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July 2016
Past Event
Israel and Hezbollah: The Prospect of Renewed Hostilities Ten Years after War

Israel and Hezbollah: The Prospect of Renewed Hostilities Ten Years after War

Past Event
Hudson Institute, Washington, D.C. Headquarters
July 26, 2016
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July 2016
Past Event

1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 400
Washington, DC 20004

Speakers:
Lee Smith

Former Senior Fellow

Reuven Azar

Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of Israel to the United States

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Michael Doran

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East

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Tony Badran

Research Fellow, Center for Terrorism Research, Foundation for Defense of Democracies

On July 12, 2006, the Iranian-backed Lebanese terrorist group Hezbollah ambushed an Israel Defense Force patrol near the Lebanese border. Three IDF soldiers were killed on the spot and another two were taken hostage. Israel retaliated by bombing the Beirut airport and other key targets. Thus began what Israel refers to as the Second Lebanon War, a conflict that lasted 34 days and set the stage for much of what has happened in the Levant over the last ten years. Israel quietly secured the Israel-Lebanon border, and Hezbollah pivoted to fight in Syria.

Ten years later, both sides face circumstances similar to those that led to war a decade ago. In recent years, Iran has dramatically increased Hezbollah’s weaponry capabilities by supplying Russian-made “Kornet” missiles, surface-to-air missile defense systems, and surface-to-ship cruise missiles. Israel’s concerns are compounded by Tehran’s increasingly assertive regional posture and ballistic missile tests conducted since signing the nuclear agreement. Hezbollah is still Iran’s most impressive export, but it is hemorrhaging fighters in Syria to a sectarian war in which it is outnumbered eight to one. Many throughout the Middle East and in the West believe that regional tensions and hot spots will necessarily drive Israel and Hezbollah to resume hostilities.

On July 26, Hudson Institute hosted a timely panel on the 2006 Israel-Hezbollah War and the prospect of resumed conflict. Panelists included Deputy Head of Mission at the Embassy of Israel Reuven Azar, Hudson Senior Fellow Michael Doran, and Foundation for Defense of Democracies Research Fellow Tony Badran. Hudson Senior Fellow Lee Smith moderated the conversation.

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