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"[UN] Resolution 1701 has failed to restrain Hezbollah
During the 2006 Second Lebanon War, the international community tied Israel’s hands, forcing it to rely on diplomatic promises to restrain Hezbollah. After a month of fighting, in which 165 Israelis were killed and close to half a million internally displaced by Hezbollah’s rockets, the Israeli army withdrew from Lebanon based on the provisions of Security Council Resolution 1701, which was intended to usher in a new era of security.
According to the resolution, Hezbollah was to be dismantled, the UNIFIL peacekeeping mission would ensure that southern Lebanon would be Hezbollah-free, and the international community, assisted by UNIFIL, would prevent arms from reaching Lebanon without the authorization of the Lebanese government.
Resolution 1701 has been a complete failure. The UN secretary-general reports twice every year that not only has Hezbollah not disarmed, it continues to develop its capabilities. ...
Israel is fully justified under international law should it choose to expand its operations against Hezbollah. In October and November of 2015, following deadly ISIS terror attacks, the UN Security Council adopted Resolution 2249, which designated ISIS “an unprecedented global threat” and called for “all possible means… to eliminate ISIS havens in Syria.”
The US, UK, Germany, and others justified their invasion of Iraq and Syria on those countries being “unwilling or unable” to combat the ISIS threat. Similarly, Lebanon has shown itself unwilling or unable to meet its international obligations and prevent Hezbollah from creating a mini-terrorist state on its territory. ..."
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