Posts Tagged: Lebanon Hezbollah
Lebanese Leaders Agree on Government to Address Crisis
Lebanese leaders agreed a new government on Friday after a year of political feuding over cabinet seats that has exacerbated a devastating economic collapse, opening...
Lebanon Spins Further Into Crisis as Hariri Abandons Bid to Form Government
Lebanese politician Saad al-Hariri abandoned his months-long effort to form a new government on Thursday, dimming the chances of a cabinet being agreed any time...
US Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Press Lebanon to Disarm Hezbollah
JNS.org - A bipartisan bill aimed at pressuring the government of Lebanon to disarm paramilitary groups such as the Iran-backed Hezbollah terrorist organization within its...
Zeldin Reintroduces Bill to Cut Lebanese Military’s Ties to Hezbollah
JNS.org - A bill aiming to break the partnership between the Lebanese military and the Iran-backed terrorist organization Hezbollah in Lebanon was reintroduced on the...
Lebanon’s Top Christian Cleric Criticizes Hezbollah in Leaked Video
Those dragging Lebanon into regional conflicts were not acting in its best interests, the country's top Christian cleric said, in unusually direct comments that appeared...
Israeli Defense Minister: Lebanese Government Must Assume Responsibility for Hezbollah
JNS.org - Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz warned on Monday that “Israel will not hesitate to act” to defend itself against Iran or its proxies...
After Being Ravaged by Iran and Hezbollah, Has Lebanon Entered the Abyss?
JNS.org - Since October 2019, the world has witnessed the dismemberment of Lebanon. Lebanon’s confessional system was established in 1943 when a national covenant distributed...
A New Lebanese Civil War?
After the Beirut explosion in the summer of 2020, Lebanon seemed poised for a revolution. The country’s economy was already in terrible shape due to...
Lebanon’s Hezbollah: Negotiating Over Border Does Not Mean Peace With Israel
Lebanon's Hezbollah's parliamentary bloc said on Thursday negotiating with Israel over maritime borders "is not connected to" making peace with Israel. Lebanon and Israel agreed to...
UN Tribunal Convicts Main Defendant in Hariri Assassination Case
A UN-backed tribunal on Tuesday convicted a Hezbollah member of conspiracy to kill former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri in a 2005 bombing that set...
Yes — US Aid to Lebanon Funds Hezbollah
JNS.org - While the US-designated terror group Hezbollah has denied any direct connection to the Lebanese government, if a group of US lawmakers gets its...
Europe Must Do the Right Thing on Hezbollah
What do Arab governments know about Hezbollah that the European Union refuses to acknowledge? The Arab League and Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) have both labeled...
Lebanon’s Hezbollah Says It Downed Israeli Drone
Hezbollah said it downed an Israeli drone in southern Lebanon on Monday in the latest flare-up raising tensions between the Iran-backed group and Israel. The drone...
Netanyahu: Israel Ready for Any Scenario After Hezbollah Clash
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that Israel was prepared for any scenario after a cross-border clash with Lebanon's Hezbollah, but neither side seemed...
