Amongst much of the world’s media lies a serious ignorance surrounding Hezbollah’s strength as a resistance force and its existence following the assassination of Hassan Nasrallah, the toppling of the Assad Government, and the collapse of Syria.
Your column invites an interesting historical parallel, which is also tinged with irony, since we are in the middle of Chanukah: << Israel’s strategy of decapitating Hezbollah’s leadership has always proven historically ineffective in dismantling the organisation. >>
How strange that they don't understand this, given their own history. During the rebellion against the Seleucids, Mattathias and all five of his sons lost their lives. When the patriarch died, his third son, Judah took control, but he was slain at the Battle of Elasa. Two others fell, before Jonathan and Simon founded the Hasmonean dynasty, and the latter pair were also killed as the struggle continued (Simon, treacherously, by his son-in-law). Ultimately, however, the Hasmoneans prevailed (with some help from Rome).
In other words, the death of a leader -- even the legendary Judah Maccabee -- did not end the uprising. Why do Netanyahu & Co. assume that the death of a Hezbollah leader will precipitate the destruction or implosion of that group?
As the saying goes, only a fool keeps doing the same thing and expecting a different result. The Israelis are fools after three generations of intensely brainwashed people.
The earliest colonists, not quite as brainwashed and educated well in Europe, were often smart, although clearly stupid enough to believe they could take Palestine and either subjugate its native people forever or exterminate and expel them, have died out.
Israel's education system has been in a parlous state for a long time so if you combine brainwashing and propaganda with a poor education you get increasingly stupid people.
The educational system in the USA has also been neglectful of history. We have brainwashing and propaganda combined with poor education, and lo and behold: the (increasingly stupid) people have elected Trump!
The American political system has been corrupt for a long time. It is infiltrated by a foreign state, Israel, and agendas which work for it, Zionists and Jews, and both President and Government are not free to work in the interests of Americans.
Trump is no worse than any of them, but, Trump is enough of a wild card, ego and profit driven, to actually tell the Israelis and their toadies, to get screwed. If anyone can do that, Trump can. If anyone is likely to have the balls to put Americans first, it is Trump.
Hezbollah objectively speaking has infrastructure. They are also a political and social party that provides extensive social services. They run healthcare services, youth programs, and charity/aid programs. This part gets overlooked a lot, especially when taking into consideration the fact that they have fiber optic cabling for networking… when we don’t even have it in the United States, the worlds most “richest country on earth”. It’s ironic at best and moronic at worst. Hezbollahs social services help them gain an edge in Lebanon and win over those who may not ideologically align with them.
'....enduring structural issues—economic collapse, political paralysis, and external interference—that define Lebanon’s predicament.'
It's sad for the Lebanese people that they have to endure all this....plus the fact that a lot of their suffering is due to the evil agendas of Western neo-imperialists and their allies!
For love of country and Palestine and honor and all those that love who they are as true people of faith they will overcome the tyranny of Israel and America
Thank you for this excellent post! The constant repetition of how successful israhell is on defeating the resistance is their sickening propaganda they hope will become a self fulfilling prophecy. Well I doubt it very much since the resistance is steadfast against all odds and now the world around knows the truth about israhell, the US of israhell and Co. There’s no return for israhell, just destruction that unfortunately will hurt more Palestinians in its path, but israhell will be destroyed.
Mainstream media is nothing but propaganda. I have wondered why, given the innovative nature of humans, that even many of the supposedly top-notch political and military analysts have seen the fall of Syria as spelling the end for Hezbollah and Palestine.
If one door closes another opens and I really doubt after nearly a century of Israeli thuggery that the Lebanese have not thought through various possible outcomes, including the fall of Syria.
And as many have said, such Resistance groups are not dependent on one or three leaders but have been set up to cope with and survive their loss. Particularly given the shitraeli habit of assassinating leaders.
It makes no sense that weapons can only reach Lebanon through Syria and it makes even less sense that the Israelis or Americans could so control the disparate and divided rebel groups now running the place, to such a degree, that no weapons could ever get through Syria.
I have wondered, that while the Sickraelis consider non-Jews in general and Arabs in particular to be subhuman, if many of the Western analysts and 'experts' do not have unconsciously at least, some bias toward Arabs, i.e. considering them to be less intelligent. If they do, it will be at their peril.
I suspect the increasing failure of Israel to defeat and destroy resistance militia in Palestine and Lebanon is because they totally underestimate their opponent, considering them to be, as they do, inferior humans with inferior function.
“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.”
