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3. The Art of Losing: Hezbollah’s Stubborn Path

Hezbollah has lost. Yes, lost. The military campaign? Lost. The battle for public opinion? Lost. The fight for legitimacy in Lebanon? Lost. And yet the Shia militia keeps haunting the country, convinced that a LED projection on a rock will somehow rewrite history.

Illuminating the “Pigeon Rock” with portraits of dead leaders is Hezbollah’s latest masterpiece. Pretending to be a protector, it has never been anything but stubbornness made flesh. While Lebanon waits to rebuild and move forward, Hezbollah plays with light projections, believing illusion can replace reality. It does not.

Meanwhile, American and Western powers scream that Hezbollah must disarm or risk dragging the country back into war. But what is the point of reasoning with actors trapped in their own parallel universe, obsessed with symbols and ghosts, blind to the ruin Lebanon has already endured?

Hezbollah believes a portrait, a threat, or a speech can undo the damage already done. But reality is merciless. Reality doesn’t work that way. The harder Hezbollah insists, the closer Lebanon slides toward the abyss.

When the bombs fall again, our allies, exhausted from trying to save us from ourselves, will simply say: “We warned you.”

Hezbollah’s stubbornness is not political.

It is deadly.