Southern Lebanon is in revolt too | | Mada Masr
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A wide range of sentiments accompanied the outbreak of the Lebanese uprising, but the sense of shock coming from southern Lebanon is unique. There has been shock about everything: the sharp escalation in the first days of the protests, the way in which Hezbollah — which, along with Amal, is the strongest political actor in the South — has dealt with the protests, the propaganda and counter-propaganda and the general state of affairs more than two weeks after the start of the uprising.
The shock also comes from the end of the exceptional circumstances imposed on the region by Hezbollah since it entered the Lebanese political arena. No longer is the group out of reach of the popular movement and its demands, which accuses them of participating in and covering up the corruption of political authorities, while also recognizing Hezbollah’s role in confronting Israel.