The world looked on in horror as two massive explosions ripped through Beirut on Aug. 4, killing more than 150 people and injuring thousands. Lebanon’s president attributed the disaster to 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate that were improperly stored at…
There is a growing risk of war along the Israeli-Lebanese border. The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) has failed to disarm Hezbollah, forcing Israel to expand its operations to counter the group. Recent changes to UNIFIL’s mandate are…
On July 25, The Jerusalem Post reported that former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert suddenly decided to cancel a scheduled visit to Switzerland. The reason for this decision was not a scheduling conflict, or a health emergency, or any of the…
U.S. special operations forces are adored by politicians and the public, their reputations burnished by feats like the raid on Osama bin Laden, the sea rescue of the Maersk Alabama’s captain and countless other daring operations against high-value targets around the…
American diplomats have been quietly mediating a resolution to the Israeli-Lebanese maritime border dispute, an important step to avoiding another war between these two countries. However, even if American mediators can resolve the dispute, Hezbollah’s presence in southern Lebanon keeps alive the…
Human Rights Watch (HRW) recently released a report accusing both Hamas and the Israeli government of committing war crimes regarding an incident in May 2019. During these hostilities, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) struck 350 Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad…
The use of subterranean networks by militant groups and hybrid forces is a growing feature of modern warfare. In no country is the tactical and strategic development of tunnels more evident than in Israel, which is in an underground arms…
AJC Panel: Combating Hezbollah’s Terror Tactics By Aaron Bandler, Jewish Journal What are Hezbollah’s terror aspirations and how can we combat them? This was the topic of a panel hosted by the American Jewish Committee (AJC) Los Angeles in partnership…
On Monday, the U.N. held a hearing and issued a report by its special commission on Israel’s response to the mass demonstrations along its border with Gaza, known as the “March of Return.” The U.N.’s findings, which assert Israel violated…
Gemunder Center Visiting IDF Military Fellow, IDF BG Ram Yavne, was recently interviewed by Malcolm Hoenlein to discuss the threat of the Hezbollah cell on the Golan Heights.