Adam - I’ve read your responses fascination. What you demonstrate is how deeply brainwashed you are. Sadly, you remain ignorant to reality and delusional about your belief Israel is exceptional. I suppose that’s what happens when YOU live in an echo chamber where YOU are told YOU’RE God’s chosen people and the Palestinians are animals and are always trying to kill you? You aren’t exceptional. but you are ignorant and pathetic. To say, I support terrorism is comical. Stealing the Palestinians land in 1948, and for decades subjugating and oppressing and killing them at will at whatever means possible ,commencing a campaign of genocide on October 8, 2023, following Hamas’s attempt to jail break the Palestinian people from the open air prison they’ve been subjected to for decades, on Oct 7, slaughtering them at will, dropping 2000tonne bombs on tents, bombing hospitals and schools, wilfully destroying infrastructure and building after building, snipers shooting young children repeatedly through the head and heart, isn’t terrorism is it? Oh let’s not forget the rape and sodomising of innocent illegally held Palestinian prisoners along with the thousands of other countless atrocities as well as. And what about the enforcement of the Hannibal Directive ordered Israel’s high command to assassinate its own people at the music festival on Oct 7. Isn’t that terrorism Adam? Now, I could go on, dismantling your narrative of ignorance, but I won’t. What I will say is when you attempt to mount a defence with a reply where you and I quote: “Only an ignorant person would take for granted their civil liberties so blatantly and support a murderous terrorist organization over a democratic Nation,” shows me how really imbecilic you are. You are aware of the adage “people who live in glass houses or don’t point the finger, because it may poke you in the eye”. You need to be cognoscente of what it is you write. Israel is not a liberal democracy nor is it a civilised nation. Civilised countries don’t deliberately with intent and boast about it commit genocide. Civil liberties is what you have been denying the Palestinians of for decades. Hamas isn’t a terrorist organisation, it’s a democratically elected government and a resistance movement, just as the French underground were during WW2. Now I don’t need to tell you about what they were famous for do I? Just in case, here’s a reminder - fighting against the German OCCUPATION of France. Sound familiar? And finally, your point about anti-Semitism. When you have deliberately set out to conflate as a strategy Judaism with Zionism so that whoever criticises Israel for its war crimes and behaviour it commits, they are seen to be criticising Judaist Jews too - Judaist’s are semites, Zionists aren’t. You are weaponising the term to act as a cover and defence for your atrocities and behaviour. Your fear of condemnation because it exposes you for what you clearly and really are, is the point. You aren’t semites because you have no ancestral ties to the middle east. What you are is thieving murdering CUNTS and you should fuck off back to eastern europe, but you can’t can you, because nobody wants you?
My pleasure Ethel
Your column invites an interesting historical parallel, which is also tinged with irony, since we are in the middle of Chanukah: << Israel’s strategy of decapitating Hezbollah’s leadership has always proven historically ineffective in dismantling the organisation. >>
How strange that they don't understand this, given their own history. During the rebellion against the Seleucids, Mattathias and all five of his sons lost their lives. When the patriarch died, his third son, Judah took control, but he was slain at the Battle of Elasa. Two others fell, before Jonathan and Simon founded the Hasmonean dynasty, and the latter pair were also killed as the struggle continued (Simon, treacherously, by his son-in-law). Ultimately, however, the Hasmoneans prevailed (with some help from Rome).
In other words, the death of a leader -- even the legendary Judah Maccabee -- did not end the uprising. Why do Netanyahu & Co. assume that the death of a Hezbollah leader will precipitate the destruction or implosion of that group?
As the saying goes, only a fool keeps doing the same thing and expecting a different result. The Israelis are fools after three generations of intensely brainwashed people.
The earliest colonists, not quite as brainwashed and educated well in Europe, were often smart, although clearly stupid enough to believe they could take Palestine and either subjugate its native people forever or exterminate and expel them, have died out.
Israel's education system has been in a parlous state for a long time so if you combine brainwashing and propaganda with a poor education you get increasingly stupid people.
The educational system in the USA has also been neglectful of history. We have brainwashing and propaganda combined with poor education, and lo and behold: the (increasingly stupid) people have elected Trump!
The American political system has been corrupt for a long time. It is infiltrated by a foreign state, Israel, and agendas which work for it, Zionists and Jews, and both President and Government are not free to work in the interests of Americans.
Trump is no worse than any of them, but, Trump is enough of a wild card, ego and profit driven, to actually tell the Israelis and their toadies, to get screwed. If anyone can do that, Trump can. If anyone is likely to have the balls to put Americans first, it is Trump.
Trump is even worse than his predecessor and very much in bed with Zionists.
You may be right and I may be wrong. Time will tell. Yes, I know he is in bed with ZIJ, Zionists, Israelis, Jews but he may fart on all of them.
That is a very well articulated perspective Ros. Well said.
Thank you brother!!
Hezbollah sound like a sort of Black Panther party, one matured and well rooted. We need such organizations in the west, not the racist “militias.”
Hezbollah objectively speaking has infrastructure. They are also a political and social party that provides extensive social services. They run healthcare services, youth programs, and charity/aid programs. This part gets overlooked a lot, especially when taking into consideration the fact that they have fiber optic cabling for networking… when we don’t even have it in the United States, the worlds most “richest country on earth”. It’s ironic at best and moronic at worst. Hezbollahs social services help them gain an edge in Lebanon and win over those who may not ideologically align with them.
https://www.cnet.com/news/privacy/for-hezbollah-its-fiber-warfare/
'....enduring structural issues—economic collapse, political paralysis, and external interference—that define Lebanon’s predicament.'
