Monthly Essay ·
Is War With Lebanon Imminent?
By Raphael BenLeviAs both sides escalate by the day and as the fighting in Gaza simmers down, many Israelis are growing convinced that full-scale war with Hizballah is unavoidable. Are they right?

Dr. Raphael BenLevi is director of the Churchill Program for National Security at the Argaman Institute, a fellow at the Misgav Institute for National Security and Zionist Strategy, and a major (res.) in the IDF intelligence branch. He is author of Cultures of Counterproliferation: The Making of US and Israeli Policy on Iran's Nuclear Program.