Secret U.S. War in Lebanon Is Tinder for Escalation of Israel–Gaza Conflict

Billions in security aid to Lebanon, along with off-the-books commandos, could embroil the U.S. in a regional conflagration.

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“Many of us, your former staff, share your Jewish heritage,” the letter said. “Our pain and sorrow at the losses on October 7 will not be weaponized.”
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Secret U.S. War in Lebanon Is Tinder for Escalation of Israel–Gaza Conflict

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Billions in security aid to Lebanon, along with off-the-books commandos, could embroil the U.S. in a regional conflagration.
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Echoing George W. Bush on 9/11, a Misgav Institute report shows how political leaders find a chilling silver lining in the suffering of their own.
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