The U.S. government wants peace and quiet, we all do. The U.S. administration does not wish for an escalation, but we live in the Middle East. Hamas and Hezbollah are armed with Qatari money, Iranian weapons and Western support. University campuses are controlled by the progressive pro-terror crowd, and Israel's allies imposed sanctions on Israel by delaying or banning arms exports during wartime. At this time, any action against Israel actually encourages terrorism.
After nearly a year of restraint, Israel did the right thing because it cannot afford to suffer from the blindness the the free world suffers from, and not just the media and academia. No major Western media outlet mentioned the fact that the Shiite terror organizations, like the Sunni, have declared their desire to take over the world. In June, the head of Hezbollah's foreign relations said that "Israel is only a means to an end. The real goal is the war with America."
They mean every word. Hezbollah has been carrying out deadly terrorist attacks for over four decades. In April 1983, Hezbollah attacked the U.S. embassy in Lebanon and 63 people were killed. In October 1983, Hezbollah bombed the U.S. Marine barracks in Beirut, which killed 241 U.S. service members. Hezbollah is not limited to killing only Westerners, it has also killed countless Muslims. During the Syrian Civil War, 600,000 people were killed and many were killed by Hezbollah.
But screw the facts. Most Western newspapers will overlook Hezbollah's bloody past, especially when they can point a blaming finger at Israel, accusing it of a fictional genocide. The media outlets may even support the pro-Hezbollah rallies by covering them in seemingly Western strongholds such as New York.
Hamas and Hezbollah are armed with Qatari money, Iranian weapons and Western support
Israel cannot fold as the Americans did. Israel's main option is to undermine the Iranian doctrine and the chokehold it is trying to establish around Israel. Hamas was defeated, even if it is still able to attack Israel. The Houthis are mostly a nuisance, and far from a real threat. The real threat is Hezbollah which has received the worst blows in its history. The Iranian investment of billions in Hezbollah has already gone down the drain. Israel reestablished its power of deterrence, which was understandably damaged on October 7.
The big question is whether the Western countries will interfere. It is fine that Lebanon is close to the heart of France. But France, which prevented Israel from participating in one of the most important arms exhibitions in the world, is helping Hezbollah. The American use of "Don't!" against Israel in Lebanon also helped Hezbollah. Israel still needs military aid and Hezbollah still has bunkers filled to the brim with rockets.
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President Biden pressures Israel to avoid escalation in Lebanon
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This conflict will take time and a diplomatic settlement is still on the table. However, whoever wants peace must keep striking at Hezbollah while threatening Khark Island, Iran's oil export source. Like the Israeli Air Force said, "Israel can reach anywhere in Iran."
President Joe Biden commended the assassination of Hezbollah's Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah. "Hassan Nasrallah and the terrorist group he led, Hezbollah, were responsible for killing hundreds of Americans over a four-decade reign of terror. His death from an Israeli airstrike is a measure of justice for his many victims, including thousands of Americans, Israelis and Lebanese civilians," The US president said on Saturday.
Precisely now, after the renewal of deterrence, Netanyahu can announce that Israel offers an immediate cease-fire, which depends on Hezbollah complying with UN Security Council Resolutions 1701 and 1559 which instruct Hezbollah to retreat to the north of the Litani River and lay down its arms respectively. Israel has the legitimacy to demand the immediate implementation. Should Hezbollah refuse, Israel will capitalize on the legitimacy to disarm Hezbollah.
If anyone had doubts that Israel could do it, the doubts have disappeared in the last two weeks. Hezbollah led Lebanon to bankruptcy and crisis. This is an opportunity to revive the country. It feels good that Israel is right and it's great that we are finally winning. To reach complete victory, we must be smart too.