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Friday, June 6th 2025
“While the relationship between Lebanon and Israel is far from warm, it is incomparable to the state of the ties a mere six months ago.” — Shimon Sherman SHABBAT READING: Samson: What Kind of Nazirite Was He?: Dr. Ely Levine, The Torah.com, May 14, 2013 — Among the various sections in parashat Naso (Num 4:21-7:89), […]
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Omar Abdel-Baqui and Adam Chamseddine WSJ, May 28, 2025 “We do see a lot of areas where the Lebanese army is way more effective than expected.” Lebanon’s army has largely disarmed Hezbollah in its southern strongholds—in part with the help of Israeli intelligence—as the country’s new government moves to enforce a cease-fire that halted […]
Lion Ben Ari Ynet News, June 4, 2025 “While some of the structures may indeed be used by civilians and farmers, others — especially those placed in locations designated by Hezbollah as operationally strategic — are expected to become terrorist outposts staffed by terrorists.” Footage from the funeral of a Hezbollah operative recently killed […]
Wednesday, March 19th 2025 / Wednesday, March 19th 2025
Stav Levaton Times of Israel, Mar. 18, 2025 “In a September 2021 conference held in Gaza titled “Promise of the Hereafter – Post-Liberation Palestine,” Palestinian factions openly discussed governing the entirety of Israel’s territory, “from the river to the sea.”” In the years leading up to its invasion of Israel on October 7, 2023, Hamas developed a […]
Saturday, December 7th 2024
David Bensoussan The author is a professor of science at the University of Quebec Philosopher Bernard-Henri Lévy wrote on X: “I keep reading everywhere that Lebanon is ‘on the verge of collapse.’ No. It is on the verge of relief and liberation.” This observation reflects an unprecedented turning point in the country’s political and military […]
Friday, November 29th 2024 / Friday, November 29th 2024
“Yet the strategic situation remains essentially unchanged. Lebanon is still host to an Iran-implanted deep state that is much stronger than the official bodies of state. This Iran controlled structure does not require the permission of the official state for its actions and did not seek this consent before it launched its ruinous campaign on […]
Friday, November 29th 2024
Oma Mizrahi INSS Insight No. 1916, Nov. 21, 2024 “New voices against Hezbollah are also emerging within the Shiite community, which has borne the brunt of the war.” As the war between Hezbollah and Israel continues, the toll on Lebanon is steadily increasing. Despite Israel’s efforts to focus on targeting Hezbollah and avoid damage to […]
Yoni Ben Menachem Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs, Nov. 28, 2024 “Israel has significantly restored its deterrent power, which had been undermined by Hamas’s surprise attacks of October 7, 2023.” Israel must adopt a proactive security policy on its northern border, as Iran and Hizbullah are likely to seek opportunities to surprise Israel […]
Noah Rothman National Review, Nov. 26, 2024 “Why should we expect a more serious effort now by the attenuated Lebanese government? Why would “a multi-nation committee” be any more effective at “monitoring” (distinct from “enforcing”) developments north of the Israeli border than U.N. peacekeepers?” The terms of the cease-fire deal to which Israel and Lebanon […]
Jonathan Spyer The Spectator, Nov. 26, 2024 “Hezbollah’s grip was firmly reimposed as soon as the fighting ended. The huge program of rearmament that followed took place within this structure of control.” Nothing is yet confirmed, but it appears that a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanese Hezbollah is imminent. The fighting, which began on 8 […]
Thursday, November 28th 2024
TWO SIDES OF A COIN? WATCH: Assessing the Israel-Hezbollah Ceasefire with Military Correspondent Yaakov Lappin: Alex Traiman, JNS, Nov. 27, 2024 — JNS military correspondent Yaakov Lappin joins Alex Traiman, CEO and Jerusalem bureau chief for JNS, for an in-depth conversation about the ceasefire deal in the war with Hezbollah in Lebanon. LISTEN: The Disastrous […]
Danny Zaken Israel Hayom, Nov. 27, 2024 “This shift primarily reflects a change in State Department strategy, which had previously sought to influence Israel’s military operations, particularly regarding advances into Rafah and Khan Younis.” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his security cabinet’s decision to approve the ceasefire agreement with Lebanon was heavily influenced by […]
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Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on January 30, 2023. [State Department photo by Ron Przysucha/ Public Domain]](https://isranet.org/storage/Untitled-design-87-2.png "Secretary Blinken Meets With Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on January 30, 2023. [State Department photo by Ron Przysucha/ Public Domain]")