Benny Avni is a columnist who has published in the New York Post, WSJOpinion,…
Once considered the only army with the capacity to defeat Israel, Iran-backed Hezbollah is now being portrayed in caricatures and parody memes across the Arab world as a hapless group of ne’er-do-wells.
Hezbollah is blaming Israel for the attack, with some reports putting the injury figure at more than 3,000, including top Hezbollah commanders and the Iranian ambassador to Beirut, Mojtaba Amani. America is ‘not involved,’ an official says.
Reports that the prime minister is set to fire his defense minister widen Israeli political rift, and rile Washington.
The prosecutor accuses them, along with three Hamas leaders, of committing crimes against humanity and war crimes. Secretary Blinken describes the arrest warrant request as ‘profoundly wrong-headed.’
The latest move is a proposed constitutional amendment to reform the judiciary, under which all judges in the country would be approved by popular vote. If ratified, as expected, the plan is widely seen as crippling the judiciary’s independence.
The Palestinian proposal would force Israel to depart Gaza, Judea and Samaria, and Jerusalem by March. It would also impose a global arms embargo, in effect stripping Israel of the right to defend itself against terrorists that seek its demise.
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