Isranet Daily Briefing
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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Dr. Eric R. Mandel JNS, May 31, 2025 “Lebanon’s new president, Joseph Khalil Aoun, is saying many of the right things, but he has also acknowledged that elements of Hezbollah may need to be incorporated into the LAF.” One year ago, the genocidal dictator of Syria was in power, propped up by his Iranian […]
Shimon Sherman JNS, June 5, 2025 “When combined with the destruction of over 70% of their missile arsenal, by IDF estimates, during Israel’s aerial campaign in the fall of 2024, a very diminished picture of Hezbollah emerges.” Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi landed at Beirut-Rafic Hariri International Airport on Tuesday morning in the most high-profile visit […]
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 […]
Thursday, March 13th 2025
Israel Redrawing Its Borders in Syria and Lebanon: Yoni Ben Menachem, Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs, Mar. 6, 2025 Lebanon-Israel Border Disputes: Can Talks Lead to a Lasting Truce?: Rita El Jammal, The New Arab, Mar. 12, 2025 95 Coffins, Countless Wounds: Lebanon Grapples with Hezbollah’s ‘Victory’ Over Israel: Nabih Bulos, LA Times, […]
Thursday, March 13th 2025 / Wednesday, March 12th 2025
Yoni Ben Menachem Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs, Mar. 6, 2025 “Israel is redefining its borders in Syria and Lebanon according to its security needs while strengthening ties with its Druze allies in Syria.” On February 24, 2025, protests erupted in southern Syria, with several hundred demonstrators rallying in multiple locations against Prime […]
Rita El Jammal The New Arab, Mar. 12, 2025 “Abi Rashed points out that the total number of disputed points is 13, starting with Ras al-Naqoura at what the UN terms BP1, which is considered to be of great strategic importance.” Developments have emerged on Wednesday on the Lebanon-Israel front regarding arrangements for a ceasefire agreement and the release of prisoners. Alongside […]
Nabih Bulos LA Times, Mar. 11, 2025 “People talk about victory. What victory? All this destruction and death? What was this for?” The procession of coffins was heard long before it came into view, a chorus of ambulance sirens drowning out the crowd assembled at the main square of this devastated village. “Arise, Aitaroun! This […]
Neville Teller Jerusalem Post, Feb. 24, 2025 “Israel’s confidence in the UN’s peacekeeping force (UNIFIL) is at a low ebb after 47 years of its total inability to control Hezbollah.” The unhappy truth is that despite Hezbollah having received a military thrashing at the hands of the IDF, the organization still possesses considerable political power within Lebanon. On […]
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 […]
Thursday, November 28th 2024 / Thursday, November 28th 2024
Ynet News, Nov. 27, 2024 “Hezbollah officials have said the resistance – widely understood to mean its armed status – will continue.” With the bodies of its fighters still strewn on the battlefield, Hezbollah must bury its dead and provide succor to its supporters who bore the brunt of Israel’s offensive, as the first steps […]
Wednesday, September 25th 2024
STATE WITHIN A STATE Israel’s War Is Against Hezbollah, Not the Lebanese People: Bassam Tawil, Gatestone Institute, Sept. 25, 2024 — Some in the international media are misrepresenting the recent round of fighting between Israel and the Iran-backed terrorist organization, Hezbollah, as a war between Israel and Lebanon. *** Biden Tilts at Hezbollah Windmills: Editorial Board, WSJ, Sept. 24, 2024 […]
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