Unveiling the Truth Behind Hezbollah’s False “Liberation Day” of South Lebanon on May 25, 2000Elias Bejjani/May 25/2024
We call on the Lebanese government, the Lebanese Parliament and on all the free and patriotic Lebanese politicians and leaders to cancel the May 25 National Day, because it is not national at all, and also to stop calling Hezbollah a resistance, put an end for its mini-state, cantons and weaponry, and secure a dignified, honorable and safe return for all the Lebanese citizens who have been taking refuge in Israel since May 2000.
Unveiling the Truth Behind Hezbollah’s False “Liberation Day” of South Lebanon on May 25, 2000 Elias Bejjani/May 25, 2024 May 25, 2000, marked a pivotal moment in the history of South Lebanon, or so it seemed. The Israeli army withdrew, fulfilling a promise made by then-Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak in the lead-up to the Israeli elections. However, what ensued was not a liberation but a betrayal orchestrated by a clandestine deal between Israel, Iran and Syria, leaving the Lebanese residents in South Lebanon, (security Zone) and their army, the South Lebanese Army (SLA), at the mercy of the Iranian terrorist armed Jihadist proxy, Hezbollah.
Ehud Barak’s election pledge, while seemingly noble in its intent, was overshadowed by the murky negotiations that preceded the Israeli Army’s withdrawal, betraying its Lebanese allies. Through intermediaries from Germany, Sweden, and Jordan, a secretive deal was struck with the Syrian and Iranian dictatorial regimes, effectively handing over South Lebanon and its residents to Hezbollah’s grip. This deal included dismantling the SLA and sealing off gates with Israel, leaving the residents defenceless against Hezbollah’s aggression.
Contrary to Hezbollah’s claims, the withdrawal did not constitute a liberation. Instead, it was a calculated move orchestrated by political treason and deception rather than genuine emancipation. Hezbollah’s annual celebration of May 25th as “Liberation Day” is nothing but a charade built on lies, deception and manipulation. The reality on the ground was far from liberation. Few day before the Israel Army withdrawal, Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of Hezbollah, openly threatened the residents of South Lebanon loudly and openly through all media facilities, instilling fear with his chilling warnings of cutting heads and slashing throats in their beds. These criminal and terrorist threats forced many residents to flee, seeking refuge in Israel, where they remain to this day, branded as traitors and denied the right to return to their homes.
Moreover, it is crucial to acknowledge the role of Syrian occupation in Lebanon during that period. The so-called “Liberation Day”, of the South Lebanon, was not a result of Hezbollah’s heroic efforts, but rather a consequence of geopolitical under the table deceptive deals orchestrated by foreign powers. Syrian occupation coerced forced the alleged-false narrative of liberation without any tangible basis in reality.
As we reflect on the events of May 25, 2000, it’s imperative to strip away the facade and recognize the truth behind Hezbollah’s false narrative of liberation. The residents of South Lebanon deserve justice, not manipulation and coercion. It’s time to shed light on the dark realities obscured by political agendas and honour the resilience of those who were unjustly abandoned to the mercy of terrorism.
Hezbollah currently occupies all of Lebanon, including its southern regions, from which it has been attacking Israel since October 8, 2003, one day after Hamas’s criminal and terrorist war against Israel on October 7, 2003.
We strongly believe that the so-called “Liberation Day” of South Lebanon by the terrorist Hezbollah must be cancelled and completely wiped from Lebanese memory.
In conclusion, Hezbollah is a terrorist, criminal, and jihadist military corps entirely affiliated with the Iranian Revolutionary Guard. Nasrallah and the rest of the members of this group openly acknowledge this relationship.
Hezbollah declared an attrition war against Israel on October 8 last year under Iranian orders. Lebanon and the Lebanese people had no decision or say in this matter. Consequently, Hezbollah is entirely responsible for the killing, destruction, and assassinations carried out by the State of Israel in retaliation.
