Lebanon’s rulers have surrendered the country to colonialism - this is not peace

Lebanon’s rulers have surrendered the country to colonialism - this is not peace Submitted by Amal Saad on Tue, 06/02/2026 - 16:06 In its defeatist worldview, the government now addresses Hezbollah through whatever terms are dictated by Washington and Tel Aviv US Deputy National Security Adviser Mike Needham and Ambassador Michel Issa attend a meeting with Israeli and Lebanese delegations, in Washington on 2 June 2026 (Kent Nishimura/AFP) On The US -brokered trilateral statement , issued by the US State Department on Wednesday following the latest high-level meeting between Lebanese and Israeli representatives, belongs to a category of political submission so extreme that it is difficult to locate a precedent in the history of modern statecraft. Lebanon, a state under attack, co-signs a document that conditions a ceasefire not on the withdrawal of the occupying power from its territory, but on the withdrawal of its own citizens from their land. The ceasefire agreement is not made conditional on Israel ending its aggression, withdrawing from occupied Lebanese territory, releasing prisoners, or enabling the return of the displaced, but on Hezbollah ceasing fire and withdrawing from the south.