Thread by @ejmalrai

On these days in 1982, the 1st face-to-face confrontation between #Israel special Forces and the first fighters who declared the birth of #Hezbollah 3 years later took place in #Khaldeh at the gate of #Beirut. The children of Sayyed Mussa al-Sadr were present+

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Although Imad Mughnniyeh was with PLO as a front (PLO had plenty of weapons), he has already engaged w/ Islamic movements. It was also the 1st time Imad, aka haj Ridwan, confront #Israel troops face-2-face. Israeli did not know who they were fighting.

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I met Yasser Araft at the Arab University area, that was PLO HQ. He told me how surprised he was to see these young men managing to stop #Israel advance when all Palestinian groups failed to confront Israel which, in 1 week, crossed the entire south to #Beirut

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Arafat knew Haj Ridwan very well at that time and used to call upon him to coordinate many military affairs.

#Israel reached and occupied #Beirut but, remember, it was its 1982 occupation that speeded the creation of #Hezbollah.+

Now #Lebanon is facing a new challenge. It is a hard time and people need to learn how to be united and stick to solidarity. The challenges are huge because #US sanctions on #Syria aim also to cripple Lebanon.

Be careful because some allies may show weakness following the "Ceaser law". I'll explain in my forthcoming articles why and how. The #US sanctions on #Syria aim also to hit #Lebanon and #Iraq.

It is time to disregard differences and ignore social media insults.