Tuesday’s CBS Mornings featured a truly remarkable segment that had the cajones to commiserate with Lebanon (run in large part by the Iran-backed terror group, Hezbollah) that Israel might unleash a fierce military response to last weekend’s missile attack by Hezbollah on a youth soccer field that left 12 children dead and strewn in pieces.
Filling in on the weekday show, CBS Saturday Morning co-host Michelle Miller expressed concern of “growing” “fears of a wider war” not because of Hezbollah’s horrifying attack, but because “Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised a severe response”.
She even seemed to case doubt on whether someone else carried out the attack: “Netanyahu blames the Lebanon-based Hezbollah.”
Foreign correspondent Imtiaz Tyab — long an apologist for Hamas in this war since October 7 — became the Norm MacDonald joke about Islamic terrorism:
This 'CBS Mornings' segment is remarkable. Just two minutes long, it FRETS Israel might retaliate against Hezbollah in Lebanon b/c they...let's see here....butchered 12 innocent kids in the Golan Heights over the weekend while playing soccer.
— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) July 30, 2024
But, but, think of BEIRUT! pic.twitter.com/oTenpENiZQ
“Beirut’s bustling streets are bustling as ever as diplomats from the U.S. and beyond frantically try to pressure Israel not to unleash its fury over Saturday’s deadly attack on the Lebanese capital, home to two and a half million people,” a crestfallen Tyab declared.
Man, wouldn’t it be a shame if someone responded to innocents being mowed down despite having no ties to the wider war or hiding terrorists in their homes?
Tyab continued his unapologetic nonsense:
Israel has vowed to hit Hezbollah hard, forcing several major airlines to cancel flights here to Beirut with the U.S. State Department issuing an Urgent Travel Warning to Americans: get out of Lebanon while you still can. Fears of an all-out here have been looming for months as cross-border strikes between Israel and the Iranian-backed Hezbollah only intensified.
Of course, Tyab had room to run on this since the Biden-Harris administration isn’t keen on wanting Israel to avenge the murder babies either: “The Biden administration is concerned Israeli forces will not only target the densely populated southern suburbs of the city, seen as Hezbollah strongholds, but also key infrastructure like airports and bridges as it has in past conflicts.”
After turning to an unidentified man on Beirut’s streets who told him he “know[s] what war is” and “in war, there is no winner”, Tyab concluded with an implicit warning to Israel supporters by holding up the new president of Iran:
Iran’s new president, Masoud Pezeshkian, has issued a blistering warning to Israel against attacking Lebanon, saying it would be a great mistake with heavy consequences. And the question now is when will Israel carry out strikes in Lebanon? Still, there are signs Israeli leaders may also be looking to avoid an all-out war with Hezbollah and only carry out limited strikes given its own military’s fatigue after nearly ten months of brutal warfare in Gaza[.]
To see the relevant CBS transcript from July 30, click “expand.”
CBS Mornings
July 30, 2024
7:14 a.m. Eastern[ON-SCREEN HEADLINE: Israel-Hamas War; Middle East on Edge; Netanyahu Promises Severe Response to Rocket Attack That Left 12 Dead]
MICHELLE MILLER: Now to the Middle East where fears of a wider war are growing after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised a severe response to the rocket strike that killed 12 children and teenagers in the Golan Heights. Netanyahu blames the Lebanon-based Hezbollah. Imtiaz Tyab is in the Lebanese capital of Beirut.
IMTIAZ TYAB: Beirut’s bustling streets are bustling as ever as diplomats from the U.S. and beyond frantically try to pressure Israel not to unleash its fury over Saturday’s deadly attack on the Lebanese capital, home to two and a half million people. Israel has vowed to hit Hezbollah hard, forcing several major airlines to cancel flights here to Beirut with the U.S. State Department issuing an Urgent Travel Warning to Americans: get out of Lebanon while you still can. Fears of an all-out here have been looming for months as cross-border strikes between Israel and the Iranian-backed Hezbollah only intensified. The Biden administration is concerned Israeli forces will not only target the densely populated southern suburbs of the city, seen as Hezbollah strongholds, but also key infrastructure like airports and bridges as it has in past conflicts.
BEIRUT MAN: I know what war is. In a war, there is no winner.
TYAB: There is no winner.
MAN: No.
TYAB: Iran’s new president, Masoud Pezeshkian, has issued a blistering warning to Israel against attacking Lebanon, saying it would be a great mistake with heavy consequences. And the question now is when will Israel carry out strikes in Lebanon? Still, there are signs Israeli leaders may also be looking to avoid an all-out war with Hezbollah and only carry out limited strikes given its own military’s fatigue after nearly ten months of brutal warfare in Gaza, Nate.
NATE BURLESON: Imtiaz Tyab in Beirut. Thank you.
