'Angry Birds'-Style Video Caricaturing Hizbollah Draws Rebuke
Hezbollah says the clip crossed the line into offensive insults as the dispute deepens over Lebanon’s political divide and government moves against the group.
- On May 1, LBCI aired a satirical video depicting Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem as an Angry Birds character, prompting the group to condemn it as "offensive and cheap insults that degrade political discourse to a repulsive level."
- Hezbollah has frequently accused Lebanese media outlets of echoing Israeli messages in recent months; LBCI, founded by the Lebanese Forces, has sought to maintain an independent image after distancing itself from the party years ago.
- Following the video, Hezbollah supporters retaliated by sharing images insulting Maronite Patriarch Beshara Rai, with one writing, "Before our holy symbols and our sheikh, all holy symbols fall," revealing deep polarization in Lebanon.
- President Joseph Aoun condemned attacks on religious figures on May 2, urging the public "to refrain from personal insults, given the negative repercussions of such practices, especially in the current circumstances the country is going through."
- The controversy unfolds amid ongoing Israeli attacks that have killed more than 2,600 people since March, reflecting fragile national solidarity in Lebanon as internal political divisions deepen during a fragile truce.
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Lebanese media deletes animated Angry Birds caricature of Hezbollah leader after judicial order
Lebanese authorities warned against sectarian divides taking hold after an animated video depicting Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem as an Angry Bird was released by LBCI.
Lbci has published the Lebanese television station Lbci
Hezbollah's boss in an oversized bird-shape in a speech to his fighters: A Lebanese broadcaster releases a cartoon with Naim Kassem as a figure from a video game. The reaction of militia supporters follows promptly.
'Angry Birds'-style video caricaturing Hizbollah draws rebuke
BEIRUT: A video published by a Lebanese TV outlet caricaturing Hizbollah’s leaders and fighters as characters from the “Angry Birds” mobile phone game drew a rebuke from the group, which called the clip “offensive” on Saturday.
’Angry Birds’-style video caricaturing Hezbollah draws rebuke
BEIRUT: A video published by a Lebanese TV outlet caricaturing Hezbollah’s leaders and fighters as characters from the “Angry Birds” mobile phone games drew a rebuke from the group, which called the clip “offensive” on Saturday. On social media, Hezbollah’s supporters condemned what they considered the ridiculing of leader Naim Qassem, who is also a Shia cleric, with some
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