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Here i would like to stress that Hezbullah did not exit the war with conditions that put Lebanon under a state of submission that legitimize the Israeli actions and now begging the state for help. Not at all, the war ended with a ceasefire agreement that stipulated a full withdrawal from Lebanon and end of military attacks from both sides. The agreement is as close to perfect as it gets.
Despite that, the IDF violated and did what it did. What will the Lebanese state do? Diplomacy. See here is the issue that we want to tackle. How effective is diplomacy and will it ever achieve anything.
Diplomacy is a funny term and honestly I liken it to dhimmism. Unless you are a big powerful state who can use words backed your strong military to get what you want, diplomacy is futile and is begging someone to help because you are too weak and your foe disregards you. This is particularly correct when it comes to Israel. See, diplomacy did not stop the Russian aggression of Ukraine for e.g. nor did diplomacy stop any war. And when it worked, it was only ever backed by the words of strong states or the results of a war.
In the case of Israel, forget about occupying Lebanon and the attacks that fell on deaf ears of the UN, US, France, etc. Think of Gaza and the children who were killed. If the world failed to even lift a finger for this grave grave crime, do you think they will care to give weight to Jewish actions in Lebanon. Haaretz describes the IDF war in Gaza to one the biggest massacres against children in recent history. Children.
If nothing was done for the sake of those innocent children whose bodies were shredded beyond recognition, why would diplomacy work in Lebanon and why would they force Israel to adhere to any agreements. For decades, Israel has focused on building a military that can be classified as the most superior in the Middle East and they have achieved that. The U.S ensured that only through this superiority can Israel survive. Where was diplomacy for Israel and why did they never ask for it.
Like it or nor, we live in a cruel world that does not care about laws and resolutions and the survival is only for the fit. What is quite ironic is when some Lebanese celebrated the release of 5 prisoners from Israel, calling it the fruits of diplomacy. However it was shortly discovered that these 5 civilians were kidnapped from inside Lebanon during the ceasefire (after the end of the war) and one was a Lebanese army soldier who was shot.
And Since Feb, diplomacy has failed to stop Israeli attacks and has failed from forcing the IDF to leave Lebanon as stipulated by the ceasefire agreement, as the only term with a timeframe. Imagine.
Diplomacy is when you have leverage and Lebanon has none, not because Hezbullah is weak, but because verses Israel no one has leverage. Israel is safeguarded the strongest and most lethal empire in the worlds’ history, the United State of America.
What is intriguing, had the IDF left Lebanon within a diplomatic forum and released the prisoners, and then abstained from attacks while the Lebanese government stripped Hezbullah’s resistance from its slogans and statements, Hezbullah’s legitimacy could have been tarnished because Israel and the state would have presented an alternative that would secure Lebanon's sovereignty at no costs.
Yet the arrogance of the wicked Jews and the new doctrine did not even allow this scenario to be entertained. The Lebanese state acknowledges shyly that the Israeli actions are aggression and that Israel has rejected all diplomatic propositions to withdraw from these hills, including building UN bases there or even French troops as a safeguard mechanism.
This arrogance is what is showcasing to us again, why diplomacy is a farce.
I ask, when do we start judging the diplomatic efforts? When do we start saying its been X long and the diplomatic efforts did not yield any results. When do start saying diplomacy failed?
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