Why does everyone hate lebanon

Sectarianism is a key element of Lebanese political life. After the Syrian military withdrew, the Lebanon-based terrorist group Hizballah and Israel continued to engage in attacks and counterattacks against each other, fighting a brief war in and engaging in cross-border skirmishes in and The United States seeks to help Lebanon preserve its independence, sovereignty, national unity, stability, and territorial integrity.

The United States believes that a peaceful, prosperous, and stable Lebanon can make an important contribution to comprehensive peace in the Middle East. This assistance has also supported access to clean water and improved education services to Lebanese communities, especially those deeply affected by the influx of Syrian refugees.

Through the provision of fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft, munitions, vehicles, and associated training, the LAF has become a committed partner and greatly increased its capability as a fighting force against violent extremists. Our investment in training and equipping the LAF has paid outsized dividends for U. Lebanon hosts the second-highest per capita number of refugees in the world, and the second-highest total number of Syrian refugees in the world.

There are approximately 1. In a country where the judiciary is also controlled by the same corrupt ruling class, perhaps it is up to journalists to decide for themselves. Personally, I have made my decision. It has been more than a year since the explosion.

But the people of Lebanon are still waiting for justice. We are waiting for those directly or indirectly responsible for our collective assassination to be held accountable for their crimes.

Beirut today is a shadow of the city we once knew. The port blast, followed by the total collapse of the Lebanese economy, took its toll on the capital — and its people. Not only Beirut, but the whole of Lebanon is now a trauma zone.

Trauma has become a dominant ingredient of our national identity. We want to heal, we try to heal — but there is no healing without justice.

For the Lebanese people to once again look at the future with hope, those who tampered with our economic and physical safety need to be put behind bars. The thugs ruling over us, however, are hellbent on avoiding accountability.

But the Lebanese people will not give up. The families of those lost to this explosion will not give up. They are determined in their quest to find justice for their loved ones despite multiple brazen attempts to silence them and cripple their protests. I am stuck, but I am not alone. Every single Beiruti is still stuck in that moment. Our lives are still defined by what happened during a few moments on that August evening more than a year ago.

The Lebanese people are known for their resilience. Our resilience allowed us to come out of 15 years of civil war and rebuild our lives and our country. Sadly, after the Beirut Port explosion, we ran out of resilience. Anger and despair prevailed. For the relatives of the people who were killed when a huge consignment of haphazardly stored fertiliser exploded on August 4 last year, Bitar is the only hope.

These are essential qualities for a judge," says Yousef Lahoud, one of the lawyers representing the victims' families. His determination will be tested more than ever after a demonsteration for his removal Thursday by supporters of the Shiite Muslim Amal and Hezbollah movements degenerated into deadly violence and scenes resminiscent of the civil war.

The man handling the biggest case since former prime minister Rafik Hariri's assassination is a little known figure who never talks to the press or even appears in public. The virulent hate campaign launched against him in recent days only has a couple of pictures of him available for social media trolls to share on social media or party muscle to torch in street protests.

Bitar has rocked the boat by summoning top politicians from a range of political parties for questioning, and even going as far as issuing an arrest warrant when one failed to show up.

Former finance minister and senior lawmaker from the Shiite Amal party, Ali Hassan Khalil, lashed out after the arrest warrant against him, threatening a "political escalation" if the course of the investigation "was not rectified".

The group's ally, powerful Shiite movement Hezbollah, is also a prominent critic calling for his dismissal. The movement, blacklisted by the United States but present in Lebanese parliament, has accused Bitar of political bias and Washington of "interference" in the investigation. The Shiite duo's supporters, at an anti-Bitar protest that escalated into deadly clashes Thursday, burnt images of US ambassador Dorothy Shea, alongside Bitar's.