Lebanon has been commemorating “Liberation Day” every May 25 since 2000, which is actually the anniversary of the Israeli withdrawal. This historical period straddles that of the civil war that took place between 1975 to 1990 in which Israel was directly involved from 1978. On May 25, 2000, the last Israeli soldier left the occupied … Continue reading Lebanon / History: May 25, 2000 and the Israeli withdrawal from South Lebanon