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Syria and Hizbullah After the Lebanese Elections

July 29, 2009 | David Schenker

The desire in Washington and Riyadh to repair damaged relations with Damascus is admirable, but should not come at the expense of Lebanon and the larger U.S. strategic goal of weakening Iranian influence in the Levant. While a diplomatic rapprochement with Syria might result in some marginal improvements in its behavior, this would likely have little impact on Syria’s thirty-year strategic relationship with Tehran.

Hizbullah’s Struggle to Change the Lebanese Regime

May 1, 2009 | Brig.-Gen. (ret.) Dr. Shimon Shapira

On April 3, 2009, Hizbullah published its political platform in advance of elections to the Lebanese parliament scheduled for June 7, 2009. The document calls for the abolition of sectarian politics and for the enactment of a new election law that would alter the equation of sectarian forces in Lebanon. The abolition of the existing political system will advance Hizbullah toward its fundamental goal: the establishment of an Islamic state and a complete Iranian takeover of Lebanon.

Averting Iranian Influence in Post-War Gaza: The Rehabilitation Issue

January 19, 2009 | Brig.-Gen. (ret.) Dr. Shimon Shapira

It is of prime importance to prevent Iran from acquiring influence in post-war Gaza through any assistance programs. Israel and the international community should transform the Palestinian Authority into the principal factor, along with Egypt, entrusted with the rehabilitation work in Gaza.

Israel’s Current Strategic Environment

October 28, 2008 | Maj.-Gen. (res.) Amos Gilad

Releasing Terrorists: New Victims Pay the Price

August 24, 2008 | Nadav Shragai

Hizbullah’s Triumph: The Long-Term Implications of Prisoner Exchanges

July 15, 2008 | Justus Reid Weiner, Diane Morrison

How Will the IDF Confront Regional Threats? – A Strategic Overview

March 16, 2008 | Maj.-Gen. Ido Nehushtan

Lebanon’s Ayatollah Fadlallah and the Mercaz Ha-Rav Yeshiva Attack in Jerusalem

March 10, 2008 | Brig.-Gen. (ret.) Dr. Shimon Shapira

Anatomy of Syrian-Israeli Tensions: A Background Analysis

September 7, 2007

Iran, Hizbullah, Hamas and the Global Jihad: A New Conflict Paradigm for the West

August 29, 2007

Strategic Lessons of the Winograd Commission Report

May 7, 2007 | Maj.-Gen. (res.) Yaakov Amidror

Brothers in Arms: Fatah and Palestinian Islamic Jihad

March 1, 2007 | Pinhas Inbari

Iran, Hizbullah, Hamas and the Global Jihad: A New Conflict Paradigm for the West – Executive Summary

January 22, 2007 | Amb. Dore Gold

Is Gaza Becoming Another Lebanon?

January 21, 2007 | Maj.-Gen. (res.) Amos Gilad

Misreading the Second Lebanon War

January 16, 2007 | Maj.-Gen. (res.) Yaakov Amidror