Hassan Nasrallah

A portrait of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah is placed on a table with drinks and food to celebrate his assassination, outside a supermarket in Jerusalem, September 29, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Killing Hezbollah leaders failed 30 years ago. It won’t work now

Instead of debilitating Hezbollah, Israel’s assassination of Hassan Nasrallah may prove to be a major PR boost for the embattled organization.

By Elia Ayoub October 4, 2024

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Israeli Air Force pilots' course graduation ceremony, June 26, 2014. (Photo by Haim Zach/GPO)

Israeli air strike in Syria: Lies, aggression — at what cost?

From close up, the assassination of a Hezbollah commander and an Iranian general was probably preemption. In the big picture, it was definitely aggression. During the Second Intifada, (late 2000-2004) Israel made a habit of carrying out “targeted assassinations” of Palestinian militant leaders. The Palestinians, in turn, had a predilection for blowing up buses and…

By Larry Derfner January 23, 2015

Soldiers from the IDF's Egoz Reconnaissance Unit, which specializes in guerrilla warfare in southern Lebanon. (Illustrative photo: IDF Spokesperson/Flickr)

Does a strengthened Hezbollah make Israel safer?

The catastrophic outcomes of another Israeli-Hezbollah conflict for both sides is likely deterring escalation into all-out war. By Aaron Magid Since the Gaza war ended, Israeli media quickly shifted its focus to the next conflict – with Hezbollah. Channel 2 aired an extensive interview with a senior Israeli military officer under the headline “The 3rd Lebanon War” detailing…

By +972 Magazine October 8, 2014

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Avigdor Lieberman (photo: Yotam Ronen / activestills)

Liberman: Citizenship annulment is a condition for peace

The foreign minister’s provocations may be damaging, but they create a clear and present danger when tied to actual policies. Avigdor Liberman has come roaring back again. When the Israeli foreign minister returned to his post following a lengthy corruption investigation that ended in anti-climax of acquittal, some thought he had been chastened by time…

By Dahlia Scheindlin January 9, 2014

Panelists at the World Summit on Counter Terrorism in Herzelia, September 2013 (photo: Paula Schmitt)

109 definitions of ‘terrorism’

The World Summit on Counter Terrorism in Herzliya, through the eyes of the only person in the room who has sat down with the head of Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah. By Paula Schmitt One type of person you can be sure to find at a conference on counter-terrorism is terrorists. I just attended a four-day long counter-terrorism masturbathon in…

By +972 Magazine September 18, 2013