Could Lebanon become Netanyahu's political graveyard - for a second time?

Only Gadi Eisenkot, by virtue of his military experience, can offer Israelis a way out of the Lebanese quagmire and turn Lebanon into Netanyahu's political grave, like Ehud Barak did when Israel withdrew from Lebanon in 2000

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Could Lebanon become Netanyahu's political graveyard - for a second time?

Only Gadi Eisenkot, by virtue of his military experience, can offer Israelis a way out of the Lebanese quagmire and turn Lebanon into Netanyahu's political grave, like Ehud Barak did when Israel withdrew from Lebanon in 2000

Aluf Benn

12:32 AM • June 05 2026 IDT

Lebanon was Benjamin Netanyahu's political grave during his first term, ending in 1999.

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