Donald Trump’s Lebanon Race
US rewards for Lebanon should follow, rather than precede, Hezbollah’s disarmament.
Israel–Lebanon relations
Mr. Aoun Came To Washington. Lebanon Now Owes Results.
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun’s July 21 meeting with President Donald Trump clarified the terms of the U.S.-Lebanese relationship but did not resolve Lebanon’s central problem: Hezbollah’s weapons...
Insights
‘Pilot Zones’ Pitting Beirut Government Against Hezbollah Launched in South Lebanon
Israel ceded security control over three southern Lebanese towns on July 21 in a test of the Beirut government’s ability to keep out the Hezbollah terrorists who were operating in the area. The institution...
Policy Briefs
Why Lebanon’s Pilot Zones Matter at the Trump-Aoun Summit
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun’s meeting this week with U.S. President Donald Trump offers Washington an important opportunity to press Beirut to implement pilot zones in southern Lebanon designed...
Op-eds
Lebanese Parliament Speaker Berri Sabotages President Trump’s Peace Agenda
Lebanon and Israel signed a historic framework deal in Washington last Wednesday that serves as a clear roadmap to disarm Hezbollah, end the war, and put the two countries on the path to peace....
Op-eds
If Boycotting Israel Requires a Law, Is It Truly Popular?
Hezbollah and its global Intifada allies claim that the overwhelming majority of Lebanese, Arabs, and people of conscience view Israel as pure evil, a cancer to be eradicated. Yet if this hatred is truly...
Op-eds
When Aoun Meets Netanyahu
Lebanese President Michel Aoun is expected to meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House in the coming weeks, according to President Trump, who said he would invite both leaders....
Op-eds
Trump Announces 10-Day Ceasefire in Lebanon
Trump Announces Ceasefire: Following conversations with both Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, President Donald Trump announced on April...
Flash Briefs
Israel and Lebanon Hold Direct Talks in Washington as War With Hezbollah Continues
Talks Held in D.C.: Secretary of State Marco Rubio hosted talks between delegations from Israel and Lebanon in Washington on April 14 — the first time the two countries had engaged...
Flash Briefs
The “Lebanese Street” Warms up to Normalization with Israel
A surprising poll offers real hope for normalization between Lebanon and Israel. Conducted by an anti-Western, anti-Israel website with a sample of 500 respondents, the survey found that only 42 percent...
Op-eds
Lebanons’ second chance
This conflict could finally free Beirut from Hezbollah
Op-eds
Hezbollah Tests Israel’s Patience as Northern Front Escalates
Hezbollah sharply escalated its attacks on March 11, launching scores of rockets into northern Israel in one of its largest barrages since joining the war on Iran’s side on March 1. The salvo was timed...