Lebanon's foot-dragging has allowed Hezbollah to restock its arsenals, funded by a renewed cash flow from Iran and prompting Israel's escalation. The U.S. must use its leverage on Beirut now before it's too late

With thousands of members, a quarter-million social media followers, and a spot on TIME's list of emerging leaders, 'Standing Together' co-founder Alon Lee-Green is charting a new course for Israel's fractured political opposition

The Social Equality minister used a letter written to police by the Arab mayors' council head expressing general support in the fight against Arab community crime as evidence that Arab leaders supported her diverting funds to the Shin Bet to combat crime

Lebanese Foreign Minister Youssef Rajji also criticized Hezbollah and Iran, saying that Tehran's regional policy 'is a source of instability' and its influence on Lebanon is negative. He urged Iran to 'stop financing an illegal organization'

There can no longer be any doubt: the conduct of Israel's president is a national disgrace ■ Does anyone really believe that after the pardon, Netanyahu will roll back his assault on democracy? ■ Galit Distel Atbaryan a modern-day McCarthy