Hezbollah occupies Lebanon and is neither Lebanese nor a liberator. It does not represent the Shiites Lebanese community in Parliament but instead holds Lebanon and the Shiites hostage, leading to the deaths of many young people. Hezbollah because of its attrition war against Israel has devastated the south Lebanon regions, displaced 100,000 residents, and caused the destruction of 70 towns and villages.
Hezbollah is a humanitarian disaster, specializing in crime and smuggling, and is more dangerous than any mafia. Therefore, there is no salvation for Lebanon until its political, military, and occupational influence is ended, and all UN Resolutions addressing Lebanon are fully implemented by force.
**************************** From the 2014 Archive/This below piece was first published in 2014 Southern Liberation Day is a heresy, a lie and a falsification of history. It Must be cancelled and erased from the memory of Lebanon and the Lebanese. Elias Bejjani/May 25/2023 Believe it or not, on May 25 each year since 2000 Lebanon has been celebrating the so-called “Liberation & Resistance Day.” Sadly, this celebration commemorates a bogus event, and a phony heroism that did not actually take place. On May 22, 2000 the Israeli Army unilaterally and for solely Israeli domestic reasons withdrew from the security zone of South Lebanon in accordance with UN Resolution 425. This miscalculated and hasty withdrawal was a fatal Israeli decision that has inspired the Hamas terrorism acts and the on-going havoc in the Palestinian Gaza strip. Since 2000 many Israeli officials and politicians from all parties openly and harshly criticized Barak’s Government (Barak was PM at that time) hasty and unwise decision through which Israel’ abandoned its ally the South Lebanon Army (SLA) and gave Hezbollah all south Lebanon and the entire Lebanon on a plate of sliver. The unilateral Israeli withdrawal created a security vacuum in south Lebanon. The Syrians who were occupying Lebanon at that time and fully controlling its government, did not allow the Lebanese Army to deploy in the south and fill this vacuum after the Israeli withdrawal. Instead Syria helped the Hezbollah militia to militarily control the whole southern region, and even patrol the Israeli-Lebanese border. It is worth mentioning that the Israeli army’s withdrawal was executed without any military battles, or even minor skirmishes with Hezbollah, or the Lebanese and Syrian armies. At the same numerous reports published in German and in other western media facilities indicated with proves that Israel forged a secret deal with Hezbollah and its masters, the Iranian Mullahs that mutually arranged all details for the withdrawal. The Syrian regime, in a bid to justify both its on going occupation of Lebanon and the avoidance of disarming Hezbollah, came up with the “Shabaa Farms occupation big lie” and declared Hezbollah a Liberator, alleging it had forced Israel to withdrawal from South Lebanon. Syria, in the same camouflaging and devious context, dictated to both its puppet Lebanese parliament and government to declare May 25th a National Day under the tag of “Liberation & Resistance Day”. In reality Hezbollah did not force the Israeli withdrawal, and did not play any role in the Liberation of the southern Lebanese region. In fact both Hezbollah and Syria deliberately hindered and delayed the Israeli withdrawal for more than 14 years. Every time the Israelis called on the Lebanese government to engage in a joint, serious effort under the United Nations umbrella to ensure a safe and mutually organized withdrawal of its army from South Lebanon, the Lebanese government refused to cooperate, did not agree to deploy its army in the south, and accused the Israelis of plotting to divide and split the Syrian-Lebanese joint track. Since then, Hezbollah has been hijacking Lebanon and its people, refusing to disarm and advocating for the annihilation of Israel. This Iranian mullahs’ terrorist army stationed in Lebanon, is viciously hiding behind labels of resistance, liberation and religion. Hezbollah has recklessly jeopardized the Lebanese peoples’ lives, safety, security and livelihood. It has been growing bolder and bolder and mercilessly taking the Lebanese state and the Lebanese people hostages through terrorism, force and organized crime. Sadly, Hezbollah is systematically devouring Lebanon day after day, and