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URL:https://www.arabamerica.com/events/the-looming-israel-hezbollah-war-pr
 ospects-deterrence-and-impacts/
SUMMARY:The Looming Israel-Hezbollah War: Prospects\, Deterrence\, and Impa
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DESCRIPTION:VIRTUAL\n\nPanelists\n\nJoseph Bahout: Associate Professor of P
 ractice and Director of the Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and In
 ternational Affairs (IFI)\, American University of Beirut\n\nRola El-Husse
 ini: Associate Professor\, Department of Political Science\, Lund Universi
 ty\n\nPatricia Karam: Non-resident Fellow\, Arab Center Washington DC\n\nP
 aul Salem: Vice President for International Engagement\, Middle East Insti
 tute (MEI)\n\n&nbsp\;\n\nModerator\n\nImad K. Harb: Director of Research a
 nd Analysis\, Arab Center Washington DC\n\n&nbsp\;\n\nAbout the Webinar\n\
 nIt has been almost nine months since military attacks and counterattacks
  began between Israel and Hezbollah on the Israeli-Lebanese border. Wh
 ile both sides have said that they would like to avoid an all-out war\, th
 e prospects of such a possibility are increasing daily. Threats and coun
 terthreats abound\, with Israeli leaders vowing to return Lebanon to the 
 stone age if said war commences and those of Hezbollah promising to rea
 ch every worthy target in Israel. Already\, Israel has destroyed many Leba
 nese border villages and displaced almost 100\,000 people\, while Hezbol
 lah attacks have resulted in the abandonment of Israeli border towns by t
 ens of thousands of Israelis who have moved to other areas of the country.
 \n\nWith the Israeli war on Gaza continuing to kill Gazans and destroy an
 y semblance of organized human existence without achieving any military or
  political objectives\, it is hard to see how Israel’s leaders can think
  of starting another with Hezbollah. From its side\, and pledging adheren
 ce to the “unity of the fronts” concept\, Hezbollah vows that it will
  not end its attacks until Israel ends its war on Gaza. Both sides are in
 deed primed for a confrontation. On the other hand\, diplomatic efforts by
  the United States\, the United Nations\, France\, and others continue but
  have not yet produced the conditions necessary for a sustainable cessatio
 n of hostilities.\n\nArab Center Washington DC is convening a panel of exp
 erts to discuss the escalation on the Israel-Lebanon border and the potent
 ial for an all-out war. Panelists will also explore the ongoing efforts fo
 r deterrence and their prospects\, as well as the political\, humanitarian
 \, and regional implications of further escalation.\n\n&nbsp\;\n\n&nbsp\;
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