Israel vows to occupy large parts of southern Lebanon to expand buffer zone

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Post by abdusco » Tue, Mar 31, 2026, 4:44 PM UTC

Israel vows to occupy large parts of southern Lebanon to expand buffer zone
theguardian.com

Re: Israel vows to occupy large parts of southern Lebanon to expand buffer zone

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Post by nathan_douglas » Tue, Mar 31, 2026, 4:50 PM UTC

Ah, I think there was a German word for that idea, right? Lebensraum?

Re: Israel vows to occupy large parts of southern Lebanon to expand buffer zone

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Post by saidnooneever » Tue, Mar 31, 2026, 5:05 PM UTC

nathan_douglas wrote: post #2

Ah, I think there was a German word for that idea, right? Lebensraum?

roughly translated as 'occupied territories' iirc... could be wrong my WOII-lang is a bit outdated..

Re: Israel vows to occupy large parts of southern Lebanon to expand buffer zone

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Post by mhb » Wed, Apr 01, 2026, 1:58 PM UTC

nathan_douglas wrote: post #2

Ah, I think there was a German word for that idea, right? Lebensraum?

Also an American initialism - FAFO.

Re: Israel vows to occupy large parts of southern Lebanon to expand buffer zone

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Post by [deleted] » Wed, Apr 01, 2026, 1:59 PM UTC

mhb wrote: post #4

nathan_douglas wrote: post #2

Ah, I think there was a German word for that idea, right? Lebensraum?

Also an American initialism - FAFO.

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