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Lebanese army soldiers stand guard as protesters block a main highway, in the town of Jal el-Dib, north of Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, June 24, 2021
PROTESTS have reignited in Lebanon as the continued political deadlock raised fears that the country is on the verge of collapse.
Roads were blockaded in southern Beirut on Thursday night as hundreds of protesters in the poor, predominantly Shia neighbourhoods burnt tyres and banged pots and pans in anger over the deepening economic crisis.
They chanted slogans condemning US imperialism for its continued sanctions which are crippling the country’s economy and pushing people into starvation.
ANSELM ELDERGILL looks at the legality of the wars in the Middle East and the means used to fight them. It is said that truth is the first casualty of war, so what is the truth with regard to the legality of America’s and Israel’s wars in Iran, Palestine and Lebanon?
SWEE ANG, the founder of Medical Aid for Palestinians, is a big believer in the power of small actions, and she is the living proof it works, writes Linda Pentz Gunter