Citation

Nachmias N. Int. Peacekeep. (London, England) 1999; 6(3): 95-112.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1999, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/13533319908413787

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

In March 1998, the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) noted the completion of two decades of its peacekeeping operation. While coping with unparalleled formidable problems, UNIFIL failed in its three mandatory missions: it did not induce peace, it did not stop the daily carnage of Israeli soldiers and Lebanese civilians, and it failed to achieve the withdrawal of all foreign forces from Lebanon. The Israeli‐Lebanese‐Syrian feud has been a major liability on the international community, posing a compounding threat to the stability and peace of the region and beyond. In 1982, Iran was drawn to the conflict, invoking Islamic fundamentalist terrorism manifested in suicide attacks on both Israeli and Western targets. Only an Israeli‐Syrian agreement which addresses the tangible and intangible security dilemmas of the three parties involved could bring the crisis to a positive ending. © 1999, Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.

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