...an Iranian colony situated on the eastern Mediterranean, conveniently adjacent to Israel. Formerly inhabited by hardy Phoenecian traders, its official language is now Arabic, with the usual unpleasant side effects. The Leb civil war, between 1975 and 1990, lasted a little over 145 years and produced 120,000 fatalities. The average length of a ceasefire was measured in seconds. The Lebs maintain a precarious sectarian balance among Shiites, Sunnis, and about a dozeen flavors of Christians. It is the home of Hezbollah, which periodically starts a war with the Zionist Entity, gets Beirut pounded to rubble, and then declares victory and has a parade. The Lebs have the curious habit of periodically murdering their heads of state or prime ministers...died? Has it lost the reasons for its existence after it lost its role? Is there a real opportunity to renovate Lebanon that is built on coexistence, balance and openness or are we heading towards another Lebanon, one that bears the scars of its wars and the wars of other in it and against it?
Can the angry Lebanese youths create unity for a country that has been fragile from the moment it was born? Can the Lebanese house be renovated and can its windows and doors be respected so that they are no longer open to all sorts of violations or suicidal dreams?