Former Lebanese Foreign Minister Tarek Mitri. (Rights reserved)
Almost a year into the clashes between Israel and the “Axis of Resistance” under Iran’s leadership, the Middle East appears more on the brink of war than ever.Emboldened by the relative passivity of Iran and its allies during each escalation, and with Washington’s more or less tacit agreement, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seems determined to reshape the region.Starting with Lebanon, where, after dealing a series of historic blows to its number one enemy — culminating in the assassination of its leader, Hassan Nasrallah — Tel Aviv has launched a ground offensive, the only way it believes it can eliminate what it sees as an existential threat.Can Israel still be stopped through diplomacy rather than by force? Former Foreign Minister Tarek Mitri, who was at the heart of the negotiations for the adoption of Resolution 1701 in...
Almost a year into the clashes between Israel and the “Axis of Resistance” under Iran’s leadership, the Middle East appears more on the brink of war than ever.Emboldened by the relative passivity of Iran and its allies during each escalation, and with Washington’s more or less tacit agreement, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seems determined to reshape the region.Starting with Lebanon, where, after dealing a series of historic blows to its number one enemy — culminating in the assassination of its leader, Hassan Nasrallah — Tel Aviv has launched a ground offensive, the only way it believes it can eliminate what it sees as an existential threat.Can Israel still be stopped through diplomacy rather than by force? Former Foreign Minister Tarek Mitri, who was at the heart of the negotiations for the adoption of...
