Israel's controversial invasion of Lebanon is the subject of this harrowing book, which unsparingly describes the impact of the war on the author and on his adopted country.
"We present 14 new ancient mitogenome sequences from pre-Phoenician (~1800 BCE) and Phoenician (~700–400 BCE) samples from Lebanon (n = 4) and Sardinia (n = 10) and compare these with 87 new complete mitogenomes from modern Lebanese and 21 recently published pre-Phoenician ancient mitogenomes from Sardinia to investigate the population dynamics of the Phoenician (Punic) site of Monte Sirai, in southern Sardinia."
This seems like a new low, in my lifetime at least. A regime carries out ethnic cleansing in full view of the world - broadcasting its intentions in barely coded language - while our governments affirm their full support. The US sends aircraft carriers, vetoes calls for a ceasefire #Palestine#Israel (1/7)
They had been overflown by an Israeli helicopter and drones. After broadcasting a live feed for 45 minutes, the Reuters, AFP and Al Jazeera teams turned their cameras to show an Israeli outpost from where tanks were firing. Within 90 seconds a tank round hit them. #Palestine#gaza#Lebanon#Israel
One of the big questions of the #GazaWar is whether #Lebanon will get involved, greatly expanding the scope of the conflict.
But that decision rests not with the paralyzed caretaker central government, but with the Shi’ite movement #Hezbollah.
A professor of history and peace studies who studies the region explains the context.
Does anyone know any good researchers who study #Hezbollah and their use of violence within #Lebanon? I need to find someone who can help with an asylum claim.
A youth holds a snake in their left hand and reaches towards another with their right. It’s not clear whether the snake to the right is biting the youth or the youth is holding the snake by the jaw…