The country is waiting to see if the government seizes on this moment to disarm the Iranian-backed armed group and how the militants will respond.
For much of the past year, Lebanon’s government has walked a tightrope in its dealings with the Iranian-backed armed group Hezbollah as it has moved to disarm the militants and curb their influence in Lebanese politics.
Now, as Lebanon faces a rapidly escalating conflict between Hezbollah and Israel, the country is waiting to see if the government seizes on this moment to take decisive action against Hezbollah — and how the group will respond.
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“This is the tipping point,” said Sami Nader, the director of the Institute of Political Science at Saint Joseph University of Beirut. “Either we have the dark scenario where the army clashes with Hezbollah and there is civil strife, or Hezbollah abides by the government decision and they disarm.”
This isn’t an article about Israel invading a country.
“Israel” appears in the article 27 times (once in the post body, even!), including this sentence that also includes “invaded”:
Fixed it for you, chief.
NYT editors know no one reads past the headline.
The article is about the internal politics of Lebanon.
They’re not allowed to write such articles. First, that’s one fewer articles about Israel’s invasion. Second, it casts Hezbollah in a poor light.
My bad. Sometimes I forget that the Mayor of News has decreed there shall only be ONE HEADLINE and that any attempt at knowledge outside of the official bumper sticker is strictly forbidden.
Ah. Obviously nothing to do with Israel. 🙄
It’s not primarily to do with Israel, which is what headlines are about. A headline about Israel invading would be misleading. You’d expect an article about Israel invading and not one about the Lebanese government’s efforts to disentangle itself from Hezbollah.
Why are you even arguing this? You didn’t read the article. You incorrectly assumed it was about something it isn’t. Like, those amateur NYT editors just haven’t stumbled upon the brilliant headline writing method of making shit up without reading anything? What are you talking about.