Lebanon has become the focal point of two parallel — and competing — ceasefire tracks, one unfolding in Islamabad and another in Washington DC, even as the war between Israel and Hezbollah on the ground continues to escalate.
The country wants a ceasefire but will not disarm Hezbollah. Hezbollah only accepts ceasefires that allow it to operate relatively freely, and Israel will not accept that. As a result, there cannot be a lasting, comprehensive ceasefire. So what can there be?
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Israel’s strikes on Lebanon are a reminder that Netanyahu will do whatever he can to avoid a peace deal with Iran
In southern Lebanon, water workers move under drones, repairing shattered pipelines and keeping stations running after repeated strikes. As Israeli attacks continue to destroy access to water, a basic service is becoming part of the front line.
Direct talks in Washington for the first time in 30 years continue a long history of overtures that predate resistance and persist despite repeated Israeli attacks on civilians
As the Israeli occupation targets academic institutions, Palestinian students resist scholasticide while calling for tangible international solidarity.
Israel’s push for buffer zones and 'natural borders' suggests the emerging ceasefire is unlikely to halt its ongoing ethnic cleansing in southern Lebanon.
Israel and Lebanon have agreed to a ten-day ceasefire. This may end one phase of the conflict, but it’s unlikely the violence will end.
Their position has become untenable. But liberal Zionists can adapt.
António Guterres welcomes truce and says through spokesperson he hopes halt in fighting will ‘pave the way for negotiations’
The Judicial Panel’s conclusion on Mr Khan’s case should not be discarded because some parties find it inconvenient.
Mein Bruder Ahmad, (. ) Der Mittag hat nun einen Hauch von Verwirrung und Langeweile. Wird die Brise nicht müde von den tanzenden Hemden, die auf den Dächern der Stadt hängen, oder erfüllt sie einfach nur ihre tägliche Pflicht? Wie großartig ist die Bewegung.
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Erstmals seit Jahrzehnten haben Vertreter Israels und Libanons direkte Gespräche miteinander geführt. Außenminister Rubio teilte danach mit, man habe sich auf weitere Verhandlungen verständigt.
Der US-Präsident droht, die Iraner in die Steinzeit zurückzubomben, „wo sie hingehören“. Das lässt an Hiroshima und Vietnam denken. Trumps offener Rassismus erinnert aber auch an das Kolonialzeitalter, das noch kein Völkerrecht kannte.
Representatives of European universities gather in Istanbul this week, invited by the European University Association. Turkish academics, purged and exiled for resisting the oppression in Turkey, feel betrayed. Our author is one of them.
The leaders of Israel’s four Arab parties say they agree on the importance of a unified electoral alliance. Yet they remain divided on the terms of the pact.
