On Sunday, Hezbollah-aligned groups called on Lebanese Shiites to held a rally on Martyr's Square in Beirut calling for the fall of the Lebanese government.
Practically no one attended.
Keep in mind that most Shiites in Lebanon are now displaced from their homes in the south, and tens of thousands of them were within walking distance of this rally. These Shiites, Hezbollah's power base, roundly refused to support Hezbollah.
Hezbollah itself didn't directly call for this rally. It will typically direct aligned groups to try out stunts like this as trial balloons to see if the anti-government message would resonate, without risking its own reputation. The group that officially called for this rally, "The Resistant People of Lebanon" is obviously just a new Hezbollah front, as the Hezbollah flags at the demonstration show.
Before 2024, Lebanese media and most citizens refused to denounce Hezbollah out of fear. Now it is publicly regarded as a threat to Lebanon itself, prioritizing what Iran wants over the wellbeing of the Lebanese people.
Even among the Shiites.
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