As the saying goes, “Once the cause is known, wonder ceases.” The true tragedy of Lebanon is not merely its security, economic, or social collapse, but the suicidal persistence in remaining a perpetual “battleground” and a regional “mailbox.” The core cause of this national disintegration lies in the absence of faith among Lebanon’s ruling class: political leaders, party bosses turned corporate oligarchs, hypocritical Arabists, leftists, and self-proclaimed nationalists. They do not believe in the concept of the state, nor in Lebanon as a sovereign entity with a distinct role and mission. More dangerously, they lack the most basic standards of ethics and genuine patriotism.
The so-called “Resistance” in Lebanon was never a Lebanese project. It was a façade for cross-border agendas that transformed the country into a hostage. This tragic farce began in the late 1960s, when criminal and terrorist Palestinian organizations violated Lebanese sovereignty under the banner of “liberation.” They were assisted by the so-called “National Movement”—a coalition of leftists, Arabists, Baathists, and ideologues who harbored hostility toward Lebanon as a state, a message, and a beacon of freedom—thereby tearing apart the national fabric.
This was followed by the barbaric Syrian Baathist occupation, which imposed its tutelage under the same slogans and ushered in one of the darkest eras in Lebanon’s modern history. Since 2005, the Iranian-backed, sectarian, and reckless Hezbollah militia has tightened its grip on the Lebanese people, turning the South, the Suburbs, the Bekaa, and other regions into weapons depots, tunnel networks, and missile platforms serving the agenda of Tehran’s mullahs.
The insistence on keeping Lebanon in a permanent state of war with Israel—at a time when Arab states are negotiating, reconciling, and prioritizing their national interests—has produced devastating consequences:
The reduction of the state to mere “geography” used for settling the scores of others, led by Iran, Syria, and the local, regional, and international merchants of the “Resistance” illusion.
The impossibility of building a stable economy or attracting investment in a country held hostage by a trigger finger controlled by foreign powers, capable of igniting a war of total destruction at any moment.
Lebanon’s transformation into a “terrorist island” outside international legitimacy and the rule of law, depriving it of peace, sovereignty, independence, and development.
The entrenchment of a culture of death and war that drives Lebanon’s finest youth into exile, leaving the country to militias, mobs, and political opportunists.
Transitioning Lebanon into a “normal state” through mutual recognition between Lebanon and Israel is not an act of treason. On the contrary, it represents the highest form of patriotism and political realism. The benefits are clear and tangible:
Finalizing borders and dismantling the fabricated pretexts of the Shebaa Farms and Kfarchouba Hills, long exploited as an evil & fake tags “Shirt of Uthman” to justify the persistence of illegal weapons.
Securing safe investment in offshore gas and oil resources and opening the door to economic, commercial, and tourism cooperation in a region moving toward “zero problems.”
Ending the so-called “state of war,” thereby stripping all militias of any claimed legitimacy and restoring exclusive sovereign decision-making to the Lebanese Army.
Most importantly, halting Lebanon’s role as a “factory of death” and restoring its historic function as a cultural and civilizational bridge between East and West.
In conclusion, Lebanon’s recovery of its identity and sovereignty begins with full border control, strict adherence to international resolutions—including the latest ceasefire agreement—and the rejection of the false narrative that “Lebanon must always be the last to sign a peace accord with Israel.” Today, Lebanese citizens are called upon to break free from political herd mentality and the worship of “Iscariot” leaders who feast on national humiliation and Lebanese blood.
Liberating Lebanon from the grip of “Temple Traders” and the culture of appeasing the strong while shifting loyalties for personal gain requires the courage to speak a simple truth: we want a homeland, not a battleground; a state, not a private farm; and a just peace that ends nearly six decades of deception, false heroism, and revolutionary delusions. The solution lies in mutual recognition between Lebanon and the State of Israel,Under the auspices of the United Nations and the international community, Lebanon will return to being “a land of message, creativity, freedoms and stars,” not “a land of graves.”
