Thiago Avila in front of the mausoleum erected in honor of Hassan Nasrallah, near the Camille Chamoun Sports City, Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025. (Credit: Lucile Wassermann/L'Orient Le-Jour)
Arriving a few days earlier in Beirut, American Jackson Hinkle was among the most prominent "influencers" invited by Hezbollah to cover the lavish funeral of the former party leader and document the destruction caused by the Israeli army in Lebanon.Before Oct. 7, this far-right influencer had gained attention for his posts praising Vladimir Putin, Bashar al-Assad, and the MAGA (“Make America Great Again”) movement, championed by former U.S. President Donald Trump. However, since the war in Gaza, the self-proclaimed conspiracy theorist, known for his frenzied social media presence, has rebranded himself as a staunch defender of the Palestinian cause. Over the past weekend, his X account has been flooded with portraits of Hassan Nasrallah. Draped in party-colored scarves, the influencer has filmed himself, for instance, alongside Yemeni...
Arriving a few days earlier in Beirut, American Jackson Hinkle was among the most prominent "influencers" invited by Hezbollah to cover the lavish funeral of the former party leader and document the destruction caused by the Israeli army in Lebanon.Before Oct. 7, this far-right influencer had gained attention for his posts praising Vladimir Putin, Bashar al-Assad, and the MAGA (“Make America Great Again”) movement, championed by former U.S. President Donald Trump. However, since the war in Gaza, the self-proclaimed conspiracy theorist, known for his frenzied social media presence, has rebranded himself as a staunch defender of the Palestinian cause. Over the past weekend, his X account has been flooded with portraits of Hassan Nasrallah. Draped in party-colored scarves, the influencer has filmed himself, for instance, alongside...
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