The Greater Israel Plan: What Follows the Division of Lebanon

The global media is currently presenting Israel as a nation fighting in self-defences, effectively covering up the atrocities it is committing. Many believe that Israel has been given a sort of mandate to carry out anti-Muslim violence to prevent the younger generation in their own countries from converting to Islam. This concern arises particularly after reports from France began to indicate that by 2050, due to current electoral processes, the Muslim population will be so large that it will be difficult to keep them from gaining governmental power. After this, the trend could spread across other European countries and stopping it would be nearly impossible. Today, the situation in Gaza, Palestine, and Lebanon must be viewed from this perspective.

Lebanon is a country where freedom of expression is relatively more prevalent than in other Middle Eastern nations. As a result, support or opposition to Hezbollah remains a major topic of both public and private discussion. Heated debates often take place about Hezbollah’s political influence and its military capabilities. However, the undeniable fact is that Hezbollah is the only organization currently standing up against Israel, giving it the toughest resistance, especially in light of Lebanon’s weak military. Many people believe that due to Lebanon’s feeble military, Hezbollah’s continued strengthening and accumulation of power is necessary.

Israel first invaded Lebanon in 1982, and it still occupies parts of southern Lebanon today. Over the past few decades, Hezbollah’s military has been the only effective force to challenge Israeli forces. The Lebanese army is disorganized, weak, and equipped with outdated and limited weaponry. It heavily relies on the U.S. and other Western countries for ammunition and weapons. As a result, even those in Lebanon who don’t generally sympathize with Hezbollah find themselves supporting the group in this context.

Until recently, one of Hezbollah’s key political allies was the largest Christian party of that time, the Free Patriotic Movement. For many years, Hezbollah and the Free Patriotic Movement had an agreement to support each other. This alliance gave the Free Patriotic Movement a strong Shiite partner, while Hezbollah gained Christian political backing. Importantly, the Christian party did not immediately demand the disarmament of Hezbollah. Although foreign powers have played a significant role in ending this alliance, aiming to weaken Hezbollah and eventually erase its presence from Lebanon, the evolving situation after Israeli attacks suggests that various factions in Lebanon are uniting along religious lines. This trend could lead to stronger support for Hezbollah and an eventual failure of the nefarious plans devised by global powers backing Israel.

The heavy aerial bombardment of Lebanon indicates that, under the guise of targeting Hezbollah, there is an effort to push forward a formula for Lebanon’s division. After Israeli jets bombed southern Lebanon and the Baka’a Valley, Netanyahu addressed the Lebanese people, stating, “Israel’s war is not with you, but with Hezbollah.” Now, the question remains: What will be the response to Israel’s atrocities, and how will the natural alliances forming within Lebanon react? Hezbollah’s ability to maintain its internal support may hinge on whether the border crisis escalates or spreads further.

This is why the intricate web of loyalties, enmities, and political alliances in Lebanon continues to shift during this crisis. Many individuals and groups in Lebanon have set aside their differences. Even those who had criticized Hezbollah’s decision to attack Israel in solidarity with Gaza and blamed it for dragging the country into a serious crisis are now showing solidarity with the group.

The recent explosion of walkie-talkies, pagers, and wireless devices in Lebanon resulted in the deaths of 38 people and injured over 3,000. Hezbollah blamed Israel for the attack, although Israel has yet to claim responsibility. However, clear evidence points to Israel’s involvement. According to international media, an Indian national named “Renson Jose,” founder of a Bulgarian company called Norta Global, is suspected to be behind the attack. He had also obtained Norwegian citizenship and allegedly sold these pagers to Hezbollah in Lebanon. Norway has since issued an international warrant for his arrest. It is rumoured that after the incident, “Renson Jose” fled to Boston, USA, where he has either gone into hiding or vanished entirely.

Support for Hezbollah intensified after the large-scale Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon and the Baka’a Valley, as well as the targeting of Dahiya, a densely populated southern suburb of Beirut. These attacks led to the deaths of many civilians, including numerous children. In the aftermath, a significant number of people relocated from the affected areas, leading to a natural rise in support for Hezbollah.

Recently, former U.S. President Joe Biden, in his speech at the United Nations, once again proposed the two-state solution for the region, demonstrating his hypocrisy. But who doesn’t know that the main force behind the devastation in the region is the United States itself, with its allies echoing U.S. support for Israel? The Western imperialists are now making every effort to divide Lebanon into two parts, but even Western analysts are emphasizing that any internal division should be set aside for the time being, as preventing the ensuing destruction will be nearly impossible.

There is also an emerging concern that the crisis will not end with the division of Lebanon. The next target is likely to be Jordan, as Israel continues to pursue its long-planned territorial expansion towards the so-called “Greater Israel.” By assassinating Hezbollah’s leader, Hassan Nasrallah, Israel has triggered a major war. The question now is how long the other Muslim countries in the region, along with their leaders, will remain silent, trapped by political expediency, as Israel — the Western-backed rogue state — continues its unchecked aggression. Will they act to rein it in, or will they simply wait for their turn?