RT investigates how Lebanon’s power-sharing system and differing views on negotiations leave prospects for a ceasefire uncertain.
Lebanon’s political system and differing views on how to deal with Israel make a lasting peace agreement difficult to achieve, according to an RT report from Beirut.
Political power in the country is officially divided along religious lines, and important roles are given to different communities. It’s a structure designed to preserve balance, although it can also make collective decision-making more difficult.
While the government has shown openness to dialogue and recently moved to curb Hezbollah’s military role, positions across the political spectrum remain divergent.
Hezbollah, which has been at loggerheads with Israel since its civil war in the 1980s, refuses to disarm. His allies in the Amal movement argue that the issue is a domestic issue and that Lebanon has the right to maintain a “strong army” to protect his land.
“If half the population is against direct negotiations with Israel, you cannot force it down their throats,” according to RT reporter Marina Kosareva. Banning the armed wing of Hezbollah “it will not make them withdraw or accept the terms of a foreign peace.”
With ceasefire violations reported daily and internal differences unresolved, the prospect of a concrete solution remains uncertain.
See the full report below.
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