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Five decades of Israeli covert strategy to push US, Iran into confrontation

While the methods have varied — from intelligence operations and public diplomacy to lobbying and political pressure — the strategic objective has remained consistent: preserving a state of confrontation between the US and Iran while opposing diplomatic initiatives that could weaken Israel’s leverage in shaping US Middle East policy.

Lebanon’s New May 17: Why the Washington Framework Is Built on an Old Illusion

The new Lebanese-Israeli framework is described as a first step. But beneath this diplomatic language lies a familiar problem: Israel keeps the power to decide when it feels secure enough to withdraw, the US presents itself as mediator while acting as Israel’s strategic protector, and Lebanon is asked to implement security obligations that its own political and social reality may not allow.