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    <title>Shimon Shapira</title>
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    <description>Brig. Gen. (ret.) Dr. Shimon Shapira is a senior research associate at the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs. He served as Military Secretary to the Prime Minister and as Israel Foreign Ministry chief of staff. He edited the Jerusalem Center eBook Iran: From Regional Challenge to Global Threat.</description>
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      <title>Hezbollah believes Israel can be bullied over disputed gas rig</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Recent threats from the Lebanese terror group show that it believes Israel’s desire to avoid a military clash is a sign of weakness.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2022 16:15:55 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Nasrallah flexes against Israel on the eve of Lebanese elections</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Hezbollah’s uptick in aggression against Israel comes as the Lebanese terror group is in the thick of preparations for parliamentary elections this May.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 21 Feb 2022 08:25:12 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Hezbollah, Iran need to contain the situation in Lebanon</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[As Israel’s northern neighbor teeters on the brink, Tehran and its Lebanese proxy force risk losing their hard-earned control over the country.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Oct 2021 06:53:36 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>The 2021 Gaza War 2021: Iran, Hezbollah and the ‘Axis of Resistance’</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[For Iran, “Palestine” is only one part of a complex strategy aimed at Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Syria, and Lebanon; each arena has its own blueprint, a toolbox of hostile insurgency actions and the guidance of Hezbollah, the Quds Force and well-trained militias.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2021 10:27:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>A Hezbollah takeover in Beirut would put Iran on Israel’s doorstep</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Lebanon is on the verge of collapse, raising the real possibility that Tehran may be able to realize its vision of taking over the country.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2021 08:29:16 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Israel reveals the weapons hidden behind Lebanon’s civilians</title>
      <link>https://www.jns.org/opinion/shimon-shapira/israel-reveals-the-weapons-hidden-behind-lebanons-civilians</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Despite Hezbollah’s denials, the group continues to store equipment that can produce components for missiles and warheads.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2020 12:34:57 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>COVID-19 has put Hezbollah in a delicate position</title>
      <link>https://www.jns.org/opinion/shimon-shapira/covid-19-has-put-hezbollah-in-a-delicate-position</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[The coronavirus pandemic offers Hezbollah a rare opportunity to present itself as a Lebanese movement that acts on behalf of the Lebanese state.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2020 11:22:57 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Israel and Hezbollah are on a collision course</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[With the countdown to war between Israel and Hezbollah having begun, it’s worth remembering that it is Iranian Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani that sets the boundaries of this conflict.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 09 Sep 2019 15:01:24 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Nasrallah: It is Hezbollah’s prerogative to upgrade its missiles</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Due to Israel’s determined attacks in Syria, Iran and Hezbollah have made a strategic decision to build infrastructure in Lebanon for upgrading the terrorist group’s missile arsenal.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 06 Jun 2019 08:06:35 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Mustafa Badr al-Din and the Ansariya Operation</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah has revealed new details about the disastrous 1997 ambush in Lebanon that cost the lives of 12 Israeli commandos.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2019 07:52:41 GMT</pubDate>
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