Lebanon
Where Does Lebanon Go from Here? by Jonathan Spyer, The Telegraph, October 13, 2024
What Are the Goals of Israel’s Campaign in Lebanon? Where May Things Be Heading?
Time for Berri to lead Lebanon’s Shiites away from Iran by Hussain Abdul-Hussain, House of Wisdom, October 11, 2024
While Hezbollah remains a formidable militia that could beat the army, the Iran-backed militia has a fatal weak point.
Video: United Nations Security Resolution 1701 (2’30”), AIPAC, October 10, 2024
Why Could Lebanon Be Rich, but Is so Chaotic? by Tomas Pueyo, Uncharted Territories, October 3, 2024
Killing Nasrallah by Lee Smith, Tablet, September 27, 2024
Israel shows America how to win wars.
The Rewards and Risks of Israel’s War Against Hezbollah by Michael J. Koplow, Koplow Column, Israel Policy Forum, September 26, 2024
Israel’s War in Lebanon Is Legal Under International Law by Elizabeth Samson, Middle East Forum Observer, September 26, 2024
Hezbollah’s deadly rockets aren’t the most serious threat to Israel’s northern border by Matthew Levitt, The Washington Institute for Near East Policy, Los Angeles Times, August 6, 2024
The Terrifying Lebanon Scenarios by Jonathan Schanzer, Commentary, July 27, 2024
The Lebanon War Is Coming by Judith Miller, Tablet, July 16, 2024
Video: Hezbollah’s War on Israel with Col. (Ret.) Miri Eisin (13’59”), AIPAC, July 12, 2024
A Peace to Delay War: How Diplomacy Can End Hezbollah’s War of Choice by Jacob Olidort and Jonathan Ruhe, RealClearDefense, July 6, 2024
Benjamin Netanyahu must decide what to do about Hezbollah by Jonathan Syper, The Spectator, June 24, 2024
The Hezbollah Time Bomb Is Ticking by David Daoud and Jonathan Schanzer, The Dispatch, June 20, 2024
Downplaying the Lebanese terrorist group puts Israel in peril.
Israel-Hezbollah War: Not If But When by Michael Makovsky and Blaise Misztal, The Hill, June 15
It’s not a question of if but when Israel goes to war with Hezbollah by Michael Makovsky and Blaise Misztal, The Hill, June 15, 2024
What Israel should do about Hezbollah by Jonathan Spyer, The Spectator, April 24, 2024
Lebanon must be freed from Hezbollah and Iran by Gregg Roman, Jewish News Syndicate, February 15, 2024
The U.S. should leverage the considerable domestic opposition to Hezbollah to break the terror group’s stranglehold over Lebanon.
Israeli Military Estimate: Lebanon War in Numbers, Israel Radar, September 22, 2023
U.S. emboldens Hezbollah at Israel’s expense by Tony Badran and Jonathan Schanzer, Washington Times, August 9, 2023
The Iranian corridor to Syria and Lebanon by Tal Beeri, Alma Research and Education Center, October 30, 2022
Israel Trades Future Gas for Drilling and Possible Security Today by Ari Cicurel, The Jewish Institute for National Security of America (JINSA) NatSec Brief, October 24, 2022
The Wider Context of the Israel-Lebanon Deal by Michael J. Koplow, Israel Policy Forum, Koplow Column, October 13, 2022
Can Lebanon be neutral on the Arab-Israeli conflict? by David Daoud, The Times of Israel, April 27, 2022
A groundbreaking conference near Beirut seeks a new definition of Lebanese patriotism, one that does not equate with supporting perpetual war with Israel.
Natural Gas for Hezbollah, but Not the EU? by Shoshana Bryen, Newsweek, February 22, 2022
Lebanon Perpetual Crisis Is Iran’s Ploy by Seth J. Frantzman, The Jerusalem Post, October 11, 2021
Lebanon is Dying a Slow Death by Jonathan Spyer, The Jerusalem Post, July 15, 2021
International Community Must Constrain Hezbollah to Protect Israel and Civilians by Yaacov Ayish, The Defense Post, November 4, 2020
As anger against Lebanon’s rulers continues building, Hezbollah’s abuses – like its use of human shields – should be forcefully and continually exposed.
New Opportunities for Israel in the Cognitive Campaign in Lebanon by David Siman-Tov, Yoram Schweitzer, and Orna Mizrahi, Institute for National Security Studies, INSS Insight No. 1392, October 18, 2020
The cognitive campaign is an important element in the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah. Both Israel and Hezbollah can claim achievements in this struggle, albeit limited. The current stage of the campaign has featured Prime Minister Netanyahu’s speech in the UN exposing Hezbollah’s weapons stockpiles in the midst of the civilian population in the heart of Beirut and the organization’s attempts to deny it, and Nasrallah’s threats to avenge the killing by Israel of one of Hezbollah’s operatives in Syria. Negotiations on marking the maritime border between Lebanon and Israel have begun, following the collapse of Lebanon’s economic, political, and health systems. This development gives Israel an opportunity to deliver positive messages about the expected advantages for Lebanon and its citizens if they abandon the belligerence dictated by Hezbollah, which is also driven by foreign interests, in favor of political and economic dialogue aimed at solving maritime and land territorial disputes.
