Israel’s dual strategy for Lebanon is to exert pressure through direct raids to instil fear amongst the wider population, whilst deploying diplomatic pressure to purge Hizbullah – not just from the border, but from regions beyond the Litani River (some 23 kms to the north). Only Hizballah doesn’t budge. It remains adamant: It will not be displaced from its historic homelands in the south – and refuses to discuss the matter at all. “If this threat is not removed diplomatically, we will not...
