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August 25, 2020

America Should Pull the Plug on the UN Force in Lebanon

It does more to help Hizballah than to restraint it.

Created in 1978, after Israel invaded Lebanon to end Palestinian terrorist attacks from the country, the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) had its size, budget, and remit expanded dramatically after the 2006 Israel-Lebanon war, when it was tasked with keeping both the IDF and Hizballah out of the southern part of the country. Later this month, UNIFIL’s mandate will be up for renewal at the UN Security Council. Tony Badran argues that, as effective reform is unlikely to occur, the U.S. would do best to use its veto power to dismantle the force:

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August 25, 2020

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    It does more to help Hizballah than to restraint it.

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