Wars are costly and often devastating to the local populace. The road to recovery can also be long and difficult. This is even more true in Lebanon and Syria, with the US engaged in international efforts to preclude any reconstruction funds being sent by other nations.
Presented as an “undeclared veto,” the Trump Administration has contacted multiple Gulf Arab countries to warn them they are not allowed to deliver any of the promised reconstruction aid to Lebanon or Syria “until Israel’s objectives are met.”
Israel invaded Lebanon in September and carried out a war that ended November 26 with a ceasefire. Since then Israel has continued to attack Lebanon almost daily, and has refused to withdraw troops from military outposts they set up inside Lebanon.

The intense damage in Lebanon includes villages of homes burnt by occupying Israeli forces, and much of the agriculture infrastructure in southern Lebanon destroyed. Lebanese are just beginning to try to repair the farmland for planting, but there too they’ve come under Israeli attack.
Syria’s situation is somewhat different, coming off a protracted civil war which left the country in ruins and the Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) in power. In this case, Israel carried out attacks intermittently throughout the war, but it was only after the war ended that they invaded outright, and have occupied parts of southern Syria.
There is no sign they intend to slow these attacks or withdraw from newly occupied parts of Syria. The UN Security Council is meant to have an emergency meeting Thursday to discuss the matter, though action seems unlikely. If anything, Israeli forces continue to advance ever deeper into Syria.

The US decision to condition Saudi Arabia, Qatar and others being “allowed” to give aid to those countries on Israel’s objectives is doubly challenging because Israel never makes clear what those objectives even are, and Israeli hostility to both nations seems to be an ongoing matter of policy irrespective of the conditions on the ground.
The Trump Administration placed other conditions as well. Beyond Israeli acquiescence, which will be almost impossible to obtain, they want the Iran nuclear deal to be resolved and the China tariff crisis. Both of those are plainly unrelated to Lebanon or Syria, and completely out of the hands of their respective governments. This suggests the goal is to just prevent reconstruction altogether.
It’s not clear in practice whether the US can really forbid a nation like Qatar from offering reconstruction aid to a war-torn nation. The administration seems to be assuming it can, however, and so far it’s prevented aid from being released.
Some sources are being quoted as the administration believing it can resolve all Israeli-Arab disagreements and the other problems too through this strategy. It is further suggested that the administration intends, no matter what, to hold out aid on Lebanon through at least 2026, in hopes of swaying the election.
Lebanon’s parliament includes a number of Shi’ites, and the US appears to hope that if they keep Lebanon in a state of perpetual post-war misery, the voters will punish the Shi’ite candidates since Israel invaded to attack Hezbollah, a Shi’ite organization.
Whether this strategy will be successful remains to be seen, but the US doesn’t have a great track record with these kind of gambles, and trying to impose an election result on Lebanon like this could easily backfire, especially when the reason post-war reconstruction isn’t happening is because Trump is forbidding it. If anything, it could prove a boost to parties looking to resist the US imposition and chart a different course.
On my social media when US/Israel comes up I sometimes just post a YouTube clip from The Omen of the nanny killing herself. "Look at me, Damien! … Allll for you!"
I remember that scene.
Are we, the U.S. of Atrocities, that nanny?
Alllll for you, Israel, alllll for yoooouuuu!
Israel is gluttonous….
It is a puzzle that slightly over 50% of Americans are still supporting the killing "peace president".
That percentage of Americans, Trump's GISS Army (Gullible, Ignorant, Selfish, and/or Stupid) are seeing "brown terrorists finally gittin' what all they-there deserves".
He's delivering EXACTLY the kind of s**t foreign policy these people dream of – Stone-Age primitives somewhere else dying by Mighty America's sheer will.
Yes, it is a puzzle…! It is only 25%…!
No it's not. I am talking CNN not Fox. Even tonight CNN confirmed again that Republicans adn Democrats are tied – despite all the tariff mess.
I quit watching Fox, CNN and others right after Nine Eleven…!
I really didn't think it was possible that there was something out there worse than Biden or Harris. Not anymore.
I think the mistake you're making is believing our monsters fundamentally differ one to another, their words and actions differ, divide and conquer manages the masses, but their singular objective is world domination.
“The old world is dying, and the new world struggles to be born; now is the time of monsters.” — Antonio Gramsci
No, I understand that completely. But there are degrees of being monstrous.
What are the degrees of genocide beyond time?
It's not just the genocide as this article proves.
There're Arabs in Lebanon & Syria. Greater Israel is a permanent j-majority state, it's all genocide.
For the Religious Zionists Greater Israel is God’s covenant with Abraham: "To your descendants I have given this Land, from the river of Egypt to the Great river, the River of Euphrates” From the Euphrates to the Nile and all the land in between: Eastern Egypt, Sinai, Jordan, part of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, part of Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, and part of Turkey and Cyprus.
For some it's even broader. “Every place that the sole of your foot shall tread upon, to you I have given it.” — Rabbi Yoel Bin Nin, Leader of early settlers
“The Land of Israel will expand over all countries according to the prophecy. It includes any area we conquer and determine to be the Land of Israel.”
