An altercation between supporters of Hezbollah and the Lebanese Forces, on the evening of Jan. 26, 2025, in Furn al-Shubbak, near Beirut. (Credit: Photo from social networks)
Gemmayzeh, Dora, Ain al-Rummaneh. After “supporting” the return of hundreds of southerners in car convoys to their border villages on Sunday, despite the continued Israeli occupation, Hezbollah sent its supporters to celebrate “victory” against Israel in the evening and again the following day in the Christian neighborhoods in Beirut and the surrounding area.Make no mistake about it, Hezbollah’s parade was provocative. All the more so as its followers paraded on their mopeds, displaying political and religious flags and chanting “Shia Shia.”This scene is reminiscent of the May 7, 2008 coup that brought the country to the brink of civil war. Weakened not only by the war with Israel, but also by an unfavorable international and regional context, Hezbollah probably wanted to send a clear message to its opponents: We still have popular...
Gemmayzeh, Dora, Ain al-Rummaneh. After “supporting” the return of hundreds of southerners in car convoys to their border villages on Sunday, despite the continued Israeli occupation, Hezbollah sent its supporters to celebrate “victory” against Israel in the evening and again the following day in the Christian neighborhoods in Beirut and the surrounding area.Make no mistake about it, Hezbollah’s parade was provocative. All the more so as its followers paraded on their mopeds, displaying political and religious flags and chanting “Shia Shia.”This scene is reminiscent of the May 7, 2008 coup that brought the country to the brink of civil war. Weakened not only by the war with Israel, but also by an unfavorable international and regional context, Hezbollah probably wanted to send a clear message to its opponents: We still...