Saving Lebanon by Shoshana Bryen, Newsweek, August 5, 2020
Lebanon Is Collapsing and Urgent Reform Is Desperately Needed by Jonathan Schanzer and Mark Dubowitz, Newsweek, August 4, 2020
Can Hezbollah and Israel Avoid War? by Jonathan Spyer, The Jerusalem Post, July 30, 2020
Are Lebanon and Israel Better Off Without UNIFIL? by Benjamin Weil, EMET Online, July 30, 2020
Israel’s Flight from South Lebanon, 20 Years On by Prof. Efraim Karsh and Maj. Gen. (res.) Gershon Hacohen, The Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies, BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,577, May 22, 2020
Hybrid Sovereignty in Lebanon – How Can the U.S. Avoid a ‘Catch 22’? by Itai Shapira, RealClearDefense, March 11, 2020
Prevent Iran from creating more Hezbollahs across the Middle East by Yaakov Amidror, Jewish News Syndicate, September 29, 2019
Escalating tensions with Iran should be a warning that Tehran’s strategy of training and arming proxy terror groups throughout the Middle East is not being countered aggressively enough.
Hizballah’s Puzzling Quiet by Michael J. Koplow, Israel Policy Forum, Koplow’s Column, September 5, 2019
Hezbollah’s Demographic Problem Explains Its Restraint by Hillel Frisch, The Jerusalem Post, September 4, 2019
The ‘Slow Death’ of Palestinians in Lebanon by Khaled Abu Toameh, Gatestone Institute, July 19, 2019
Ten Takeaways from Hassan Nasrallah’s Latest Rant by Seth Frantzman, The Jerusalem Post, July 14, 2019
US has Given Lebanese Armed Forces a Pass with Hezbollah — Conditioning Aid is Necessary by Lt. Gen. Richard Natonski, USMC (ret.) and Lt. Gen. Thomas Trask, USAF (ret.), The Hill, July 5, 2019
Arabs’ Nightmare: Absorbing Palestinians by Khaled Abu Toameh, Gatestone Institute, June 12, 2019
Video: IDF Lt. Col. Jonathan Conricus Inside a Hezbollah Terror Tunnel (8’34”), The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), June 2019
Why Palestinians are Fleeing Lebanon by Khaled Abu Toameh, Gatestone Institute, April 1, 2019
US should sanction Hezbollah-controlled govts. to counter attack tunnels in Lebanon by Jonathan Ruhe and Harry Hoshovsky, The Hill, March 20, 2019
Hezbollah’s Tunnels Offer Sneak Peek At Looming Major Conflict With Israel by Lt. Gen. Kenneth Glueck, USMC (ret.), Lt. Gen. Michael Tucker, USA (ret.) and Lt. Col. Geoffrey Corn, USA (ret.), The Hill, February 25, 2019
Congress Should Be Wary of Funding the Lebanese Armed Forces by John Bednarek & Richard Natonski, RealClearDefense.com, February 18, 2019
UNIFIL Deters EU from Banning Hezbollah by Evelyn Gordon, Commentary, December 13, 2018
An obstacle on the road to peace.
How America Helps Hezbollah by Shoshana Bryen, Jewish News Syndicate, December 11, 2018
The U.S. government has provided military training and weapons—plus $1.5 billion in aid—to the government of Lebanon since 2006, the end of the war Hezbollah instigated against Israel.
Whoever You Vote For – Hezbollah Wins by Jonathan Spyer, The Jerusalem Post, May 11, 2018
State Department Backs Lebanese Land Grab against Israel by Evelyn Gordon, Commentary, March 2, 2018
UNRWA Refugees: Where have They Gone? by Shoshana Bryen, Jewish Policy Center/The Gatestone Institute, December 26, 2017 (see also What’s Behind the ‘Disappearance’ of 420,000 Palestinians in Lebanon? By Franklin Lamb, CounterPunch, January 5, 2018)
The secret backstory of how Obama let Hezbollah off the hook by Josh Meyer, Politico, December 2017
An ambitious U.S. task force targeting Hezbollah’s billion-dollar criminal enterprise ran headlong into the White House’s desire for a nuclear deal with Iran.
