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Who are the real winners of the Israel-Lebanon maritime deal?
While Lebanon and Israel play up the benefits of a new maritime border, the biggest gains lie with states and companies far from the Mediterranean coast.
By
Majeed Malhas
November 14, 2022
Hezbollah couldn’t ask for a better enemy than Israel
Through a war of words, Israel and Hezbollah have created a symbiotic relationship that plays into each other's ambitions for political hegemony.
By
Joseph B.
January 18, 2022
Israel left Lebanon 20 years ago. We’re still fighting for our liberation
Hezbollah were viewed as heroes for forcing the Israeli army out of southern Lebanon. Today, they are responsible for killing countless Syrians and Palestinians. Reflections by a Lebanese Palestinian on 'Liberation Day.'
By
Joseph B.
May 25, 2020
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Israeli air strike in Syria: Lies, aggression — at what cost?
From close up, the assassination of a Hezbollah commander and an Iranian general was probably preemption. In the big picture, it was definitely aggression. During the Second Intifada, (late 2000-2004) Israel made a habit of carrying out “targeted assassinations” of Palestinian militant leaders. The Palestinians, in turn, had a predilection for blowing up buses and…
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Larry Derfner
January 23, 2015
Blame Peres, not Bennett, for the Qana massacre
The twisted logic of Peres’ Grapes of Wrath operation was all about hitting civilian targets. That was the reason refugees sought shelter in Qana’s UN base in the first place. Yigal Sarna, a journalist for Israeli daily Yedioth Ahronoth, published a dramatic and serious accusation over the weekend against Naftali Bennett, the head of the Jewish Home…
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Noam Sheizaf
January 7, 2015
Does a strengthened Hezbollah make Israel safer?
The catastrophic outcomes of another Israeli-Hezbollah conflict for both sides is likely deterring escalation into all-out war. By Aaron Magid Since the Gaza war ended, Israeli media quickly shifted its focus to the next conflict – with Hezbollah. Channel 2 aired an extensive interview with a senior Israeli military officer under the headline “The 3rd Lebanon War” detailing…
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October 8, 2014
The West Bank may be on the verge of exploding
Armed men roam the streets, enlisting people to the Al-Aqsa Martyr’s Brigade, Fatah officials call for the end to security coordination with Israel and Mahmoud Abbas is seen as the enemy of the people. Is the explosion closer than we think? By Gershon Baskin I have just returned from a work visit to Ramallah. I…
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August 18, 2014
The time is ripe for a UN resolution on Gaza
With a ceasefire now in effect between Israel and Hamas, diplomacy can begin to take root. By Lolita Brayman A 72-hour humanitarian ceasefire between Israel and Hamas seems to be shakily holding, with a lull in rocket attacks and the deployment of the Israeli military to positions outside of Gaza. The IDF spokesperson officially announced…
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+972 Magazine
August 6, 2014
Five possible consequences of Hamas-Fatah unity
Hamas could be moderated by entering the mainstream, internationally acceptable Palestinian government. Or it could follow the Hezbollah model and slowly reverse Abbas’s legacy. The Hamas-Fatah reconciliation is either the end of days, or the dawn over new horizons. The deal is so confusing because it might mean one thing – or else the opposite.…
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Dahlia Scheindlin
June 2, 2014
Israel’s ‘war between wars’ backfires
A self-fulfilling prophecy is playing out in the north. After nearly eight years of quiet, Israel’s northern border got stormy over the past week. The culmination of the tit-for-tat violence was a bomb placed on the border with Syria that wounded four Israeli soldiers, one seriously, which was followed by an Israeli air strike on…
By
Larry Derfner
March 21, 2014
The dark heart of Israel’s regional military policy
When you believe your enemies hate you more than they love their children, as Golda Meir put it, there’s no real deterrence against them; you have to keep bombing. Most people in the West, I’d say, think that if Israel gives up the occupation, it will be healed. It will no longer be a danger…
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Larry Derfner
February 28, 2014
U.S. Jewish groups use Holocaust guilt to push for Syria strike
A policy decision on American military action in Syria cannot be justified by an analogy between Syrian suffering under Assad and Jewish suffering during the Holocaust. Two weeks after a chemical attack in Syria killed at least 1,400, including 400 children, and one week after U.S. President Obama announced he favors a limited military strike…
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Mairav Zonszein
September 5, 2013
Why Obama should stay out of Syria
It’s a mission impossible. Because of the severe (and understandable) limitations it’s placing on a possible military intervention in Syria, the Obama administration would do better to pass on the idea. The U.S. shouldn’t try to play the humanitarian in a civil war like that one under such self-imposed restrictions; it’s much more likely to…
By
Larry Derfner
August 26, 2013
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