Ceasefire Illusions: What Comes Next with Iran
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What’s next for Lebanon? Observations from the border
Southern Lebanon villages. Photo by Eric Mandel. For the country north of Israel to escape permanent state failure, the restoration of a strong centralized government, free of Hezbollah’s coercion, is…
Political, social and diplomatic possibilities within reach for Syria and Lebanon
Sothern Lebanon, 2025. Photo Eric Mandel. It will take patience, prodding and the imposition of consequences, but for the first time in a long while, cautious optimism can be construed…
Watch Dr. Mandel Discuss the Israeli-Hezbollah Ceasefire Proposal on i24 News -Nov 25, 2024
Dear MEPIN Readers, As details of the proposed ceasefire are leaked, here are some of the problems: Please watch my interview on the ceasefire proposal. – Eric
The forgotten citizens of the North: A day on Israel’s Lebanese border
Eric Mandel is briefed on the Lebanese border by an IDF expert on Hezbollah missiles.(photo credit: Courtesy Eric Mandel) The world has forgotten about the displaced Israelis of the North,…
Does Israel have a red line with Hezbollah?
Hezbollah fighters rise their group flags and shout slogans, as they attend the funeral procession of their two comrades who were killed by Israeli shelling, in Kherbet Selem village, south…
America’s next crisis may be Lebanon — not Ukraine or Taiwan
Published in The Hill. Photo: Lebanon’s President Michel Aoun is pictured as he delivers a televised speech at the presidential palace in Baabda, Lebanon December 27, 2021. Dalati Nohra/Handout Could…
Why should the US care if Hamas moves against Israel from Lebanon?
With Iranian help, Hamas, which controls Gaza, is creating a presence in Hezbollah’s backyard in Lebanon. Should it be of any concern to American security interests that Iran supports both…
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…