Tag Archives: Lebanon

Lebanese call for Hezbollah to be dismantled

Posted on 23 February 2012 by

A very interesting editorial in Now Lebanon protests the domination of Hezbollah over both the Lebanese polity and the actual territory of South Lebanon and calls for its dismantling and disarming.  Such calls evoke an awakening wish for real democracy … Continue reading →

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The cost of missing a military opportunity

Posted on 6 January 2012 by

My friend Elchanan brought to my attention an excellent article by Evelyn Gordon on the cost of missing military opportunities, and the lessons that should be learned by both Israel and the US (and the rest of the Western world). … Continue reading →

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Chutzpah from Lebanon

Posted on 6 December 2011 by

Chutzpah may be a Yiddish word but it seems our Arab neighbours have taken it and run with it into a whole new dimension. Following the firing of katyusha rockets into Israel from Lebanon last week, Lebanon has filed a … Continue reading →

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Update on Katyusha fire

Posted on 29 November 2011 by

Further to the katyusha rocket fire into the Galilee last night, in which 4 rockets were fired and not just one or two as I reported, the IDF returned fire on Lebanon. Police say projectiles land in Western Galilee near … Continue reading →

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Katyusha fired from Lebanon into Galilee

Posted on 29 November 2011 by

A katyusha rocket was fired from Lebanon into the Galilee tonight. I think it might be the first since the end of the Lebanon war. A projectile landed inside of Israeli territory near Biranit in the Galilee, 700 meters from … Continue reading →

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Blast rocks Hezbolllah munitions depot

Posted on 23 November 2011 by

What nice news to start the day. A massive explosion rocked a Hezbollah stronghold near Siddiqin in the southern coastal city of Tyre in southern Lebanon overnight Wednesday, a security source told The Daily Star. There were no reports of … Continue reading →

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