Political Science Department Bagher al-Olum University
Abstract
Israel’s attack to Lebanon in January 2006 has a particular significance in history of developments of this country and in the regional equations. This regime repeatedly attacked Lebanon in 1948, 1978, 1982, 1993, and 1996, each time imposing loss of life and properties to the Lebanese people. However, with the rise of Hizbollah in 1982, Israel experienced successive defeats and setbacks in its aggressive attacks. In fact, the victory of Hizbollah in the 2006 war can be considered as the beginning of a new stage in Israel’s relationship with Lebanon and the Islamic world. This paper tries to study the goals behind Israel’s 2006 war on the basis of the other wars.
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