Just a reminder.

No, this isn’t Gaza, and it’s not an israeli checkpoint. This is the Ain al‑Hilweh camp. The last time I got stuck in traffic there for 18 minutes, and the soldier was just wasting time chatting. And this is the same checkpoint where wanted men like Fadl Shaker pass through, along with wanted individuals of other nationalities, and where drugs and weapons go in and out easily… while the real restrictions fall only on the Palestinian civilian, on construction materials, on goods, and on everything related to people’s daily lives.

Lately, I’ve noticed a coordinated campaign by some Lebanese —maybe genuinely jealous—using slogans like “the nation” and “the army.” But anyone who truly has patriotism would never accept injustice against their own people or against a vulnerable Palestinian, and would be capable of protecting the country from the south to the north.

Or would you like us to remind you of the army’s history?
That the Syrian army was the actual ruler of Lebanon during its presence?
Or remind you of the period of internal division?
Or of the army’s inability to protect its borders?
The army is not independent; it’s part of a corrupt system and relies on foreign aid that opens the door to international political influence over its decisions.

So please… no one talk about “law” and “norms” if they only apply to the weak Palestinian and to the Lebanese who have been suffering since 1948.

And what angered me the most… were the comments insulting a Lebanese woman who lost her patience with a Lebanese soldier. Everyone ganged up on her, called her insulting names and forgot the past and present of “the army.” They forgave him, just like they forgave Samir Geagea, and forgave the politicians who robbed the country, but they couldn’t forgive a Lebanese woman whose circumstances no one even knows.

And I’ll hold my tongue…