— Pinhasi Bar-On, Outpost of Esh Kodesh,1:40.06
There're Arabs in Lebanon & Syria. Greater Israel is a permanent j-majority state, it's all genocide.
I just don't think it's reached the threshold of being a genocide. Yet.
Maybe not, but one of the obligations of parties to the Geneva Convention is to "prevent" genocide.
I’ve been through hours looking for a shareable, i.e. succinct but comprehensive, legal explanation to the landmark July 2024 ICJ ruling on "Legal Consequences arising from the Policies and Practices of Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem.”
Fortuitously I found one last night, a very worthwhile 22min interview of Dr Ralph Wilde, Arab League Senior Counsel to that case, his argument's been called a masterclass. Israel has been occupying Gaza, the West Bank and Jerusalem since 1967. (It occupied Lebanon from 1982 to 2000 and is now occupying south Lebanon.) I think you’ll find this interview interesting.
Israel Legal Actions • 11 / 12 Ralph Wilde on the ICJ & why Israeli occupation must end
What has happened to Hezbollah?
Adhering to the ceasefire.
All I can find is MSM on this:
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/hezbollah-says-it-is-ready-enter-talks-with-government-defense-strategy-2025-04-10/
Check the Electronic Intfadia – you tube or .com.
The idiots in Lebanon that would like Hezbollah to cease, desist, give up its posture (and weapons) have forgotten about what happened to Libya?
Golly ai got one right this time!
What is the true meaning of evil?
AI Overview
The true meaning of evil is multifaceted and depends on the context, but generally it refers to something morally wrong, harmful, or wicked, often seen as the opposite of good, and can manifest as actions, intentions, or even the absence of good.
"…they are not allowed to deliver any of the promised reconstruction aid to Lebanon or Syria “until Israel’s objectives are met.”."
Of course. Because once the Apartheid State of Israel's "objectives" are met, the ASI will have annexed significant portions of Lebanon & Syria and the 'promised reconstruction aid' will go straight to Tel Aviv (Lebanon & Syria's "new legal owner"), where it will replenish coffers depleted by the Gaza Genocide campaign.
And if the money doesn't shift around State budgets in Israel, it'll be seed money for the reconstruction of New Israeli Gaza. An investment generating profit off the sales of condos and golf course memberships in the (far) future.
And natural gas leases 🙂
A new airport to replace the one Israel destroyed in Gaza.
A new harbor to replace the one Israel destroyed.
The place would be oh,so Zionist. Isn't that nice?/s
The DOGE is hard at work…!
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https://www.trackaipac.com/trump
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https://scheerpost.com/2025/04/14/aipac-leader-boasts-of-special-access-to-top-trump-natsec-officials-in-leaked-audio/
Apr 12, 2025 'CIA operation Timber Sycamore created Syrian crisis': Jeffrey Sachs reveals US' real role in Syria By The Economic Times
Turkish Deputy Foreign Minister Nuh Yilmaz, World Food Programme Chief Operating Officer Carl Skau, U.N. Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen and U.N. Sustainable Development Solutions Network President Jeffrey Sachs participate in a panel discussion titled “Syria: Reconstructing and Reconciling the Country” at the Antalya Diplomacy Forum.
https://youtu.be/tCE75GrPfJ0?si=uJtCkRqZvYgn8iFh
Typical of the US, go in like a wrecking ball, devastate everything and hand someone else the bill. Heck, I remember a few years ago they (the US) tried billing I think it was either Korea or Vietnam for all the bombs they dropped on the Vietnamese countryside… I was like… excuse me, NO ONE there invited you there no one wanted you there, but you had to stick your nose in where it didn't belong, destroy a nation and expect them to pay the bill for your intrusion?…
Apr 12, 2025 'CIA operation Timber Sycamore created Syrian crisis': Jeffrey Sachs reveals US' real role in Syria By The Economic Times
Turkish Deputy Foreign Minister Nuh Yilmaz, World Food Programme Chief Operating Officer Carl Skau, U.N. Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen and U.N. Sustainable Development Solutions Network President Jeffrey Sachs participate in a panel discussion titled “Syria: Reconstructing and Reconciling the Country” at the Antalya Diplomacy Forum.
https://youtu.be/tCE75GrPfJ0?si=uJtCkRqZvYgn8iFh
Every malicious American action against the people of the Middle East will culminate in huge blowback. For America it will result in their retreat from the Middle East. For Israel it will mean the dismnatling of the state. The proof is in the eyes and minds of every single child witnessing the cruelty inflicted upon them, their families and their countries –least of all preventing reconstruction. A good number of them will want to join the armed resistance, while others will become journalists, doctors, lawyers and engineers. Another damning development for the Euro-American/Zionist alliance is the April 9, 2025 fatwa of the International Union of Muslim Scholars (IUMS) holding that armed Jihad against Israel is now an obligation of every Muslim.
https://thecradle.co/articles/resistances-weapons-an-internal-matter-hezbollah-mp-responds-to-us-pressure
Western media-oriented press is emphasizing Hezbollah as not only "terrorist" and "a cancer" but significantly reduced since the November "cease fire" which Israel has violated thousands of times. The above site, however, gives a different view. Hezbollah after all are MP's, a minority party yes, but a legitimate force for governing in Lebanon.