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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Canada: Hamas-linked Islamic group receiving public money for Beirut disaster relief
A press release put out by Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center in Toronto states: Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center (FSWC) is calling on the Canadian government to monitor the expenditure of public money allocated to Islamic Relief, which is part of a “Humanitarian Coalition” of charities to assist with Beirut disaster relief, due to its […]
Blaming the Beirut Blast on Israel
While there is near-universal agreement in Lebanon that the blast in Beirut was the result of a fire that caused 2,750 tones of ammonium nitrate — that had been carelessly stored in Hanger 12 at the Port of Beirut for six years — to explode, there are still those brazenly promoting the story that Israel […]
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 […]
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 […]
In Beirut, Protesters Shout “No to Hezbollah”
As the coronavirus lockdown in Lebanon has eased, protesters against the government are back on the streets. While still shouting against the government for its mismanagement and corruption, and demanding its removal, the protesters have focused more of their attention on Hezbollah, the terror group that supports the government, violently suppresses protesters, and threatens to […]
Lebanon: Muslim arrested for two jihad mass poisoning plots, one of Lebanese army water supply
We know that jihadis have long wanted to poison the water supply. As far back as 2002, the feds arrested two jihadis who were carrying plans about how to poison water supplies. In 2003, al-Qaeda threatened to poison water supplies in Western countries. In 2011, a jihadi in Spain likewise planned to poison water supplies. […]
Robert Spencer in FrontPage: Muslim Migrant Sex Assault Comes to Idaho
But the big story is the law enforcement and media cover-up. My piece in today’s FrontPage: The first hint that something was amiss with this story came in the initial media report about it: Idaho’s “KMVT has confirmed that a reported sexual assault that possibly occurred near the Fawnbrook Apartments is being investigated by the […]
Islamic State claims jihad suicide attacks in Beirut that murdered 43
“The health ministry said 43 people had died and 239 had been wounded in the twin blasts on Thursday, which targeted the Shia-majority district of Burj al-Barajneh.” The Islamic State has struck Shi’ites in Yemen, and now also in Beirut, if their claim of responsibility is true. “Isis claims responsibility as suicide bombers kill dozens […]