It's sad for the Lebanese people that they have to endure all this....plus the fact that a lot of their suffering is due to the evil agendas of Western neo-imperialists and their allies!
For love of country and Palestine and honor and all those that love who they are as true people of faith they will overcome the tyranny of Israel and America
LONG LIFE TO HEZBOLLAH, HAMAS AND HOUTHIS
Interesting and a very different take on the msm ,thank you
Thank you for this excellent post! The constant repetition of how successful israhell is on defeating the resistance is their sickening propaganda they hope will become a self fulfilling prophecy. Well I doubt it very much since the resistance is steadfast against all odds and now the world around knows the truth about israhell, the US of israhell and Co. There’s no return for israhell, just destruction that unfortunately will hurt more Palestinians in its path, but israhell will be destroyed.
Mainstream media is nothing but propaganda. I have wondered why, given the innovative nature of humans, that even many of the supposedly top-notch political and military analysts have seen the fall of Syria as spelling the end for Hezbollah and Palestine.
If one door closes another opens and I really doubt after nearly a century of Israeli thuggery that the Lebanese have not thought through various possible outcomes, including the fall of Syria.
And as many have said, such Resistance groups are not dependent on one or three leaders but have been set up to cope with and survive their loss. Particularly given the shitraeli habit of assassinating leaders.
It makes no sense that weapons can only reach Lebanon through Syria and it makes even less sense that the Israelis or Americans could so control the disparate and divided rebel groups now running the place, to such a degree, that no weapons could ever get through Syria.
I have wondered, that while the Sickraelis consider non-Jews in general and Arabs in particular to be subhuman, if many of the Western analysts and 'experts' do not have unconsciously at least, some bias toward Arabs, i.e. considering them to be less intelligent. If they do, it will be at their peril.
I suspect the increasing failure of Israel to defeat and destroy resistance militia in Palestine and Lebanon is because they totally underestimate their opponent, considering them to be, as they do, inferior humans with inferior function.
“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.”
― Sun Tzu, The Art of War
Many thanks for your article. It makes me feel hope for the future.
You can’t defeat warriors who do not fear death.
You can’t defeat honorable believes.
You are truly exploring facts in amazing way !! Well done !!
Adam - I’ve read your responses fascination. What you demonstrate is how deeply brainwashed you are. Sadly, you remain ignorant to reality and delusional about your belief Israel is exceptional. I suppose that’s what happens when YOU live in an echo chamber where YOU are told YOU’RE God’s chosen people and the Palestinians are animals and are always trying to kill you? You aren’t exceptional. but you are ignorant and pathetic. To say, I support terrorism is comical. Stealing the Palestinians land in 1948, and for decades subjugating and oppressing and killing them at will at whatever means possible ,commencing a campaign of genocide on October 8, 2023, following Hamas’s attempt to jail break the Palestinian people from the open air prison they’ve been subjected to for decades, on Oct 7, slaughtering them at will, dropping 2000tonne bombs on tents, bombing hospitals and schools, wilfully destroying infrastructure and building after building, snipers shooting young children repeatedly through the head and heart, isn’t terrorism is it? Oh let’s not forget the rape and sodomising of innocent illegally held Palestinian prisoners along with the thousands of other countless atrocities as well as. And what about the enforcement of the Hannibal Directive ordered Israel’s high command to assassinate its own people at the music festival on Oct 7. Isn’t that terrorism Adam? Now, I could go on, dismantling your narrative of ignorance, but I won’t. What I will say is when you attempt to mount a defence with a reply where you and I quote: “Only an ignorant person would take for granted their civil liberties so blatantly and support a murderous terrorist organization over a democratic Nation,” shows me how really imbecilic you are. You are aware of the adage “people who live in glass houses or don’t point the finger, because it may poke you in the eye”. You need to be cognoscente of what it is you write. Israel is not a liberal democracy nor is it a civilised nation. Civilised countries don’t deliberately with intent and boast about it commit genocide. Civil liberties is what you have been denying the Palestinians of for decades. Hamas isn’t a terrorist organisation, it’s a democratically elected government and a resistance movement, just as the French underground were during WW2. Now I don’t need to tell you about what they were famous for do I? Just in case, here’s a reminder - fighting against the German OCCUPATION of France. Sound familiar? And finally, your point about anti-Semitism. When you have deliberately set out to conflate as a strategy Judaism with Zionism so that whoever criticises Israel for its war crimes and behaviour it commits, they are seen to be criticising Judaist Jews too - Judaist’s are semites, Zionists aren’t. You are weaponising the term to act as a cover and defence for your atrocities and behaviour. Your fear of condemnation because it exposes you for what you clearly and really are, is the point. You aren’t semites because you have no ancestral ties to the middle east. What you are is thieving murdering CUNTS and you should fuck off back to eastern europe, but you can’t can you, because nobody wants you?