{"id":31589,"date":"2025-04-11T22:34:56","date_gmt":"2025-04-12T01:34:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/?p=31589"},"modified":"2025-04-11T23:11:12","modified_gmt":"2025-04-12T02:11:12","slug":"thank-you-france-24-fifty-years-after-lebanons-civil-war-ex-fighters-warn-young-people-against-violence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/index.php\/2025\/04\/11\/thank-you-france-24-fifty-years-after-lebanons-civil-war-ex-fighters-warn-young-people-against-violence\/","title":{"rendered":"Thank you France 24: &#8220;Fifty years after Lebanon&#8217;s civil war, ex-fighters warn young people against violence&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"307\" height=\"160\" src=\"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Peace.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27759\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Peace.jpg 307w, https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Peace-300x156.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 307px) 85vw, 307px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>In a couple of days, it will be the fiftieth anniversary since the start of the cruel Lebanese civil war (April 13, 1975 to October 13, 1990).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This VERY sad April 13, of Bambi&#8217;s personal and collective memory, is mixed with happy feelings. How could it not be when it is also the birthday of her childhood friend Rita \u2764\ufe0f?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bravo to those former fighters for coming together to promote peace in young people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>May reason win over endless wars, forgiveness over resentment, and love over hatred.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Life is too short to be wasted on armed conflicts&#8230; May peace finally know how to prevail. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>May everyone heal from trauma, re-build destroyed homes or broken souls, find disappeared loved ones, celebrate shared humanity, and sanctify human dignity.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Fifty years after Lebanon&#039;s civil war, ex-fighters warn young people against violence \u2022 FRANCE 24\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hxYKEzBOJUo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Isabelle Aubret - Beyrouth\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/i1uWKlVf_jw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Quand les hommes vivront d&#039;amour - When men will live for Love\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/c0EXam-kWMM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/heart.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31132\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/heart.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/heart-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a couple of days, it will be the fiftieth anniversary since the start of the cruel Lebanese civil war (April 13, 1975 to October 13, 1990). 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