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Macron’s mission impossible in Lebanon: bring Hezbollah to heel

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Published: 4 September 2020

Last updated: 4 March 2024

As French leader arrives to oversee talks, Hezbollah holds the key; many in Lebanon believe French intervention is needed to avoid another civil war

Lebanon is paralysed by fear of another civil war (Foreign Policy)
Sectarian tensions are nearing the boiling point, and what happens next is up to Hezbollah

Macron to Hezbollah MP: Are you Lebanese? Prove it (Jerusalem Post)
"Everyone knows you have an Iranian agenda. We know your history very well, we know your particular identity – but are you Lebanese: yes or no?"

The French president has a new country to run – Lebanon (Haaretz)
ZVI BAR’EL: Macron’s behaviour is reminiscent of France’s colonial past, but even political powerhouses like Hezbollah realise they have no choice but to work with him

Lebanon taps diplomat Mustapha Adib as next prime minister (Al-Monitor)
The country's ambassador to Germany has promised to immediately implement government reforms

Photo: Emmanuel Macron comforts a Lebanese youth during a visit to a heavily damaged neighbourhood in Beirut, on August 6 (AFP)
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