Lapid must proceed with caution with Hezbollah - opinion

Lapid and Biden last week worked to refine the current US position regarding Israel's initiative to prevent war with Hezbollah, and now Lapid must take the reins, gently.

ONE WAY to keep Lapid’s national security team as stable as possible would be to wait with appointing IDF Chief of Staff Aviv Kohavi’s successor, say the writers.

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ByPNINA SHUKER, ELDAD BEN AHARON

JULY 20, 2022 20:15

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