One of the two stalls selling souvenirs featuring Hassan Nasrallah, the former leader of Hezbollah, in front of the site of his assassination in Haret Hreik, on Feb. 20, 2025. (Credit: Nemtala Eddé/L'Orient-Le Jour)
BEIRUT — "It's not worth $30, I saw that the stand next door is selling portraits of the Sayyed for $20!" a taxi driver named Ahmad exclaims. The vendor he's bargaining with is running one of two stands in front of the site where Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed, alongside a still-unknown number of civilians, in a massive Israeli air raid on Sept. 27, 2024, in Beirut's southern suburbs. "I'll give it to you at half price!" the vendor replies. "Look at the fabric, time won't alter the quality!" he promises, brandishing a canvas with the iconic figure's face.For 400,000 Lebanese pounds (less than $5), Ahmad has already bought a scarf with "We remain faithful to our oath" [Inna Aala al-Ahd] inscribed in Arabic, the funeral slogan announced by Hezbollah's current chief, Naim Kassem, as well as a pin with Nasrallah's smiling face....
BEIRUT — "It's not worth $30, I saw that the stand next door is selling portraits of the Sayyed for $20!" a taxi driver named Ahmad exclaims. The vendor he's bargaining with is running one of two stands in front of the site where Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed, alongside a still-unknown number of civilians, in a massive Israeli air raid on Sept. 27, 2024, in Beirut's southern suburbs. "I'll give it to you at half price!" the vendor replies. "Look at the fabric, time won't alter the quality!" he promises, brandishing a canvas with the iconic figure's face.For 400,000 Lebanese pounds (less than $5), Ahmad has already bought a scarf with "We remain faithful to our oath" [Inna Aala al-Ahd] inscribed in Arabic, the funeral slogan announced by Hezbollah's current chief, Naim Kassem, as well as a pin with Nasrallah's smiling...
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