ELECTRONIC LEBANON
Electronic Lebanon, a project from the Electronic Intifada, offers commentary, analysis, human rights and development information, and voices from on the ground. Quality submissions are welcomed, preferably from contributors with an organisational affiliation.
Bush tour diminished by Hizballah show of force
Jim Lobe
13 May 2008
WASHINGTON, 12 May (IPS) - While this week's trip by US President George W. Bush to Israel, Saudi Arabia and Egypt was never conceived as a triumphant "victory lap" around the region, the swift rout of US-backed forces by Lebanon's Hizballah Friday has provided yet another vivid illustration of the rapid decline in Washington's influence in the Middle East during his tenure. [MORE]
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Lebanon in crisis: an interview with editor Samah Idriss
Stefan Christoff
10 May 2008
Lebanon is currently facing a major political crisis, as armed battles have erupted in multiple districts of Beirut between pro-government and opposition forces forces led the Lebanese resistance movement Hizballah. Hizballah-led opposition forces took control of West Beirut, and handed certain areas over to the Lebanese army as the political standoff in the country continues. Stefan Christoff speaks with editor Samah Idriss in Beirut about the tense situation in Lebanon.
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LIVE FROM LEBANON: DIARIES
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Behind Beirut's Sport City
Rami Zurayk
13 May 2008
Najwa cleans the houses of the rich in Beirut. She lives with her son in the limbo spreading between the Stadium (Cite Sportive) and the Sabra Palestinian camp. Sociologists often refer to the Palestinian camps in Lebanon as a "space of exclusion": the laws governing life in the camps are different from those governing life in the rest of Lebanon. Najwa's neighborhood is an exclusion from the exclusion: no laws apply there. Rami Zurayk writes from Beirut. [MORE]
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The time zones of Lebanon
Rami Zurayk
11 May 2008
This is what I have to say about the latest series of political speeches in Lebanon: Hizballah leader Hassan Nasrallah speaks as if there is no future, but March 14 government coalition leaders Walid Jumblat, Saad Hariri and Fouad Siniora speak as if there is no past. For Nasrallah, the past performance and actions of the Loyalists is the only reference point. Rami Zurayk writes from Beirut. [MORE]
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Army "under tremendous pressure" but still united
Report
14 May 2008
BEIRUT, 13 May (IRIN) - The army's pledge to use force if necessary to impose law and order puts the only fully functioning national institution into the centre of Lebanon's violent crisis. But although strained, analysts say the military remains united. "There is no civil authority in the country now, so the army is under tremendous pressure," said Timor Goksell, a security expert and former spokesman of UN peacekeeping forces who coordinate with the military in south Lebanon.
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Lebanon violence moves outside of Beirut
Report
13 May 2008
BEIRUT, 12 May (IRIN) - Sporadic clashes between pro- and anti-government forces continued on 12 May in areas around the northern port city of Tripoli and the eastern Bekaa Valley as the Arab League announced mediators would arrive in Beirut on 14 May. A security official reported Shia Hizballah gunmen had clashed with supporters of the government around Masnaa, the main border crossing into Syria in the Bekaa valley. [MORE]
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Palestinians in Lebanon seek right of return
Rebecca Murray
26 January 2008
TYRE, Lebanon, 25 January (TerraViva/IPS) - "We know when we start a campaign we work for an achievable goal," declares Wafa Yassir, the energetic head of Norwegian People's Aid (NPA), which runs programs for Palestinian refugees in Lebanon. "And we know the right of return is not an easy goal. It may not happen in our lifetime. But we have to keep this right for the coming generation, and after that. And one day we will get it because it's our historic right and we won't give it up." [MORE]
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Podcasts
EI's Nigel Parry on Free Speech Radio News (17 August 2006)
EI discusses "diplomacy" in Lebanon on Flashpoints, Audio, Flashpoints.net (26 July 2006)
EI's Laurie King-Irani on CBC discussing Canada and Lebanon, Audio, CBC (23 July 2006)
EI's Ali Abunimah appears on KPFK discussing Lebanon, Audio, KPFK (20 July 2006)
EI's Ali Abunimah on WBAI 99.5, Audio, "Middle East Exploding!", WBAI, New York City (17 July 2006)
EI's Laurie King on KPFK Pacifica, Audio, Middle East in Focus, KPFK, CA (14 July 2006)
EI on KPFK to discuss Israel's invasion of Lebanon, Audio, KPFK (13 July 2006)
EI's Ali Abunimah speaks about the Israeli invasion of Lebanon, Audio, Flashpoints.net (13 July 2006)
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