The End of One War, the Beginning of Another
This is the first part of a longer series of articles, where I put a focus on Hezbollah and their history of entrenchment in Southern Lebanon and the tragic consequences of their mission. This will eventually lead to a recent article by CNN, which illustrates how the lack of historical context in journalism can completely skew our understanding of what is going on in the world and why. Prologue: When Hopes Don't Come True On the eve of May 24, 2000, it was clear: Israel was leaving Lebanon. After eighteen years of military presence in the south, Israeli soldiers were withdrawing; a process completed and certified by the United Nations along the Blue Line on June 16. For many, this was a moment of cautious hope. Perhaps Lebanon could finally exhale. Perhaps Hezbollah - the Party of God, the self-styled resistance army - would lay down its weapons, enter ordinary politics, and allow the Lebanese state to reassert itself in the south. Perhaps Syria, which had maintained tens of...
