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Eeffinnough!
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx211rgngp0o
Dozens of people were killed in an intensive wave of Israeli strikes across southern and eastern Lebanon on Tuesday, after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to step up military action against Hezbollah.
At least 31 people were killed in the latest attacks, including several children, Lebanon's health ministry said.
The Israeli military said it hit more than 100 Hezbollah infrastructure sites and fighters in what was one of the heaviest nights of bombardment since a US-brokered ceasefire began in mid-April.
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(4,541 posts)The neighborhood institution has been around since 1973, with more than 17 thousand members who work there in exchange for shopping access
Members say there have been calls within the group to boycott Israeli products since 2009
https://ny1.com/nyc/brooklyn/news/2026/05/27/park-slope-food-co-op-votes-to-boycott-israeli-products
mopinko
(74,012 posts)3_Limes
(587 posts)How many?
mopinko
(74,012 posts)its getting under my skin that we hear everything about what israel does, and either nothing about what hamas or hezbolla does, or its memory holed in a day.
ppl r not seeing the propaganda. its organized and well funded. the whole resistance narrative was out there on oct 8, b4 israel fired a shot. the campus protests smelled funny to me from the jump. qatar has poured millions and millions into american academe. y is that?
ppl r not asking the rt questions and im sick of it. im not saying everything israel does is justified, but doing nothing is not an option.
Oh, I'm seeing propaganda alright. Lots and lots and lots of it. A constant, inescapable torrent of it. But it's not coming from the Arab side.
mopinko
(74,012 posts)but u go ahead on. but know this- the rising antisemitism on the left is gonna hurt the democratic party very, very badly.
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Lebanon has been on edge since late February, when the United States and Israel launched their war against Iran, and that conflict rapidly spilled over into Lebanon. When Israeli and American forces assassinated Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on February 28, Hezbollaha hybrid of political party and paramilitary force allied with Iran that has historically controlled much of southern Lebanonretaliated by launching rockets and drones at an Israeli air defense base south of Haifa.
Since then, Israel has expanded both its war and its presence in Lebanon. Its campaign now includes ground incursions, so far limited, apparently aimed at establishing a demilitarized buffer zone south of the Litani River, which is about 20 miles north of Lebanons southern border, possibly extending a few miles further to the Zahrani River. This would leave something like a quarter of Lebanons current territory under Israeli control.
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This latest war is part of a long history of Israeli military action in Lebanon. Most immediately, back in 2024 an Israeli attack killed Hezbollahs leader, Hassan Nasrallah, along with many other leaders. Since then, the group has re-emerged militarily, though significantly weakened. Its new secretary-general, Naim Qassem, lacks the political influence and popular appeal of his predecessor.
Thanks to that weakness, in a historic shift, the Lebanese state agreed as part of a November 2024 cease-fire to disarm Hezbollah. Even so, since that day Israeli forces have continued near-daily strikes across Lebanon, killing hundreds, abducting dozens, and wounding thousands more. All told, Israeli forces have committed more than 15,000 cease-fire violations across land, sea, and air.
https://prospect.org/2026/04/10/lebanon-burning-hezbollah-iran-israel-war/
mopinko
(74,012 posts)Passages
(4,541 posts)https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cr51l794mlyo