13.01.2011                     8.Shevat, 5771

Libanon:

'Lebanon turmoil unlikely to descend into clash'

Former deputy head of the Mossad tells 'Post' that Hizbullah's resignation from Lebanese gov't not likely to develop int full-scale civil war, or military conflict between terror group, Israel.

The political crisis in Lebanon, sparked by Wednesday’s resignation of Hizbullah from the government, is unlikely to develop into a full-scale civil war, or into a military clash between Hizbullah and Israel for the time being, according to the evaluation of a former senior Mossad official.
Ilan Mizrahi, former deputy head of the Mossad, and former head of the National Security Council, held a conference call with journalists from around the world on Wednesday, organized by The Israel Projekt, an organization that describes itself as providing factual information about the Middle East….