About this episode

The episode discusses the recent U.S.-brokered agreement between Israel and Lebanon and its implications.

On this week’s episode, Israel Policy Forum Policy Advisor and Tel Aviv-based journalist Neri Zilber hosts David Daoud, senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies. They discuss the recent U.S.-brokered agreement between Israel and Lebanon, the chances of the deal actually leading to Hezbollah's disarmament and Israel's withdrawal from south Lebanon, the ability of the Lebanese army to fulfill its obligations, the reaction inside Lebanon to the agreement, why Netanyahu touted i...

People in this episode

Host: Neri Zilber

Guest: David Daoud

Topics covered

• Israel-Lebanon relations
• U.S.-brokered agreements
• Hezbollah disarmament
• Lebanese army
• political reactions

Keywords

• Israel
• Lebanon
• Hezbollah
• U.S. agreement
• Neri Zilber
• David Daoud
• politics
• disarmament

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Foundation for Defense of Democracies

Places: Israel, Lebanon, U.S.

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