IDF operations in Jabalya (Image: IDF)
Behind the News – December 2024
ROCKET AND TERROR REPORT Between Oct. 8 and...
French UNIFIL troops on patrol in southern Lebanon in April 2015 (image: Sebastian Castelier/ Shutterstock)
UNIFIL, the LAF and the myth of Lebanese sovereignty
Much has been written about the impotence of...
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The secret history of  UNIFIL’s relationship with Hezbollah
Since the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) began its...
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Understanding the “Ring of Fire”
A ceasefire in the Middle East will not...
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A world of two realities
Jerusalem Post - 30 October 2024   As...
A handout photo from the Iranian Army office shows missiles launching during a military drill in Nasr Abad area, Isfahan province, central Iran (Image: EPA/ Iranian Army Office)
Ring of Fire must be doused
The West Australian – October 24, 2024  ...
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Many questions, still too few answers to evil
Daily Telegraph - 23 October 2024   Immediately...
Celebrations in Madaya, Syria, upon the death of Hassan Nasrallah (Screenshot)
Hezbollah massacred Syrians; they are glad for Israel’s help
Algemeiner - 21 October 2024   Israel’s assassination...
The Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) need clear orders from a new Lebanese president if they are to enforce UN resolutions and thus enable a ceasefire (Image: Shutterstock)
Securing a better post-war future for Lebanon
After more than two weeks of intensive Israeli...
The Hamas tunnel network is one of many factors making Gaza an “incredibly complex strategic environment” with no military parallel (Image: Atef Safadi/ EPA/ AAP)
Interview: Getting Gaza wrong
As we began our Zoom call, John Spencer...
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Deconstruction Zone: Questions I can’t answer
In the immediate aftermath of the October 7...
The Lebanese: Largely anti-Hezbollah, yet also often antisemitic (Image: Paul Saad/ Shutterstock)
What do the Lebanese think?
As Israel officially undertakes “limited, localised, and targeted...