Allow me to correct a few things

Allow me to correct a few things.

First, "Israel" is not some vulnerable state that emerged organically in the region. It is a settler colonial project established under British patronage and sustained for decades by unprecedented Western political, military, and financial support, enabling nearly eight decades of occupation, displacement, war and ethnic cleansing, which evetually resulted in a Gaza genocide.

Second, if we're talking about a "tiny country that has spent decades facing enemies committed to its destruction," that description fits Lebanon far better than the Israeli entity. Lebanon has endured repeated invasions, occupations, massacres, bombardments, assassinations, and territorial violations at the hands of a heavily armed military power. The evidence is not hypothetical; it is documented in photographs, videos, UN reports, and historical records.

And here is the question that supporters of "Israel" never seem willing to answer:

If "Israel" has the right to treat the protection of its citizens as its highest obligation, why does the Resistance in Jabal Amel not have the same right to protect the people of South Lebanon, especially when the Lebanese state historically lacked the means to defend them from repeated invasions and occupation?

Look at the map.

Who invaded whom?

Who crossed internationally recognized borders?

Who bombed villages, cities, schools, hospitals, and civilian infrastructure?

Who advanced tens of kilometers into whose territory?

And for what purpose?

The irony is that we are constantly asked to understand Israel's "security concerns" while being told to ignore Lebanon's lived experience of invasion, occupation, and destruction.

A population defending its land from a foreign military incursion is not the anomaly in this story. The anomaly is expecting them not to resist.

Source: Telegram "Marwa_OsmanLB"