Videos Show Missiles Fired from Lebanon at Northern Israel Today
From Dr. Mandel: Today, scores of missiles were fired from Lebanon at northern Israel. My friend and colleague, Lt. Col (res.) Sarit Zehavi of the think tank Alma, an expert…
Iranian arms transfers through Beirut airport could ignite the Middle East
Photo: Members of Lebanon’s Hezbollah take part in Ashura commemorations in a southern Beirut suburb. Source: Anwar Amro/AFP/Getty Images, CFR Published in The Hill on December 22, 2022. Earlier this…
The dangerous impotence of UNIFIL’s mission in Lebanon
Published in the Times of Israel. Lebanon is in economic freefall, and the sectarian tensions between Shiite, Sunni, Christian, and Druze have paralyzed the government. Lebanon’s true power, Hezbollah is…
Why America should care about Israel’s ‘War Between the Wars’
Most Americans are unaware of the phrase “War Between the Wars.” It describes Israel’s low-grade war with Iran, Hezbollah and Iranian proxies in Iraq and Syria to stop Iran from…
Should the West support the Lebanese army to counterweight Hezbollah?
Written with Sarit Zehavi for the Jerusalem Post. Lebanon is on the verge of collapse. There is little reason to believe the latest attempt to form a government will be…
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Israel’s northern border: An Iranian threat underappreciated by the US
Previously published in the Jerusalem Report. Written with Sarit Zehavi. Does the US fully understand Iran’s grand designs for the Middle East? The Iranian regime presents its long-term strategic plan…
Hezbollah’s Largest Attack Tunnel and its Financial Supporters
{Previously published in the JNS} The significance of the Hezbollah tunnel is clear. It is just one element of the multi-dimensional, long-term Iranian strategy to threaten and eventually destroy Israel,…
What to do about EU’s Pathological Relationship with Hezbollah
{Previously published in The Jerusalem Post} Europeans have criticized US President Donald Trump for distancing America from her traditional allies in NATO, while favoring his relationship with Russian President Vladimir…