Why is Israel attacking Lebanon? What is Hezbollah really? Explaining the colonial war

Israel is bombing Lebanon, with staunch US support. An Israeli minister vowed that "Lebanon will be annihilated". Ben Norton analyzes the colonial war, explains the origins of Hezbollah, and provides historical context.

Topics
0:00 Israel is waging war on Lebanon
1:19 ICC accuses Israeli officials of crimes against humanity
2:41 USA facilitates Israel's crimes
4:16 Israeli education minister vows "Lebanon as we know it will not exist"
4:35 (Clip) Israeli minister: "Lebanon will be annihilated"
4:52 Israeli media calls for g*noc1de against Palestinians
5:27 Israeli minister boasts of new Nakba in Gaza
6:00 Israeli minister says Lebanon, Syria, Iraq are not sovereign states
8:34 Zionism & Israel: European colonialism in Palestine
10:22 (Clip) Netanyahu applauded in US Congress
10:43 Israel is the aggressor in Lebanon
11:56 Which countries call Hezbollah a "t3rr*rist" group?
13:44 Hezbollah's origins in Israeli occupation of Lebanon
16:29 Hezbollah's alliance with Christians & religious minorities
19:02 ISIS, Al-Qaeda, & Syria War
23:08 Israel, ISIS, & Al-Qaeda
26:02 Lebanon's sovereignty & territorial integrity
27:25 Outro

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[OddRagnarDengLerstl]

A clash between barbarism and civilisation? Israel representing barbarism?

[EduardoArtistaDelavega]

The Resistance did not create the conflict against Israel, Israel created the Resistance.

[adamiskandar]

"This is not a clash of civilization, it's a clash of Barbarism and Civilization" - Netanyahu
In the minds of the majority of the world, the barbarians are Israel and the US/UK. Simple definition of Barbarism : extremely cruel and unpleasant behavior.

[EduardoArtistaDelavega]

Lebanon is on the right side of history, US and Israel are on the wrong side. Lebanon has the right to defend itself.

[ailinchong]

Omg Ben Norton your comprehensive analysis so insightful, informative & educational 👌👍Awesome.

[taiwanstillisntacountry]

Rogue country.
An embarrassment for humanity.

[patriciaeddy]

Thank you for getting the truth out about the Zionists.

[aaronwu]

Free Palestine Free Lebanon from israel!

[salehothman]

PALESTINE And all the occupied land of Lebanon and Syria shall never be surrendered.

[XRPE]

Thank you, Ben. I am always impressed by the quality of your reports.

[Siskos-pnnd]

Israel's war of expansion continues. At some point, Israel's sovereignty must be threatened. The 1946 creation of Israel out of Palestinian lands was wrong, and is the root cause of the middle-east conflict. America must stop being a colonial power. In the future, colonialism will not prevail. The colonized countries in the middle-east and Africa will fight back for their survival. Today is not 1400 to 2000. The colonized have lived the sins of the past and want their independence. Like the United States when they fought and won independence from Britain in the 1700s.

[spamfilter]

Israeli government officials have stated for months that they will do to Lebanon what they did to Gaza. This is proof of genocidal intent in regards to their actions regarding Lebanon. We now also have Israel claiming Lebanon is Israeli territory. This is proof of intent to aquire territory unlawfully through a war of aggression.

[centis]

No journalist I equal to this guy. Everything he says he backs it up with numerous Evidence and clear analysis. God bless U brother

[margaretfarrell]

Many thanks to Ben Norton for his in-depth analysis.

[dmetrius]

Powerful information you are giving us, Ben. Your analysis on geopolitical issues is not only insightful but also incredibly well-researched. Thank you 🙏

[donHooligan]

US taxpayers *REFUSE* to do the right thing. That's the only problem, right now.

[fillyjamalama]

Thank you Ben, your commitment to scholarly & fact based history, truth & justice is commendable:) 🤲🌹Free West Asia & the world from the throes of western barbarism!!! 🇵🇸🇮🇷🇾🇪🇱🇧

[aag]

From a Lebanese, thank you so much for presenting these facts.

[LegoLover-ijgb]

When you understand the facts, you become enlightened.
Thanks Ben, for this well put together video. ❤

[EvakerstinL]

Thank you Ben you are doing a excellent Job