In one fell swoop, Netanyahu appears to have silenced his domestic opposition, beheaded Hezbollah, and weathered Iran’s retaliation through Israeli escalation in Lebanon. But as Israel looks onto Iran, does this spell disaster for the Middle East and the West? Dr Christian Emery argues that this escalation is not intended to mark another protracted Lebanese occupation, but rather a potential prelude to Israeli strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities. If further Israeli escalation is not prevented, a disastrous regional war in the Middle East becomes ever more certain.
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