Lebanon
Intra-Shia Solidarity Deepens as War Escalates in Southern Lebanon
The Abrupt Announcement of a Two-Week Ceasefire in the War Between the U.S., Israel, and Iran Resolves None of the Issues Which Caused the Conflict
Although Lebanon Was Considered a Friendly Neighbor When Israel Was Established Some 80 Years Ago, for Nearly 60 Years It Has Been a Threat
While More than a Quarter-Century Has Passed Since Israel Pulled Out of the Security Zone, It Is Fighting the Same Enemy and Risks Achieving the Same Result
As the Conflict Between Israel and Hezbollah Continues, the Lebanese Have Made It Clear This Battle Is Not Theirs
While Hezbollah Appears Unable to Prevent the Movement of the IDF on the Ground in Lebanon, It Is Succeeding in Launching Large Amounts of Ordnance at Israel from Further North
The Displaced Syrian Shia in Homs Are Caught Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Afraid or Unable to Return Home, and Now Facing Israeli Airstrikes in Lebanon
The U.S. Must Judge Terrorists by Their Actions and Ideology, Not the Veneer of Respectability with Which They Paint Themselves
A Renewed Buffer Zone Strategy Reflects Israel’s Shift Toward Physical Security Over Deterrence
Reports in Recent Days Have Suggested That Direct Negotiations Between Israel and the Government May Soon Begin
Israeli Policymakers View the Current Moment as a ‘Window of Opportunity’ with Lebanon, Albeit a Constrained One
Inside Hezbollah’s Justification for Renewed Conflict With Israel
The Available Choices in Lebanon Are That Hezbollah Will Be Permitted to Gradually Re-Arm, or That Israel Will Prevent It from Doing So
Israeli Forces Conducted the Raid on the Basis of Dismantling an ‘Islamic Group’ and/or Hamas Cell That Was Plotting to Attack Israel
The Pope Asks Europe to Follow Lebanon’s Example
Another Round of High-Intensity Combat at Some Stage Remains a Probability
It Is Clear That Israel’s Deep Intelligence Penetration of Hezbollah Persists
Israel Has Given Beirut an Ultimatum That It Will Carry Out a Broad Operation If the Lebanese Armed Forces Do Not Step up Their Efforts