Lebanese sceptical Israeli polls will bring change, end occupation of south
- Beirut, Lebanon – As Israel’s October 27 election nears, so does the possibility that the government that has overseen the invasion and reoccupation of southern Lebanon could be deposed.
- But for people in Lebanon, optimism that a change in the Israeli government will bode well for Israel’s neighbours is low.
- “I don’t think anything major – or at all – will change for Lebanon even if there’s a change in [Israeli] leadership,” said Beirut resident Fouad Debs.
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- Beirut, Lebanon – As Israel’s October 27 election nears, so does the possibility that the government that has overseen the invasion and reoccupation of southern Lebanon could be deposed.
- But for people in Lebanon, optimism that a change in the Israeli government will bode well for Israel’s neighbours is low.
- “I don’t think anything major – or at all – will change for Lebanon even if there’s a change in [Israeli] leadership,” said Beirut resident Fouad Debs.
Sources: Al Jazeera