Lebanon Then and Now – Morning Journal

It was 1982. I was in Israel when the IDF crossed the northern border to eradicate terrorist sanctuaries in southern Lebanon. Prime Minister Menachem Begin’s government called it ‘Operation Peace for Galilee’. The deputy press officer invited me to accompany him to Lebanon. We went via Tire and Sidon to the outskirts of Beirut. I saw weapons supplied by the Eastern European communist bloc piled up in parking garages, schools, hospitals and other civilian locations. Nothing has changed since then, as the terrorists, who are called by different names but with the same goal, want Israel to bomb (…)

Originally published: October 2, 2024 at 2:43 PM