lebanon

Israel’s Downward Spiral

Arun Gupta / Truthdig Jan 2, 2025 The nation's success on the battlefield masks the beating it is taking as an international pariah. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Editorial Cartoons

Israel Views Lebanon Gaza Damage

Dave Granlund Nov 27, 2024 Dig deeper

Middle East

Lebanon Ceasefire Illustrates How Both Israel and Hezbollah Have Lost

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Nov 27, 2024 Hezbollah's rocket barrage and Israel's ground invasion have proven extremely costly for both sides in the conflict. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Wounds of War

These U.S. Soldiers and Bureaucrats Are Defecting Over Gaza

Chris Lombardi / Waging Nonviolence Nov 12, 2024 Defectors from the U.S. military and federal agencies are using their unique influence to push for an end to the war in Gaza. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

World

There Is a Global War on Children

Nick Turse / TomDispatch Oct 23, 2024 One of every six young people on this planet live in areas affected by armed conflict. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Middle East

The Cyclical Refugee Crisis in Lebanon and Syria

Jasmin Lilian Diab / The Conversation Oct 22, 2024 Since September, over 400,000 Lebanese and Syrians have fled back into Syria, reversing the trend that began at the outset of the Syrian civil war in 2011. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Middle East

Training and Arming the Lebanese Army Would Be the Worst Kind of Déjà Vu

Jennifer Kavanagh / Responsible Statecraft Oct 15, 2024 What some in Joe Biden's administration appear to see as an opportunity to sideline Hezbollah is really a trap destined for failure. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Opinion

Cut Off the Hydra’s Head, Two More Will Grow in Its Place

Paul R. Pillar / Responsible Statecraft Sep 30, 2024 Israel seems to forget that Hezbollah secretary-general Hassan Nasrallah was a more effective than the assassinated leader he replaced in 1992. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Middle East

The Danger of Goading Hezbollah Into War

Asher Kaufman / The Conversation Sep 23, 2024 An all-out conflict would wreak havoc in the region — and risk dragging Iran and the U.S. into direct confrontation. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Middle East

11 Dead, Thousands Wounded in Apparent Israeli Pager Attack

Jake Johnson / Common Dreams Sep 18, 2024 The devices were recently distributed to members of Hezbollah's political and military wings. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Interview

Why We Stay in Beirut

Jordan Elgrably / The Markaz Review Dec 4, 2023 Despite the countless crises faced by people in Lebanon in the past few decades, many say they can't imagine living anywhere else. Dig deeper ( 14 Min. Read )

‘The Soil and the Sea’: The Revolutionary Act of Remembering

Farah Silvana Kanaan / The Markaz Review Aug 11, 2023 Bridging the atrocities of the Lebanese Civil War with the now near-daily reports of refugees drowned in the Mediterranean, Khoury points to the perpetual fate of this sea as a mass grave. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )