Seth Mandel argues that any ceasefire or truce treaty with Hezbollah that requires the IDF to withdraw from south Lebanon will be a snare and a delusion. The only way to restore and then keep the peace in Israel’s north, he says, is through deterrence. Israel has now shown that it can wreak terrible damage […]
UNIFIL Under the Thumb of Hezbollah
A former member of UNTSO — a predecessor of UNIFIL — is a Danish soldier who last served in southern Lebanon ten years ago. Under the alias Michael, he has just been interviewed on Danish television as to his experience as a peacekeeper, which included some alarming observations about UNIFIL. In southern Lebanon, UNIFIL was […]
Hizballah paid UNIFIL for use of their positions
In response to this and UNRWA’s collaborations with Hamas in Gaza, the US should withdraw from the UN and expel it from New York. Instead, the regime will likely increase UN funding. “Captured terrorists admit: Hezbollah paid UNIFIL for use of their positions,” Israel National News, October 21, 2024: Recently-captured Hezbollah terrorists have testified that […]
The Failure of UNIFIL
The UN’s Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, as well as France’s President Emmanuel Macron, Ireland’s Taoiseach Simon Harris, and other leaders have condemned what they describe as the IDF’s “deliberate” attacks on UNIFIL. There have been no “deliberate” attacks by the IDF on UNIFIL personnel, but only a handful of accidents, the result of Hezbollah operatives positioning […]
IDF Accused of Deliberately Attacking UNIFIL, Which is a ‘War Crime’
A Mr. Buttinsky is our President Joe Biden. He knows better than the Israelis what they should do to protect themselves from Hamas, Hezbollah, the Houthis, and of course Iran. And instead of quietly advising them in private, he makes his advice known publicly, thereby increasing the pressure on Israel not to be seen as […]
Israel’s ‘Attack’ on UNIFIL Peacekeepers
For many days, the IDF has been warning, pleading, begging the UNIFIL troops that are positioned near Hezbollah bases in Lebanon to move out of the way, for their own safety. Those troops have steadfastly refused to move. Hezbollah has ignored its solemn commitment to pull back its forces north of the Litani River, as […]
UN confirms Hizballah has set up outpost in Israeli territory
Will the UN act against Lebanon? Or just condemn Israel? “Prodded by Jerusalem, UN confirms Hezbollah has set up outpost in Israeli territory,” Times of Israel, June 24, 2023 (thanks to The Religion of Peace): The UN peacekeeping mission on the Israeli-Lebanese border has confirmed, following Israeli pressure, that operatives of the Hezbollah terror group […]
Hizballah militia trains literally in the shadow of the United Nations
Another manifestation of the UN’s relentless hostility toward Israel. “Hezbollah does training literally in the shadow of UNIFIL,” Elder of Ziyon, April 27, 2023 (thanks to The Religion of Peace): Alma is an organization that closely monitors activities on Israel’s northern borders. Last week it tweeted a video published by a (non-Shiite) Hezbollah-aligned militia showing their training in […]
Hezbollah Attacks UNIFIL, Kills Irish Soldier, No Consequences
In southern Lebanon on December 15, Hezbollah, or villagers acting under its direction, fired at UNIFIL peacekeeping forces, killing one Irish soldier and wounding several others. So far, the UN has not dared to denounce Hezbollah. More on the story can be found here: “Those responsible for Irish soldier’s death ‘will be punished’ – Lebanon […]