Lebanon: No More Resolutions, Time to Act

Lebanon can no longer afford the luxury of ambiguities.

In a context of generalized collapse — economic, institutional, and social on the one hand, and of merciless war on our country — one truth imposes itself with absolute urgency: there can be no recovery, nor any affirmation of the state's role, without the full and complete restoration of its authority.

On this essential point, a major step forward has already been taken: the clear decision to affirm the illegality of Hezbollah's military formation and to concentrate arms in the hands of the legitimate armed forces.

This decision is just. It is necessary. It is vital.

But today, it remains insufficiently implemented.

Between decision and execution: a dangerous gap

Lebanon suffers less from a deficit of texts or positions than from a deficit of execution. Too often, sovereign decisions are taken… then left in abeyance, hollowed of their substance by inaction, by compromises, or by fear of confrontation.

In this context, Hezbollah's maintenance of an autonomous military capability, in direct contradiction with this decision of the State, constitutes a frontal challenge to national authority. This is not merely an institutional anomaly: it is a calling into question of the very principle of sovereignty.

Faced with this, ambiguity is no longer an option. Nor is wait-and-see.

The requirement of firmness

What is now expected of Lebanon's political authorities is clear: to translate the decision into deeds. With method, with responsibility, but above all with firmness.

This is not about escalation, nor about posturing. It is a sovereign imperative. Any prolonged complacency will only deepen internal fractures and expose the country further to regional turbulence.

The Lebanese Armed Forces must be placed at the center of this dynamic. They possess national legitimacy and the trust of a broad segment of the population. But they must be given the political and operational means to fully assume their role.

Moving beyond fear

The true obstacle today is not the absence of solutions. It is the fear of implementing them.

Fear of tensions. Fear of reactions. Fear of the short-term political cost.

But Lebanon's recent history teaches us one thing: the cost of inaction is always higher than the cost of courage. Every retreat of the State has been paid for by a lasting weakening of its institutions and a deterioration in the living conditions of its citizens.

It is time to reverse this logic.

A call for civic mobilization

In this decisive phase, responsibility does not rest with leaders alone. It also falls upon society as a whole.

A popular movement, peaceful but determined, must emerge to support the effective implementation of the State's decisions. Not against any part of the Lebanese people, but in favor of a fundamental principle: a single state, a single authority, a single legitimate armed force.

This support is essential to give decision-makers the courage to act, and to politically isolate any form of refusal to comply with national legality.

The hour of truth

Lebanon stands at a crossroads.

Either the sovereign decisions remain declarations without a tomorrow, and the country continues its slow erosion. Or they are at last implemented with the determination that the gravity of the situation demands, and a prospect of recovery becomes possible once more.

The choice is there. It is clear.

Decreeing is no longer enough.

We must act.