JERUSALEM, Israel – As Iran manufactures more missiles for Hezbollah in Lebanon, Israeli troops are gathering in the north near the Lebanese border. In our CBN News interview, retired Israeli Major Amiad Cohen expanded on why Israel needs to wage a different war against Hezbollah than the 2006 conflict.
To watch the interview, click on the video above. The following is the text of our talk with Major Cohen.
Chris Mitchell: Amiad Cohen great to be with you here on CBN News. (You’re the) head of the Herut Center a conservative think tank here in Jerusalem. And you wrote an article called “The Last Lebanon War” in Tablet Magazine. Tell us your main message here and why you wrote it.
Amiad Cohen: So, Israel has a habit of living the “Groundhog Day” in front of its enemies. We’re in Gaza again and again, going back and forth and raiding in Gaza in the past 20 years and having a deep conflict there. And the same thing in Lebanon since the 70s. We’re again in a raiding structure against Lebanon, with no real endgame and outcome. And every time we’re getting stronger, Hezbollah is getting stronger.
We need to end that Groundhog Day once and for all. And the
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