Tag: Hezbollah
The War Ahead: Netanyahu’s Elections Gamble Will be Costly for Israel
The consequences of Netanyahu’s gamble might come at a worse price for him than simply losing the elections.
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Putin’s Peace Efforts Are Coming to Naught
Now that Washington and Israel have sabotaged Putin’s diplomacy, Putin’s hope is that the result will isolate Washington from Washington’s European and British vassal states rather than isolate Russia, Syria, Iran, and North Korea from the rest of the world.
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Lebanon: Hunting for the Sheikh
Although Israel’s intelligence agency Mossad has not assassinated Hezbollah’s Secretary General Sheikh Syed Hassan Nasrallah, it’s certainly not for lack of trying.
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How Much Death and Destruction Awaits Us in 2018?
Central banks, which are supposed to provide economic stability, have created a massive fraud, and no Western government serves the public interest.
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What Is Really Going on in Saudi Arabia?
If Israel had to do all the ugly deeds it wants done in the region itself, the world would see it with blinding clarity for the pariah state that it is.
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Upping the Ante: Hezbollah, Arms Factories and Threats
Israel does not want Hezbollah to have an effective deterrent capability in the event it wages another war against the civilian population of Lebanon.
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Fear and Trepidation in Tel Aviv: Is Israel Losing the Syria War?
Israel’s aim has been to infiltrate southern Syria to create a buffer against Iranian, Hezbollah, and other hostile forces, but it isn’t working as hoped.
Read MoreFilm Review: Cries from Syria
The HBO documentary film Cries from Syria doesn’t tell the whole story about the so-called “Civil War” there, but it does highlight the most critical part.
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Lebanon: The Next Country of Refugees?
For all the threats of rendering Lebanon to a ‘country of refugees’ in the event of another war, Israel knows that threat would apply both ways.
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Target ISIL: The ‘Resistance’ Will Continue
Hezbollah is a well-oiled machine, and the recent killing of a top commander in Syria won’t deter its fight against ISIL.
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On the Saudi “Terrorist” Designation for Hezbollah
The true reasons why the Saud regime has designated Hezbollah as a “terrorist organization”.
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Syria 2016: The Hezbollah Indispensability
Hezbollah has emerged from the quagmire of the conflict in Syria as aggressive, experienced, and indispensible as ever.
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The November 13 Paris Attacks: Rethinking the Concept of Identity
What we can learn from the different responses to the November terrorist attacks by ISIS in Paris and Beirut.
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“There is Hope”: Lebanon’s Protests and the Future of the Anti-Corruption Movement
For now the demonstrations are continuing and there is still limited optimism that their demands will be addressed.
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Why Is the Islamic State Attracting the Sympathies of Some Lebanese Sunnis?
Which militia will benefit most, if any, is not clear—the losers, as always, will surely be the rest of us.
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Just Politics: Iran, Like the Rest, Is Not Blameless
Iran has labored to defeat US ambitions, but also cooperated with Washington when their interests intersected.
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Israel and Hezbollah: Old Threats, New Equations
There are good reasons why Israel’s threats against Hezbollah will remain just that—empty threats.
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Israel Signals It’s Ready to Destroy Hezbollah
Israel has signaled a readiness to attack Lebanon to destroy Hezbollah, but Iran may be the ultimate target.
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Is the Civil War in Syria Reaching a Tipping Point?
When a policy that makes no sense actually succeeds, the outcome is generally not pretty.
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The Syrian Civil War Gets Even More Complicated
If Israel decides to escalate the conflict, the region will be left in a far worse position.
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