The Soufan Center notes Israel and the government of Lebanon are expanding direct talks to include a military “track,” even as Beirut refuses to order its armed forces to confront Hezbollah. The
Once upon a time there was a magical little country named Lebanon. It was created by French imperialists out of the post-World War 1 wreckage of the Ottoman Empire as a mountainous
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A widely circulated image showing an Israeli soldier destroying a crucifix in southern Lebanon has ignited international outrage and prompted an unusually strong response from Israel’s leadership. The photograph, which spread rapidly
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In a rare and highly consequential diplomatic moment, Israel and Lebanon held their first official talks since 1993 in Washington on Tuesday, under U.S. auspices. The meeting, convened by U.S. Secretary of
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In the southern suburbs of Beirut, where Hezbollah’s influence runs deep, the symbols of conflict and sacrifice remain ever-present. At a cemetery lined with yellow flags and portraits of fallen fighters, young
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What compels a young woman raised in comfort to seek proximity to violence? What does it mean to voluntarily step into conversations with those who openly declare allegiance to brutality? And how
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As the United States farcically walks away from the negotiations with Iran in Pakistan, it was always a matter of concern whether Israel would abide by any such agreement. This was particularly
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Four days after Israel launched an intense aerial assault on Lebanon, Beirut remains a city defined by rubble, grief, and unanswered questions. In a matter of minutes on Wednesday, more than 160
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What does it mean when a soldier describes his own life not as a sequence of postings, but as an unbroken continuity between home, border, and operational responsibility? This question sits beneath
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Does witnessing suffering make you more moral? Can a life surrounded by brilliance teach you justice, or does real understanding only come from seeing the world at its worst? For Tom Gross,
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Khiam, the last Shiite-majority town on the road leading to northeastern Lebanon, has once again become a flashpoint in a long-running conflict between Hezbollah and Israel. For its residents, many of whom
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