The sixth Arab-Israeli war, or the first Iran-Israel war?

Having failed to achieve its military goals, Israel could not achieve its diplomatic goals.

The line dividing Hizballah from the Lebanese state is disappearing.

And its implications.

Israel, the U.S., and the Hizballah-Iran-Russia triangle.

The real culprit was thinking that ground war was a thing of the past.

Ten years of quiet.

The old utopian optimism laid to rest.

Or merely an adumbration of the next one?

From right to left, and from honest to corrupt.

Its political benefits were temporary and illusory.

Replacing erosion with immediate attack.

It’s shifting toward offensive action.

Fifteen years ago last Sunday, Israel withdrew.