{"id":19996,"date":"2026-08-16T01:03:18","date_gmt":"2026-08-16T01:03:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/daizygedeon.com\/news-blogs-and-cultures\/2026\/08\/16\/the-truth-about-lebanon-journalist-ethan-levin-breaks-down-what-the-media-is-missing\/"},"modified":"2026-08-26T16:23:06","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T16:23:06","slug":"the-truth-about-lebanon-journalist-ethan-levin-breaks-down-what-the-media-is-missing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/daizygedeon.com\/news-blogs-and-cultures\/2026\/08\/16\/the-truth-about-lebanon-journalist-ethan-levin-breaks-down-what-the-media-is-missing\/","title":{"rendered":"The Truth About Lebanon: Journalist Ethan Levin Breaks Down What the Media Is Missing"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DcFPJ5fz9C-\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\"background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin:1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<div style=\"padding:16px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DcFPJ5fz9C-\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">View this post on Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DcFPJ5fz9C-\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Daizy Gedeon (@daizygedeon)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\nGeopolitical journalist Ethan Levins (@ethanlevinsz ) calls out the constant Western media talking points that claim Israel is the \u201conly democracy\u201d and the \u201conly safe place for Christians\u201d in the Middle East. Reporting directly on the ground in Lebanon, Levins dismantles the myth: Making up about a third of the nation\u2019s population, Christians practice their faith with full freedom, wearing crosses openly, celebrating holidays, and coexisting peacefully alongside Muslim neighbors in majority-Muslim cities. Lebanon operates under a democratic system with a Parliament, Prime Minister, and a Constitution that explicitly reserves the presidency for a Maronite Catholic Christian. Western media uses repetitive myths to erase Arab Christians and manufacture a narrative of complete regional hostility. The reality on the ground in Beirut and across Lebanon tells a completely different story. 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