The Israel-Lebanon Crisis
Tags: WAR; HARAKAT al-Muqawamah al-Islamiyah; HIZBALLAH (Lebanon); SUBVERSIVE activities; ARAB-Israeli conflict -- 1993-; MILITARY history
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- Lebanon and Gaza: Pawns of Power. Omer, Mohammed // Washington Report on Middle East Affairs;Sep/Oct2006, Vol. 25 Issue 7, p22
The article focuses on issues related to Israel's invasions of Gaza and Lebanon. Israel invaded Gaza on June 28, 2006 on the pretext of Hamas' capture of an Israeli soldier during a military raid. Similarly, Israel attacked Lebanon on the pretext that Hezbollah fighters entered Israeli...
- Working for Peace. // Scholastic News -- Edition 5/6;2/16/2009, Vol. 77 Issue 15, p6
The article presents the history of Arab-Israeli conflict. The bombing of the Gaza Strip by Israel in late December 2008 was against Hamas, the group that has run the territory since 2007. In mid-January 2009, both sides approved ceasefire agreements but tensions remained high. In the late...
- War Without Ends. Freedberg Jr., Sydney J. // National Journal;7/22/2006, Vol. 38 Issue 29, p26
The article focuses on the indecisive attacks made by the Hezbollah militia on Israel as part of its aim for political and strategic position. In 2005, the Hamas has staged suicide bombings that prompted Israelis to launch air strikes and close border crossings. There are reports that...
- EDITORIAL REVIEW. // Middle East Reporter (Daily Edition);5/25/2010, Vol. 191 Issue 4859, p9
The article reports on the encouragement made by Druze Leader Walid Jumblat to Arabs to take the tenth anniversary of the liberation of Lebanese territories as a promotion to the Middle East peace process. It highlights the demand of the anti-Syrian Phalange party to bring back Lebanese people...
- THE FORGOTTEN WAR. Goldberg, Jeffrey // New Yorker;9/11/2006, Vol. 82 Issue 28, p40
This article focuses on the fighting between Hamas and Israel in Gaza and between Hezballah and Israel in Lebanon. When a Hamas kidnapping squad smuggled Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit into Gaza on June 25th, 2006, the Israeli Army responded with a major artillery-and-tank offensive called...
- Attacked. // New Republic;7/24/2006, Vol. 235 Issue 4, p7
The article focuses on the Hamas Palestinian government and the Hizballah terrorist organization in southern Lebanon, both of which have attacked Israel in July 2006. The potential role of Syria and Iran in the attacks on Israel is discussed, as well as the international opinion of Israel's...
- Chickens Coming Home to Roost. Khouri, Rami G. // Newsweek (Atlantic Edition);7/24/2006, Vol. 148 Issue 4, p15
This article reports on the 2006 conflict in Lebanon between Israel and the Islamic resistance organization Hizbullah. The author is of the opinion that Israel's tactics are outmoded and that they are not likely to result in success. Hizbullah and Hamas will probably emerge from the conflict...
- Swap Deal Shows Peace Is Still Far Off. // Middle East Monitor: East Med;Dec2011, Vol. 21 Issue 12, p6
The article presents political overview of the agreement between Hamas and Israel to swap prisoners which has less to contribute to the peace process between Palestinians and Israelis. It notes that from Israel's perspective, security risks, continuing stability within the coalition government,...
- Islamic Resistance in Palestine: Hamas, the Gaza War and the Future of Political Islam. Da'na, Seif // Holy Land Studies: A Multidisciplinary Journal (Edinburgh Univer;Nov2009, Vol. 8 Issue 2, p211
The significant events stirring the Middle East can hardly be comprehended without recognising and conceptualising the considerable cultural transformations in the region. Hamas' electoral victory in January 2006 in Palestine, Hizbullah's political and military victory in Lebanon in the July war...
