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Source: https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/roadmap-israel-lebanon-peace
A Roadmap for Israel-Lebanon Peace
(Washington Institute for Near East Policy) Hanin Ghaddar, Robert Satloff, and Ehud Yaari - Since the Nov. 2024 Lebanon ceasefire with Israel, the idea of peace has featured in public discourse in Lebanon, appearing in television debates, newspaper articles, and interviews with officials. Hizbullah's military defeat undermined the appeal of the long-dominant "resistance" rhetoric and convinced a broad swath of Lebanese that only peace could end the wars that have pummeled the country for the past four decades. Yet even in its weakened state, Hizbullah remains armed and dangerous, able to cow other political forces in the country. Thus, disarming Hizbullah is the main prerequisite for peace. Pursuing even incremental steps toward peace will be an uphill climb in a country long dominated by Iran's chief regional proxy.