An episode covering Israel's withdrawal from Lebanon on May 25, 2000, loosened state capture 26 years later despite Hezbollah's continued armament, diplomacy at play on multiple tracks, what a pending regional deal with Iran looks like and containment towards their regime means for Lebanon.
With PolyBlog founder George Wardini.
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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
1:45 It could have been a great story
3:38 May 25, 2000
6:48 The way Israel withdrew
9:46 Game over
11:34 BIEL encampment
13:37 “Celebration” & semantics
16:28 Hezbollah needs the state
18:15 Inheriting security
20:53 The army’s role
23:07 Nawaf Salam vs state capture
26:21 Israel’s fight in Lebanon
28:10 The worst end of the stick
31:03 Hezbollah today
34:43 The Iranian regime
37:53 Containment
41:19 Regional deal’s contours
44:43 Taboos are broken
47:17 Lebanese that fled to Israel
52:28 Iran and Hezbollah vs Israel and Hezbollah
54:02 Potential fallout from regional deal
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