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Former Israeli Major General Warns of Perils of Hezbollah War

Former Israeli Major General Warns of Perils of Hezbollah War

Retired Israeli general Giora Eiland holds a press conference at the Defense Ministery in Tel Aviv on July 12, 2010. (JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images)

SUBSCRIBER+ EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW — Calls for war on Hezbollah, the Iranian proxy army that controls southern Lebanon, come almost daily from Israel’s right wing, as Hezbollah’s seemingly limitless supply of rockets and missiles turns Israel’s once-vibrant northern region into a wasteland. 

Israel’s far-right nationalist Finance Minister, Bezalel Smotrich, said Sunday the country has no choice but to launch a "short, sharp war" against Hezbollah to "remove it from the game." But the centrist Haaretz newspaper argued that Smotrich is misleading the public when he describes any war with Hezbollah as "short and sharp." 

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