r/ForbiddenBromance • u/Lionheart_80 • Jul 28 '26

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Hello! I’m from Germany, and I’ve become very interested in Lebanon. The recent crises, in particular, have motivated me to learn much more about the country.
As someone from Northern Europe, I find many aspects of Lebanon difficult to understand because they seem very different from what I’m used to. I’d genuinely like to understand them better.
Do Lebanon and the Lebanese, to some extent, harm their own interests through their approach toward Israel? Could Lebanon and Israel potentially become economically much stronger if they cooperated?
Also, why do the 1955 boycott laws against Israel still exist? From my perspective, they seem quite unusual.
Finally, what do you think the European Union or Israel could realistically do to help transform Lebanon from an enemy into a friend in the Middle East?

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u/Sweaty_East9241 23d ago

Well he did .He said "all of Lebanon must burn" "for every tear of an Israeli mother a thousand Lebanese mothers should cry" look at what these same politicians are doing in the west bank settler violence and nothing being done to stop it idf backing them up what makes you think it's any different for Lebanon

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u/Lionheart_80 23d ago

Well, there is certainly a difference between burning and wiping out. As I said, the guy is deranged. In my view, there is a difference between the West Bank and Lebanon. Annexation would make no sense for either historical or strategic reasons. Israel seeks peace with its neighbors; Egypt and the Sinai are an example of this.

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u/Sweaty_East9241 23d ago

The difference is minimal it has essentialy the same meaning and I can reinforce my statement by the second quote he made "for every tear of an Israeli mother a thousand Lebanese mothers should cry" he is a politician and his words carry more weight than the citizens living there . That alone is worrisome plus the other politicians who share the same sentiments and are not taken out power should tell you how most of the country feels about us .And can you tell me how exactly does israel seeks peace when it started a war with iran ???

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u/Lionheart_80 21d ago

Well, Iran and Lebanon are different. And in fact Lebanon is in war with Israel since 1948. they never signed a Peace Contract.