use Mexican Drug Cartels to Infiltrate US April 3, 2020 Defense Dept linguist accused of passing classified info about DoD computer systems and US intel assets to Hizballah March 4, 2020 NYC: Hizballah sleeper […]
Hizballah top dog Nasrallah threatened to blow up Israel with same chemicals as Beirut blast
What a remarkable coincidence. Could there possibly be some connection between Hizballah and this blast, which many are insisting was an accident? If there is, will we ever know that for sure, or will it be obscured for fear of “Islamophobia”? “Nasrallah threatened to blow up Israel with same chemicals as Beirut blast,” by Seth […]
Hizballah kept three metric tons of ammonium nitrate, the explosive behind Beirut blast, in London storehouse
“The ammonium nitrate was to be used for ‘proper organized terrorism’ and could have caused ‘a lot of damage.’” Yet in London, Toronto, and elsewhere in the West, Muslims have openly displayed the Hizballah flag, with no fear of attracting unwanted law enforcement attention. They know Western authorities are weak and terrified above all things […]
Lebanon: Massive explosion in Beirut, at least 50 dead, 1000s injured, Hizballah ‘already in the limelight’
Hizballah weapons and explosives stored for the next jihad against Israel? Possibly. 🔴 This is the moment an enormous explosion erupted near the Beirut waterfront, sending an immense shockwave tearing through downtown neighbourhoods Live updates on Beirut explosions 👇https://t.co/LrpJHbh6kU pic.twitter.com/dN4OWn5WQZ — The Telegraph (@Telegraph) August 4, 2020 My brother sent me this, we live 10 […]
Lebanese Politicians Want Their Government to Act Against Hezbollah (Part 2)
The Sunnis are, unsurprisingly, determined to curb Hezbollah’s power by joining with all the other Lebanese groups that have had enough of Hassan Nasrallah and his bezonians goose-stepping through south Beirut. The Future Movement [predominantly Sunni], led by former Prime Minister Saad Hariri, has demanded that the state and military take responsibility, “in light of […]
Minnesota: Muslim migrant sends drone parts to Hizballah
Hamade will be deported after serving his prison term, which means he is not an American citizen. When he was admitted into the United States, did anyone question him regarding his sentiments about jihad? Of course not. That would have been “Islamophobic.” “Federal judge in Minnesota sentences second brother for sending drone parts to Hezbollah,” […]
What A Surprise! Qatar Funds Hezbollah
What do we know about Qatar? We know that it is the only Gulf Arab country that is well-disposed toward the terror state of Iran. And it is also a stout supporter of the Muslim Brotherhood. The leading ideologue of the Muslim Brotherhood is Yousef al-Qaradawi, the Egyptian-born cleric who spews his antisemitic and anti-Infidel […]