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6 Aug, 4 tweets, 3 min read
Incredible video of Lebanon Druze villagers stoping a Hezbollah rocket launch against Israel. People are tired and angry. No one wants war on behalf of Iran.
#لبنان
This time Hezbollah got caught red handed by objecting civilians. No more unclaimed rocket fire to invite retaliation on their villages. How embarrassing. Unprecedented.
#Lebanon #Iran #Israel
Lebanon Druze leader Joumblatt reportedly contacts municipal officials to condemn obstruction of Hezbollah rocket launcher.

Why would Joumblatt take such a position in stark contrast to his people’s sentiment? Fear. To mitigate against Hezbollah retaliation against community.
Video shows villagers obstructed Hezbollah’s rocket launcher DESPITE Druze leader Joumblatt party members trying to free them. “Our own are defending them,” they complain.

Illustrates how Hezbollah #Iran have #Lebanon leaders checked by fear/cooption. Popular sentiment elsewhere

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27 Jun 20
BREAKING

US amb to #Lebanon banned from making public pronouncements after recent interview debunking Nasrallah claim financial crises is result of US plot.

Judge prohibits local TVs from interviewing

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Interview (English) that got US Amb to #Lebanon banned from making public pronouncements. She affirms that US is largest donor to Lebanon rather than pushing country to financial ruins as Hezbollah chief Nasrallah claimed.

English language news story of her comments here.

Some in #Lebanon determined to demonstrate it's Hezbollastan, with all accompanying prosperity & freedom. Congratulations.

Hezbollah may have swallowed Lebanon, but its gonna be real hard to digest.

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21 Jan 20
BREAKING

Deal reached on #Lebanon gov after 3 months of protests amidst deteriorating econ conditions. Line-up of twenty nominal technocrats to be announced, but politically gov even more beholden to pro-Hezbollah coalition.

Here's the who, how and so what of it all.
2- Weeks of wrangling seem to have ended after Hezbollah repeatedly stepped-in to sort out differences amongst allies. Hezb made clear it wants a gov ASAP, particularly after rising street violence & regional uncertainty post #qassemsulaimani killing

3- As a result, PM Diab expanded proposed cabinet from 18 to 20, & Speaker Berri ended push for more politically inclusive "gov of salvation," accepting Diab's nominally technocratic gov instead.

Berri met PM Diab for 2h last week to clear the air & agree on portfolios.
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11 Jan 20
BREAKING

Sultan Qaboos of Oman has died 🇴🇲

Key player in regional diplomacy, long believed to be ailing. 🙏🏻
Successor in #Oman unnamed, distinct from other Gulf countries.

Royal family to meet & find agreement on successor. Failing to do so, determination made according to letter left behind by #SultanQaboos

Knowing sultan been ailing, expectation is family have agreement on a name.
Leading names of to succeed #sultanqaboos of #Oman are his cousins:

• Deputy PM Asaad bin Tariq Al Said
• Minister Haitham bin Tariq Al Said

Both seen below respectively 👇🏻
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5 Jan 20
1- Nasrallah speaking on #QasemSoleimani killing:

The date of his death is the beginning of a new era, not only for Iraq & Iran, but for the entire region. We are in a new phase. What came before, unlike what will come after
2- Nasrallah: When #QassemSoleimani would visit me (via Damascus airport) he would often cry when recalling the fallen martyrs, hoping he would die like them, and not of all age/sickness. His hope in Martyrdom has been achieved.
3- Nasrallah: Same with Al Muhandis. He came to see me in Beirut southern suburbs 3 months ago and told me, “war with ISIS is over and I survived without achieving martyrdom.”

We believers never lose. When we win we win, when we are martyred we win. Congrats to our martyrs.
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29 Nov 19
1- Videos emerge reportedly showing crates of fresh US dollars Hezbollah is readying to pay its people.

Nasrallah promised in a speech that Hezbollah will continue to pay (in USD no less) even when #Lebanon government cannot. 💵💵💵💵

End of month, promise kept.
2- Al Manar TV reporter showing off his crisp new dollars at time #Lebanon currency losing its value & dollars hard to find.

This sure to create backlash amongst general Lebanese public. More proof Hezb first/foremost concern is maintaining support in its community, irrespective
Another video allegedly showing Hezbollah’s fresh batch of US dollars still neatly packed in their crates.

Word on the Beirut street is Hezbollah began paying its people in USD earlier this week 💵💵💵
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29 Oct 19
Background on PM Hariri resignation (expected):

1- Hariri threat to quit is attempt to pressure Aoun/Bassil/Hezbollah into accepting new cabinet, under his leadership, free of ministers most objectionable to protesters, FM Bassil first among them

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2- Pres Aoun reportedly told PM Hariri that FM Bassil is redline. "If you want to send Bassil home you might as well go home yourself." Any new gov including both Bassil & Hariri is unlikely to placate public anger or deliver on much promised reforms.
3-Today's ongoing synchronized attacks by pro Hezbollah & Amal black-shirts against protesters is another sign of growing differences amongst the governing coalition on how to proceed. PM Hariri had threatened resignation if violence is employed on protesters.
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