piece by piece, while at the same time marginalizing all its governmental institutions in a bid to topple the Lebanese state and erect in its place a Shiite Muslim regime, a replica of the Iranian Shiite mullahs’ fundamentalist republic. Meanwhile the free world and Arabic countries are totally silent, indifferent, and idly watching from far away the horrible crime unfolding without taking any practical or tangible measures to put an end to this anti-Lebanese Syria-Iranian scheme that is executed through their spearhead, the Hezbollah armed militia. Who is to be blamed for Hezbollah’s current odd and bizarre status? Definitely the Syrians who have occupied Lebanon for more than 28 years (1976-2005). During their bloody and criminal occupation, Syria helped the Iranian Hezbollah militia build a state within Lebanon and fully control the Lebanese Shiite community. But also the majority of the Lebanese politicians, leaders, officials and clergymen share the responsibility because they were subservient and acted in a dire Dhimmitude, selfish and cowardly manner. If these so-called Lebanese leaders had been courageous and patriotic and had not appeased Hezbollah and turned a blind eye to all its vicious and human rights atrocities, intimidation tactics, crimes and expansionism schemes, this Iranian Shiite fundamentalist militia would not have been able to erect its own mini-state in the southern suburb of Beirut, and its numerous mini-cantons in the Bekaa Valley and the South; nor would Hezbollah have been able to build its mighty military power, with 100 thousand militiamen, or stockpile thousand of missiles and force the Iranian “Wilayat Al-Faqih” religious doctrine on the Lebanese Shiite community and confiscate Lebanon’s decision making process and freedoms. Since Hezbollah’s emergence in 1982, these politicians have been serving their own selfish interests and not the interests of the Lebanese people and the nation. They went along with Hezbollah’s schemes, deluding themselves that its militia and weaponry would remain in South Lebanon and would not turn against them. This failure to serve the people of Lebanon allowed Hezbollah to make many Lebanese and most of the Arab-Muslim countries through its terrorism propaganda to blindly swallow its big lie of theatrical, faked resistance and Liberation. Hezbollah would not have been able to refuse to disarm in 1991, like all the other Lebanese militias in accordance to the “Taef Accord,” which called for the disarmament of all militias. Hezbollah would not have become a state inside the Lebanese state, and a world-wide terrorism Iranian-Syrian tool which turned against them all after its war with Israel in year 2006 and after the UN troops were deployed on the Lebanese – Israeli borders in accordance with the UN Resolution 1701. On May 7, 2008 Hezbollah invaded Sunni Western Beirut killing and injuring in cold blood hundreds of its civilian citizens, and too attempted to take over by force Mount Lebanon. Hezbollah’s General Secretary Sheik Hassan Nasrallah called that day (May 7, 2008) a great and glorious victory for his resistance, and keeps on threatening the Lebanese that a replicate of that day will take place if they do not succumb and obey his Iranian orders. Hezbollah is a deadly dragon that the Lebanese politicians have been allowing him to feed on sacrifices from the southern Lebanese citizens, especially on those who were living in the “Security Zone” and who fled to Israel in May 2000 after the Israeli withdrawal from south Lebanon. This dragon who enjoyed devouring his southern sacrifices has now turned on all the Lebanese and if they do not stand for their rights and dignity, he will keep on devouring them all one after the other. We call on the Lebanese government, the Lebanese Parliament and on all the free and patriotic Lebanese politicians and leaders to cancel the May 25 National Day, because it is not national at all, and also to stop calling Hezbollah a resistance, put an end for its mini-state, cantons and weaponry, and secure a dignified, honorable and safe return for all the Lebanese citizens who have been taking refuge in Israel since May 2000.
Below three pieces A/E explaining in details the facts about South Lebanon’s Security Zone, SLA South Lebanese Army, Israeli withdrawal fron South Lebanon in year 2000, Shebaa Farms, the UN Resolutions, 245, 242, 383, 1559
