Posts Tagged: Israel Hezbollah
The 1982 Lebanon War Shows Israel Can Only Win Through ‘Victory’
Israel’s 1982 Operation Peace for Galilee had two political objectives. The first, which was realistic and achievable, was to restore normalcy to Israel’s northern towns...
Israel vs. Hezbollah: Is the Third Lebanon War Inevitable?
Tensions between Israel and Iran’s Lebanese proxy, Hezbollah, have reached the point where war might well ensue. Neither side wants this, at least not right...
The Coming Collapse of Lebanon Is a Crisis for Israel
JNS.org - It is imperative that the United States and Israel’s other allies ensure that Lebanon does not become another Afghanistan -- a terror group...
Unrest in Lebanon Is a Wrench in Hezbollah and Iran’s Plans — But It Won’t Stop Them
JNS.org - Saturday saw another day of mass protests in Lebanon. The government’s promises to implement economic reforms and rescind taxes, alongside threats by Hezbollah...
Hezbollah May Be Down, but It’s Not Out
JNS.org - With all the astonishment at the massive Hezbollah terror tunnel project revealed this week by the IDF, the tunnels themselves were just a...
Israel’s Red Lines in Lebanon and Syria
The “War Between Wars” is an ongoing Israeli military and intelligence effort to disrupt the force build-up of the Iranian-Shiite axis throughout the Middle East....
Rethinking Israel’s Syria Campaign
Moscow’s public demand that Israel stop its attacks in Syria places Israel’s long-standing air campaign at a critical juncture despite Benjamin Netanyahu’s avowed determination to...
When It Comes to Hezbollah and Hamas, Deterrence Is Not Everything
The recent round of hostilities between Hamas and Israel highlighted the question of whether or not deterrence remains a core factor affecting Israeli security along...
Israelis Must Stop Playing Into Hezbollah’s Hands
JNS.org - The operation to eliminate Hezbollah’s terror tunnels, which Israel launched last week, is further testimony to the superiority of the IDF in the...
Netanyahu’s Northern Tightrope Act
JNS.org - Over the past two years, Hezbollah has displayed an increasing presence in the area stretching south of the Litani River to the Israeli...
Hezbollah’s War on Israel Takes Precedence Over Bibi
JNS.org - Maybe you thought that the discovery of tunnels built by Hezbollah under the border between Lebanon and Israel would generate a full-scale debate...
What About the Diplomatic Angle Against Hezbollah?
JNS.org - The operation to neutralize Hezbollah’s attack tunnels is a tactical achievement, and a technological and intelligence success for the IDF. But alongside these accolades, we...
Don’t Be Fooled by Success, Israel Faces an Escalating Lebanese Conundrum
JNS.org - The complex game of chess on the Israel-Lebanon border recently saw the IDF take one of Hezbollah’s rooks or knights -- but not...
Will the Butcher Assad Turn His Attention Away From Attacking Israel?
The Syrian civil war seems to be nearing its end. The forces of Bashar Assad, whose imminent collapse was predicted by then-defense minister Ehud Barak...