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Jacques Neriah

Col. (ret.) Dr. Jacques Neriah, a special analyst for the Middle East at the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, was formerly a foreign-policy adviser to Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and the deputy head for assessment of Israeli Military Intelligence.

French President Emmanuel Macron (not pictured) welcomes Lebanese President Joseph Aoun during an official visit to the Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris, on March 28, 2025. Photo by Magali Cohen/Hans Lucas/Hans Lucas AFP via Getty Images.

Disarming Hezbollah: A Middle East fantasy?

Given the firm stance of Hezbollah and Iran, and Lebanese President Joseph Aoun's commitment to national consensus, the prospect of the terrorist group disarming in the near future seems dim.

Jacques Neriah

May 5, 2025

Hassan Nasrallah, then-leader of the Lebanese terrorist group Hezbollah, makes a rare public appearance in a suburb of Beirut in July 2008. Photo by Ferran Queved/Flash90.

Most Lebanese soldiers deployed in south to dismantle Hezbollah are Shi’ite

The terrorist organization continues to flex its muscles, reorganize in the area, and prepare for a resumption of hostilities with Israel.

Jacques Neriah

April 14, 2025

Lebanese Army vehicles patrol the area of Marjayoun in southern Lebanon near the border with Israel on Oct. 25, 2024. Photo by AFP via Getty Images.

What’s going on in Southern Lebanon?

The Lebanese Armed Forces have not completed its deployment to the south, and the Lebanese government has failed to provide the United States with a timetable.

Jacques Neriah

April 10, 2025

A wall plastered with portraits of slain Hezbollah members during a funeral ceremony in Ghobeiri in Beirut's southern suburbs on Jan. 27, 2025. Photo by Ibrahim Amro/AFP via Getty Images.

The end of the Shi’ites as a dominant political force in Lebanon?

Hezbollah has suffered several major setbacks since Oct. 8, 2023, and significant changes seem to be occurring within Lebanon’s Shi'ite community and the terror group itself.

Jacques Neriah

Feb. 2, 2025

Israeli security forces at the scene of a Hezbollah drone attack in the Druze town of Hurfeish near the border with Lebanon, June 5, 2024. Photo by Ayal Margolin/Flash90.

Israel and Hezbollah: Where to now?

Analyzing the positions of the U.S. administration, Iran, Hezbollah and Israel, none of the parties is interested in a regional war.

Jacques Neriah

July 16, 2024

Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah with Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani.

From ‘Lebanese Resistance’ to ‘Islamic Resistance’

Hezbollah's rebranding indicates its status as a full-fledged Iranian proxy.

Jacques Neriah

April 9, 2024

An exchange of fire between the Israel Defense Forces and Hezbollah terrorists on the border between Israel and Lebanon, Dec. 27, 2023. Photo by Ayal Margolin/Flash90.

Slim chances for a diplomatic settlement on the Lebanese front

The two sides have entrenched themselves in opposing positions which seem almost impossible to bridge.

Jacques Neriah

Jan. 17, 2024

Yitzhak Rabin (March 1, 1922-Nov. 4, 1995) served as an Israeli politician and general, as was the fifth prime minister of Israel from 1974 until 1977, and again from 1992 until his assassination in 1995 by Yigal Amir, a right-wing activist who opposed the Oslo Accords. Photo by Flash90.

Was Rabin fooled by Arafat?

Yitzhak Rabin mistakenly believed that Yasser Arafat had come to terms with the existence of Israel.

Jacques Neriah

Sept. 5, 2023

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (left) greets Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah in Iran, October 2019. Credit: Iran News Agency.

What is Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah thinking?

One possible answer is that Hezbollah believes a war with Israel would allow it to break the political deadlock in Lebanon, to the advantage of itself and its patron, Iran.

Jacques Neriah

Aug. 20, 2023