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To Evoke (and wage) War to Stay in Power
(This is a translation into English of my commentary for the Italian newspaper Domani, published on August 27, 2024) BEIRUT – AUG 27 – The latest exchange of fire between Israel and Hezbollah, which occurred in the early hours of last Sunday, and the subsequent statements by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the leader…
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The Thin (Blue) Line between war of attrition and open warfare
The boundary grows ever more fine, much like the Blue Line that marks off Lebanon from Israel, blurring the lines between the imminent threat of outright war between Hezbollah and Israel and the ongoing daily clashes. These have intensified over the past six months, featuring an escalation in fire exchanges between the Upper Galilee and…