As the ground offensive of the State of Israel intensifies in southern Lebanon and entire villages are wiped off the map, events of support organized by the Lebanese diaspora in France are multiplying. The figures communicated by the emergency operations center of the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health are alarming: at least 2,500 deaths, nearly 8,000 injured, and over a million displaced in Lebanon since March 2, the start of the latest war between Israel and Hezbollah.
“Despite the ceasefire, regularly violated by Israeli strikes, the crisis remains complete for our brothers and sisters in Lebanon,” says Reem Ismail, founder of The Girl From Tripoli, a research and artistic production lab.
Initiated by this Franco-Lebanese, settled in Paris since 2017, the solidarity event testifies to the shared feeling of the Lebanese diaspora in France who, in disarray, are experiencing this same distance war.
“I was reading in recent days the Franco-Lebanese neuroscientist Albert Moukheiber, who explains that our brain is made to take action, and that experiencing an event without being able to react is an extremely difficult state to manage. It is precisely from this need to act that our decision to create Oumsiya was born,” explains the teacher-researcher at the University Paris Dauphine.
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- Lebanese diaspora in France organizes events to express solidarity with Lebanon during the ongoing conflict with Israel.
- The events aim to raise awareness and support for Lebanese victims of the war.
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- The content mentions the intensification of the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon.
- Figures related to casualties and displacement in Lebanon are reported.
- Support events organized by the Lebanese diaspora in France are highlighted.
The mobilization is part of a broader phenomenon unfolding mainly in Paris and Marseille, and to a lesser extent in cities like Montpellier, Toulouse, or Lyon, where a form of cultural resistance of the Lebanese diasporic communities is observed as they organize to help the victims of the war in their home country.
Thousands of euros have been raised all over France and sent to Lebanon. For Oumsiya, the collected funds will be donated to two associations, one of which is Tripoli-based: Tarablos Tastajib (“Tripoli Responds”), a community initiative providing essential goods to displaced families (food, water, mattresses, blankets, hygiene products, and medical assistance).
The other association, Amphinomé Lebanon, is a charitable organization committed to supporting vulnerable populations in Lebanon, a country described by the World Bank as undergoing one of the three worst crises globally since 1850.
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- Fundraising efforts in France to support Lebanese charities and relief organizations.
- Financial support directed to Tripoli-based and general Lebanese relief efforts.
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- The content highlights the efforts of the Lebanese diaspora communities in France to provide aid to those affected by the war in Lebanon.
- Mention of specific initiatives and associations supporting relief efforts in Lebanon.
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