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The best comparator for what Israel is doing now in Gaza is not anything previous in Palestine. It’s Israel’s 1982 invasion of Lebanon.
There, as here, Israel engaged in a bloody long-term attack with the purported goal of ending Palestinian resistance from Lebanon once and for
There, as here, Israel engaged in a bloody long-term attack with the purported goal of ending Palestinian resistance from Lebanon once and for
all and establishing a Lebanese government that would give Israel “forty years of peace.”
The result? Israel lost any global sympathy quickly, especially after the Sabra and Shatila act of genocide. Israel’s puppet government fell almost immediately. Israel occupied a portion
The result? Israel lost any global sympathy quickly, especially after the Sabra and Shatila act of genocide. Israel’s puppet government fell almost immediately. Israel occupied a portion
of Southern Lebanon for 20 years, at the end of which it withdrew with nothing gained. In the wake of its occupation came Hizballah, one of Israel’s most potent consistent enemies. On the way to gaining nothing, Israel killed tens of thousands, mostly civilians.
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