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In the Wake of a Ceasefire: Hezbollah’s Strategy and Hubris

The ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon is an opportunity to unpack both Israeli anxieties and Hezbollah's strategy and hubris. The Balfour Declaration, which marked its 107th anniversary this November, is an important case in point; embedded in international law, it calls for reflection on the mix of guilt and responsibility in the current international involvement in the Middle East. Finally, we bid farewell to Elias Khoury, a pioneering and indispensable narrator of the Palestinian experience and a persistent critical discussant with Israeli society in its own language