Posts Tagged: Hezbollah Lebanon
Lebanon Poses Acute Threat to Israel With Hezbollah, Iran Controlling Its Government
JNS.org - The last several months have not been good one for Lebanon, as it’s been wracked by economic and political instability. Protesters upset over...
Lebanon Crisis and US Aid Freeze Put Hezbollah in the Spotlight
JNS.org - Violent clashes broke out in Beirut and other areas of Lebanon on Tuesday night, making it three straight nights of clashes in a...
UN Chief Calls on Lebanon to Disarm Hezbollah
JNS.org - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday called on Lebanon’s government to disarm Hezbollah, saying it posed a threat to the UN peacekeeping...
Hezbollah Lashes Out at US, Accusing It of Interference in Lebanon
JNS.org - Hezbollah accused the United States on Friday of meddling in the formation of a new Lebanese government amid one of the country’s worst...
Lebanese Protesters Clash With Supporters of Hezbollah, Amal in Beirut
Clashes broke out between anti-government demonstrators and supporters of the Shi'ite groups Hezbollah and Amal in the Lebanese capital, Beirut, early on Monday, as tensions...
Lebanon: On the Verge of Collapse
Faced with the spectacle of hundreds of thousands of citizens protesting in the streets of Lebanon, Prime Minister Saad Hariri submitted a letter of resignation...
US Rejects Israeli Request to Condition Financial Assistance to Lebanese Armed Forces
JNS.org - The United States has rejected a request from Israel to condition US assistance to the Lebanese Armed Forces, which has supported the US-designated terrorist...
The IDF Must Learn from the Disastrous Hezbollah Border Incident
JNS.org - It’s hard to shake off the lingering feeling of discomfort that followed IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi’s publication on Thursday...
New Sanctions Could Extend to Allies of Hezbollah in Lebanon: US Envoy
Future US sanctions could target allies of Hezbollah in Lebanon, extending beyond direct affiliates of the Iran-backed Shi'ite Muslim group, a US envoy said on Thursday. "In the future we will designate, because we have to, individuals...
Former Hezbollah Official Found Dead in Beirut Flat
A former official in the powerful Iranian-backed Lebanese group Hezbollah was found dead in his flat in a Beirut neighborhood, the state-run Lebanese news agency...
Hezbollah’s Demographic Problem Explains Its Restraint
Israel’s three-pronged attacks over the past two weeks in Syria, Iraq, and, above all, in Dahiya -- the vast Shiite neighborhood in Beirut where Hezbollah...
Why Is the US Training and Equipping the Lebanese Army?
American security assistance generally is predicated on the principle that a smaller or poorer country that has US equipment and training will be better able...
Based in Lebanon But Entrenched in Latin America, Hezbollah Helps Iran Spread Global Terrorism
JNS.org - It has been 25 years since Iran and Hezbollah carried out a horrific attack against a Jewish target in Buenos Aires, in which 85 Jews...
Cutting US Aid to the Lebanese Army Would Increase Pressure on the Iran-Hezbollah Axis
JNS.org - Some US Congressmen and Congresswomen are upping the pressure on Hezbollah in Lebanon. Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX), Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Rep. Lee Zeldin...
