Far-right Israeli fringe fantasizes about colonizing southern Lebanon
The Oct. 7 Hamas attack and the subsequent fighting on the Lebanese-Israeli front emboldened a minority advocating for establishing Jewish settlements south of the Litani River.
Children play next to an illegal outpost in Kiryat Arba, West Bank, on the outskirts of Hebron. (Credit: Menahem Kahana/AFP)
With a cedar rooted in a Star of David as a symbol, the movement advocating for colonizing southern Lebanon appears to have meticulously planned its message for its “First Lebanon Conference.”On Monday, June 17, amid escalating fighting on the Israeli-Lebanese border threatening to erupt into full-scale conflict, a webinar organized by an Israeli far-right group convened to discuss what they consider the “only solution” to the ongoing conflict between Hezbollah and Israel: Israeli colonization of southern Lebanon.The panel featured an array of prominent figures, including academics, influential rabbis, Benjamin Netanyahu’s brother-in-law and Daniella Weiss, the leader of the Gaza (re)colonization movement. Read also: Is war imminent? Hezbollah, ‘Axis of Resistance’ are preparing The expert tone and the stature of the guests lent an...
With a cedar rooted in a Star of David as a symbol, the movement advocating for colonizing southern Lebanon appears to have meticulously planned its message for its “First Lebanon Conference.”On Monday, June 17, amid escalating fighting on the Israeli-Lebanese border threatening to erupt into full-scale conflict, a webinar organized by an Israeli far-right group convened to discuss what they consider the “only solution” to the ongoing conflict between Hezbollah and Israel: Israeli colonization of southern Lebanon.The panel featured an array of prominent figures, including academics, influential rabbis, Benjamin Netanyahu’s brother-in-law and Daniella Weiss, the leader of the Gaza (re)colonization movement. Read also: Is war imminent? Hezbollah, ‘Axis of Resistance’ are preparing The expert tone and the stature of the...
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