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Items by Issam Naaman
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What is Lebanon’s priority, electing a president or resisting Israel?
Lebanon not only has recurring crises, but as a state and a people it is also facing the challenge of choosing between electing a new president — the position has been vacant for sixteen months — or continuing to support the resistance against Israel. There are strong opinions and...
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A global, grassroots campaign is an urgent necessity if UN resolutions are to have any meaning
Israel is killing tens of thousands of Palestinians across their stolen homeland relentlessly and brutally, especially in the city of Rafah and its surrounding areas. Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed publicly that the war against the Palestinians will continue until 2025 and until three goals are achieved: the elimination of Hamas;...
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Lebanon needs a radical option to avoid a presidential vacuum and confront the crisis
A presidential vacuum in Lebanon looks inevitable. The evidence can be found in the country’s political, economic and social breakdown. Those who doubted this had their doubts dispelled by the first, and perhaps last, session of the House of Representatives in its attempt to elect a new president last...
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We need to implement the terms of the Lebanese constitution to move forward
A semi-orchestrated campaign has been seen in Lebanon over the past week calling for the terms of the 1989 Taif Agreement to be implemented. It has involved government heads, ministers, MPs, religious authorities, leaders of political parties, journalists, social media, and women and men from various organisations, circles, regions...
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Why before the elections? American pressure to demarcate Lebanon's maritime borders
At Israel’s request, the US-appointed itself as a mediator in the dispute over the maritime borders between Lebanon and occupied Palestine. The conflict is old, and Washington sent Frederic Hof as a mediator, years ago, and he conducted research and surveys in the disputed area and came up with...
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Even successful nuclear talks will see US and Israel fighting Iran and proxies
After a break of nearly five months, the five signatories to the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPA) nuclear agreement with Iran are talking again in an attempt to revive the deal. They face a number of challenges. For a start, there is US insistence, backed by France, Britain...
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With or without Netanyahu, Israel and Gaza face difficult days and decisions ahead
Benjamin Netanyahu’s opponents may succeed in removing him from power, but they will not turn their back on his racist right-wing policies. Like him, they are committed to far-right Zionism, having once been active partners with him in its adoption and implementation. The common denominator among his opponents is their...
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Netanyahu is at a crossroads over a truce or war in Gaza and Syria
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is at a crossroads. He has to choose between a truce to deal with the Gaza Strip and Syria, or war on both fronts. If his speech to his party’s MKs last week is anything to go by, it seems that he has opted for...
