Lebanon at ‘Tipping Point’ as It Seeks to Curb Hezbollah’s Influence
11h 59m ago by lemmy.ca/u/breakfastmtn in world from www.nytimes.com
The country is waiting to see if the government seizes on this moment to disarm the Iranian-backed armed group and how the militants will respond.
For much of the past year, Lebanon’s government has walked a tightrope in its dealings with the Iranian-backed armed group Hezbollah as it has moved to disarm the militants and curb their influence in Lebanese politics.
Now, as Lebanon faces a rapidly escalating conflict between Hezbollah and Israel, the country is waiting to see if the government seizes on this moment to take decisive action against Hezbollah — and how the group will respond.
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“This is the tipping point,” said Sami Nader, the director of the Institute of Political Science at Saint Joseph University of Beirut. “Either we have the dark scenario where the army clashes with Hezbollah and there is civil strife, or Hezbollah abides by the government decision and they disarm.”
How to write an article a headline about Israel invading (yet another) country without the words “Israel” or “invading.”
I knew before looking at the link this was the NYT.
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This isn't an article about Israel invading a country.
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"Israel" appears in the article 27 times (once in the post body, even!), including this sentence that also includes "invaded":
Israeli forces have also invaded and seized parts of southern Lebanon, where Hezbollah militants have engaged them in clashes over the past two days.
Fixed it for you, chief.
NYT editors know no one reads past the headline.
The article is about the internal politics of Lebanon.
They're not allowed to write such articles. First, that's one fewer articles about Israel's invasion. Second, it casts Hezbollah in a poor light.
My bad. Sometimes I forget that the Mayor of News has decreed there shall only be ONE HEADLINE and that any attempt at knowledge outside of the official bumper sticker is strictly forbidden.
Ah. Obviously nothing to do with Israel. 🙄
It's not primarily to do with Israel, which is what headlines are about. A headline about Israel invading would be misleading. You'd expect an article about Israel invading and not one about the Lebanese government's efforts to disentangle itself from Hezbollah.
Why are you even arguing this? You didn't read the article. You incorrectly assumed it was about something it isn't. Like, those amateur NYT editors just haven't stumbled upon the brilliant headline writing method of making shit up without reading anything? What are you talking about.
Lol I'm pretty sure either NYT or WP had an article last week that was like "Lebanese may finally get a chance to rid themselves of Hezbollah" as if Israel didn't just announce to like a thousand plus villages to "evacuate away from terrorist infrastructure"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yahya_Sinwar
In the autumn of 2022, Hamas began planning a surprise attack on Israel. Sinwar sought to convince Iran and Hezbollah to participate in the attack or in a broader conflict with Israel,[52][53] aiming to cause its 'collapse'.[52] During one meeting, Sinwar acknowledged that such an attack would likely require sacrifices, probably referring to the people of Gaza.
Well. With Iran and Hezbollah now engaged, looks like Sinwar will ultimately achieve his broader conflict with involvement of Hezbollah and Iran. Just that now the US is directly involved.
I think that it is unlikely that the move will have been advantageous to Gazans.
Maybe. But the alternative was to continue living under Israeli apartheid.