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Barak Warns Israel Risks Repeat in Lebanon | Tulsa News
Former PM Ehud Barak warns history is repeating as Israel reoccupies southern Lebanon, fearing the same costly, unsustainable trap. Back in 2000, after 18 years, Israel withdrew — a moment he once celebrated — but now, with Hezbollah attacks triggering a new invasion, he sees the same pattern unfolding. Israel controls vast territory, but Hezbollah refuses to disarm, vowing to fight. Barak recalls how soldiers’ families served too, and how past security zones failed to protect Israelis — a lesson he believes applies now. Total destruction of Hezbollah would require conquering Lebanon, which…
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