By FRANKLIN LAMB - September 23, 2008

The fundamental consequences of the 1982 Massacre at Sabra-Shatila and the founding of Hezbollah are two seismic events from the same time and place which some argue are locked in an embrace that will return Palestine to the Palestinians.

By URI AVNERY - July 19/20, 2008

On Wednesday, [Hezbollah leader Hassan] Nasrallah became the most important and powerful person in Lebanon. Three months after the crisis that almost caused a civil war, when [Lebanese] Prime Minister Fuad Siniora demanded that Hezbollah turn over its private communication network, Lebanon has become a unified country. Demands like the disarming of Hezbollah have become a pipe dream. Lebanon is also united in the demand for the liberation of the Shebaa farms [from Israel] and for the delivery by Israel of the maps of minefields and the deadly cluster bombs left by [Israel's] army after the second Lebanon war.

By FRANKLIN LAMB - Counterpunch

According to US Senate Intelligence Committee sources, the Bush administration initially green lighted the intended May 11 Israel 'demonstration of solidarity['] with the pro-Bush administration [Lebanese] militias, some with which Israel has maintained ties since the days of Bashir Gemayal and Ariel Sharon...The plan involved Israeli air strikes on South and West Beirut in support of forces it was assured would be able to surprise and resist Hezbollah and sustain a powerful offensive for 48 hours.

by 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 led [by] 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.

John Allemang | Globe and Mail

On July 25, 2006, Major Paeta Hess-Von Kruedener, a 44-year-old Canadian monitoring the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah in South Lebanon as a United Nations observer, died along with three colleagues after six hours of Israeli attacks on his UN patrol base, culminating in the aerial bombardment of the bunker where the men had taken shelter.

His widow wants answers.

By JONATHAN COOK - January 4, 2008

A new report, written by a respected Israeli human rights organisation, one representing the country's Arab minority...has unearthed evidence showing that during the fighting Israel committed war crimes not only against Lebanese civilians...but also against its own Arab citizens. This is an aspect of the war that has been almost entirely neglected until now.

In an interview conducted in Montreal, novelist, historian and political campaigner Tariq Ali discusses the history of Hizballah as a political force in Lebanon and the Middle East, as well as Canada's designation of the movement as "terrorist" in the post-9/11 political environment.

Photo: Hassan Nasrallah Graffiti, Lebanon.By Rym Ghazal. Daily Star.

BEIRUT: Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah cast a broad net on Sunday, vowing that no one could disarm his Hizbullah resistance fighters, recommending early parliamentary elections as a remedy to the standoff over Lebanon’s presidency, and warning that recent Israeli military exercises were preparation for a new conflict.

Daily Star: Wednesday, October 17, 2007.Photo: Stefan Christoff, Palestinian Star.BEIRUT: The Lebanese government must take concrete steps to end all forms of discrimination against Palestinian refugees and to fully protect and uphold their human rights, Amnesty International said in a new report expected to be launched at a news conference in Beirut on Wednesday.The new [...]

Montreal, October 2007.Photo: Tatiana Gomez, Montreal October 2007.In the context of the campaign to challenge the listing of Hezbollah as a ‘terrorist’ organization in Canada, on Wednesday, October 17th, Tadamon! Montreal hosted a major lecture at McGill University as part of Culture Shock 2007. Upwards of 200 people gathered to hear presentations from Bilal [...]

Reuters Jabalya, Gaza Strip, October 19th. By Nidal al-MughrabiPhoto: Kuolemaki Gaza City.Officially, Mahmoud Jnaid does not exist. The 25-year-old Palestinian almost made that a reality earlier this month when he doused himself with petrol and tried to set himself alight.Jnaid is one of about 54,000 displaced Palestinians who returned to Gaza and the West Bank [...]

Produced for Radio Tadamon! by Stefan Christoff.Download / Podcast the program from the Rabble Podcast Network.In Canada, a state commission on “Reasonable Accommodation” regarding the rights of minorities and new immigrants in Quebec has created a storm of controversy. This edition of Radio Tadamon! features Indu Vashist, a community organizer in Montreal and May Hayder [...]

A documentary directed by Mohammed AlatarOctober 18th at 9:00pm (English version)October 18th at 7:00pm (French version)One Night Only at Cinema du Parc.Organized by Palestinian and Jewish Unity PAJU.

BBC. Wednesday, 10 October 2007Photo: Oren Ziv. Demonstration Palestine.A 60-year-old Palestinian will begin a case against the UK government in the High Court later when he will say that sales of arms to Israel are illegal.Saleh Hassan, who lives on the West Bank, says his land was confiscated by Israel to make way for its [...]

by Vivian Tabar. The DominionPhoto: Israel’s Apartheid Wall.MONTREAL–Demonstrators converged outside of Indigo bookstore in the heart of downtown Montreal last Saturday to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the 1982 massacre of Sabra and Chatila that claimed the lives of thousands of Palestinian refugees in Lebanon.