How Washington Can Counter the Rise of Hezbollah by Jonathan Schanzer, Orde Kittrie and Alex Entz, Foreign Affairs, September 29, 2017
US ambassador rebukes head of UN peacekeepers in Lebanon by Jennifer Peltz, The Associated Press, August 25, 2017
Remarks at a UN Security Council Open Debate on the Middle East, Ambassador Nikki Haley, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations, July 25, 2017
Israel and Hezbollah: The Battle before the Battle by Jonathan Spyer, The Jerusalem Post, July 14, 2017
Prepare for battle: Israel, Hezbollah on the path to war by Matt Brodsky, The Hill, March 27, 2017
Lebanon’s Army and Hizbullah Join Ranks by Brig.-Gen. (ret.) Dr. Shimon Shapira, Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs/Institute for Contemporary Affairs, Jerusalem Issue Briefs Vol. 17, No. 6, March 2, 2017
Hizbullah has completed the process of usurping the Lebanese state and its institutions.
Lebanon’s Government and Iran’s Victory by Shoshana Bryen, American Thinker, November 2, 2016
Lebanon’s Hatred of Israel: A Symptom of Dysfunction by Fred Maroun, Gatestone Institute, September 18, 2016
Ten years after last Lebanon war, Israel warns next one will be far worse by William Booth, The Washington Post, July 23, 2016 (see also The Third Lebanon War: The Coming Clash Between Hezbollah and Israel in the Shadow of the Iran Nuclear Deal by Jonathan Schanzer, Tony Badran, and David Daoud, The Foundation for Defense of Democracies, July 2016)
The Palestinians: Refugee Camps or Terrorist Bases? by Khaled Abu Toameh, Gatestone Institute, July 21, 2016
Deterrence is an Elusive Concept by IDF Maj. Gen. (ret.) Yaakov Amidror, Israel Hayom, July 8, 2016 (see also: Reflections on the Second Lebanon War, 10 Years On by Jonathan Spyer, The Jerusalem Post, July 12, 2016)
Missiles Everywhere by Willy Stern, The Weekly Standard, June 20, 2016
The next Israeli-Hezbollah conflict will be awful
Europe: Do the Right Thing on Hezbollah by David Harris, The Times of Israel, April 27, 2016
Video: Palestinian Islamic Jihad Representative: In a Future War, Half the Galilee Will Fall within 72 Hours (0’44”), Al-Jadid/New TV (Lebanon) via Middle East Media Research Institute, MEMRI TV Clip No. 4739, January 19, 2015
Lebanon (and UNRWA) continue treating Pal Syrians like dirt by Elder Of Ziyon, May 6, 2014
Lebanon’s new pulse, Al-Monitor Week in Review, April 11, 2014
Don’t Be Fooled. Hezbollah Is Bigger and Badder Than Ever by Shai Oseran and Stéphane Cohen, The Tower, Issue 12, March 2014
Iran’s Terror Entity in Lebanon by Yaakov Lappin, Gatestone Institute, October 28, 2013
“One out of every ten homes in Lebanon now has a rocket launcher or Hezbollah weapons stored in it, according to Gilad Erdan, Israel’s Home Front Defense Minister. Civilian homes are constructed in a way that allows the roof to open up for the firing of a rocket at Israel. Added up, the number of rockets and missiles reached is 200,000.”
The Crisis of Syrian Refugees in Lebanon by Omar S. Dahi, Middle East Research and Information Project, September 25, 2013
Video: The Truth About Hezbollah (3’08”), Israel Defense Forces, July 11, 2013
Hezbollah’s Plans for Lebanon by Hilal Khashan, Middle East Quarterly, Spring 2013
Israel’s Active Defense Doctrine Won’t Work Against Hezbollah by Yaakov Lappin, The Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs, December 21, 2012
Palestinian Refugees Languish in Lebanon by David Schenker, Middle East Quarterly, Fall 2012
What It Means to Engage Hezbollah by Omri Ceren, Commentary, July 11, 2011
Hezbollah Dominates Lebanese Government by Samara Greenberg, Jewish Policy Center inSIGHT, June 15, 2011
Israel Killed 2,000 Lebanese Civilians Today by Ari Applbaum, The David Project, March 31, 2011
Iran Changes the Balance of Power in Lebanon by Lt. Col. (ret.) Michael Segall, Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, Jerusalem Issue Briefs Vol. 10, No. 24, January 23, 2011
Justice and Stability in Lebanon by Samara Greenberg, Jewish Policy Center, January 13, 2011
Countdown to a New Lebanon Crisis: Iran Sends a Signal to Obama through Beirut by Shimon Shapira, Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, Jerusalem Issue Briefs Vol. 10, No. 22, January 13, 2011
Iran Steps Up Arming Hizbullah Against Israel by Col. (ret.) Dr. Jacques Neriah, Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, Jerusalem Issue Briefs Vol. 10, No. 21, January 10, 2011