Israel’s long history of stoking sectarian tensions in Lebanon, and what it means for the ceasefire
Netanyahu may have been “coerced” by Trump into a ceasefire with Lebanon, but this won’t stop Israel from following a well-worn playbook: exploit sectarian divisions to weaken or disarm resistance while entrenching Israeli expansionism.
It’s really sobering to think about how deeply rooted these divisions are. The history of intervention certainly shapes the present situation in Lebanon.