Hezbollah’s Role As A “Liberator” Authored by Carlo J.V. Caro via RealClearDefense, Unlike many movements that adopt the mantle of liberation for political gain, Hezbollah’s portrayal as a liberating force is tied to a long-standing cultural memory of foreign oppression, from the Ottoman Empire to the French Mandate. Understanding how Hezbollah leveraged this identity requires an examination of Lebanon’s history of local resistance, which was not always violent but often manifested as passive defiance, economic self-sufficiency, and cultural preservation, especially among marginalized Shia agrarian communities. During the Ottoman era, southern Lebanon’s Shia population was systematically neglected and excluded by the… — Continue at ZeroHedge News : Read More
