In September last year, the war between the Israeli and the Lebanian armrit group, the war, which was strengthened in the war, clung to the TV in the art studio in Kuwait.
Beirut, the city of Lebanese capital and childhood, was watched by Israeli bombings. Along with his family members, including his mother and his 13-year-old son, and with friends. He started the nightmares and panic attacks and could not sleep.
The decision to support his family and help reconstructing his country, Mr. Kadiri decided to order a ticket book.
“Lebanon was going to an apocalyptic stage,” in 40, in the last morning, the last morning he spoke a morning on the edge of Beirut. “It was the only best choice to return.”
Livanon's large and influential diaspora – 5.7 million of the country's population is estimated about three times – one of the bloodiest wars in the Mediterranean nation hoping to offer physical and financial support to a country.
The difficulties are great. Returns, their economy has been returning to a country in crisis and has been a long time is met with sectarian tensionPolitical violation and external interference. Lebanese trajectory stays deep uncertain After a conflict that could change the balance of power in the country and in the Middle East.
However, those who returned, they said they did not feel what they choose between Israel and Hezbollah in November, as a ceasefire agreement It remains elegant.
“I felt that our country called us and the importance of our physical existence,” said Zeina Kays, 48, 48, 48, 48 years old and worked since today and worked for the Doha, leaving Lebanon for Qatar. He returned to Lebanon in October.
Doha, he watched on television from Beirut to telephone families Came to other cities and cities in Lebanon with things left out of their belongings. As death and destruction, there was a “emotional call” to return and help.
Ms. Kays, 48, now he returns for good, he has about 30 miles north of Beirut, Her husband and her husband. With the help of friends and family, he has prepared a campaign for families located in a campaign, hometown and nearby villages to provide uncle, medical, medicine, medicine, medicine, meals and clothes.
“Regardless of the regions of war, regardless of the regions, Batrow and the house in a coastal city of Batrow, a coastal city, demonstrated a coastal city of Solidarity and Unity,” he said. Lebanese Diaspora villageA culture and attraction project aimed at connecting foreign lebanes to their homeland.
“Lebanon deserves a brighter vision and a better future,” said Mrs. Kays.
On October 17, 2023, he once again came to Lebanon, Hamas-LED attacked Israel. Hezbollah Israel began to target Israel with a series of Tit attacks along the Israeli-Lebanese border with anonymity with Hamasi. Increased conflict in late September, Thousands of people die and injuries and 1.3 million movedAccording to Lebanese officials and the United Nations.
All villages and neighborhoods, especially in the south, pumpeled As Israel's Strong air raids. A judge supported by Iran, a political and military force Hezbollah, as severely weakened The highest leaders were killed Also in the neighboring Syria, Bashar al-Assad, overthrown.
The war has already increased the assembly problems facing Lebanon.
This economic violationGraded in Pandemic Locks, which has been gracefully since 2019, ranked by the World Bank in 2021 Among the worst national financial crises Since the middle of the 19th century. LED anger for corruption Great Antighoynation Protests. Then, one Explosion in Beirut Port In 2020, he destroyed the capital and hundreds of killed. Lebanon had a mediator government and a New president and prime minister selected only in January.
“In Lebanon, the last few years were really like a roller coaster,” he said.
For the first time, during the 2006 war between Israel and Hezbollah, Lebanon for Kuwait. However, in 2014, set up a studio and re-contacted the city. He decided to reset the port explosion Destroyed a gallery where he has exhibited his job. After start initiative Hoping to find a job in art that the explosion was reduced and will support his family, “I would like to be tree today” in Beirut helped rebuild the house.
When the most recent war occurs came from Paris to Kuwait to clean a show.
Now back to Beirut again. “The future may be dark, peace and terribly, but we are here,” he said. “We still returned to if we leave.”
Lebanon, in the late 19th century, the Ottoman Empire and continued to emigrate during the French rule and in the period in 1940 during the immigration. During World War I, sectarian units, economic crises, fled from scarcity, Political motivated murders and a civil war From 1975 to 1990.
In countries such as Australia, Brazil, Nigeria and the United States, they and their generations have established a new life. Among them are an international lawyer Amal Klooney And the trader-rotated philosopher Nassim Nicholas Taleb.
Many have kept a close contact with the house: In 2023, Diaspora, $ 8 billion, or about 27.5 percent of Lebanon's gross domestic product, According to the World Bank.
As the war began last year, the Lebanese Diaspora was mobilized to collect money and ambulances.
Many say that the new government is watching the economy, which he applies the deliberation of the economy, Israel and Hezbollah, and they watched the nation's stabilization before deciding.
Another review, a 31-year-old lawyer in France, who recently visited Beirut, said Konrad Kanaan the changing geopolitics of the region And how can Lebanon will affect the future.
Mr. Kanaan's brother's house was a animation talk about a cartoon in the Achrafieh neighborhood of Beirut, Syria and Gaza on a cartoon. One family member quoted the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu twice, and said he was eager to understand what the vision of the Sedium for the New Middle East. Brewed by recurring wars about another suffering and emotional resentment.
They all admitted that none of them has an open opinion on the future.
“I don't think the tolerance is a very positive thing,” Mr. Kananan said about an attribute shown by many Lebanons. “It dries.”
Many Lebanons believe that the group will see what will be developed as the group's relations with Iran and the militants will develop and do not agree with Israel from the south of Lebanon. If the anger with Israel in Lebanon, many people openly criticized Hezbollah for an attack on Israel in Bihest.
“We love our homeland, but this is taken from us by the Iranians,” he said. Rabie Kanan, originally, is from the Tibnin in Southern Lebanon, which was shot by Israeli airstrikes during the war. The house of his family was in the ruins, and he could not bring the hills to visit the hills now that he now grew his 8-year-old daughter.
“He always asks:” Dad, why do they always fight in our country? “” He said. He tried to oppose the concept, said: “As ordinary people, we are just peace.”
Sarah Chaayto reported from Beirut.