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The Lebanese government has again stepped in the stormy waters of disarmament, this time with cabinet approval of the US backed proposal to collect arms of all armed groups in Lebanon, including Hezbollah. Even though Washington and certain internal factions have acclaimed it as one step towards national sovereignty, this decision is opening one of the most sensitive files in Lebanon. Efforts of disarmament of Hezbollah are not new since “several attempts” since the year 2000, particularly following “the 2005 Cedar Revolution”, “the 2006 Israel-Hezbollah war”, and “the 2008 Doha Agreement”. They all failed, in large part due to being unable to realistically assess the military capability and political legitimacy as well as social entrenchment of Hezbollah. Hezbollah has openly […]
