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🇱🇧 Lebanon has no functioning government and no working electricity, yet everyone demands it disarm the one force that works. Beirut-based writer Sharmine Narwani, of The Cradle, dismantles the "state within a state" argument with the bluntest possible test: look at what the Lebanese state actually delivers. The country...

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Key points from my remarks on Al Hadath Channel: The government’s decision is good, but it does not rise to the required level. What is needed is the complete dismantling of Hizballa”s military, security, and financial infrastructure, not merely banning its military and security activities as stated in the government’s declaration. The clear reality is that there is no such thing as a political Hezbollah and a separate military Hizballa ; they are one single entity under one leadership, with the same individuals making decisions in both spheres. The distinction between the two is merely a formal characterization that does not reflect reality. Less than two hours after the decision was issued, hizballa launched drones toward Cyprus, in a direct challenge to the authority of the state, despite being represented in the government. In any state that respects itself, the ministers of a party that openly defies state decisions in practice cannot remain in office; they should be compelled to resign immediately or be dismissed without hesitation. We need actions, not statements. The Lebanese Army must enforce state decisions firmly and without selectivity. Lebanon needs a state with one army and one weapon, under the sole authority of the state. The experience of recent years has demonstrated that weapons outside state control have brought nothing but destruction, and that Hizballa was the first to lead its own constituency and supporters into heavy costs and devastating losses before anyone else.

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