Nov 14th, 2008 · The Obama administration faces a Rubik's Cube of policy problems in Iran, including Tehran's nuclear activities, its hostility to Israel, its role in Iraq and Afghanistan, its support for Hamas and Hezbollah and the nature of the Islamic Republic itself.
Jul 22nd, 2008 · Israeli officials freed five Hezbollah militants on Wednesday in exchange for the bodies of two Israeli soldiers captured and killed by the militant group in 2006. Guests and callers weigh in on the controversial deal, which some people have criticized as a lopsided exchange.
Jul 21st, 2008 · For a year and a half, Lebanon was locked in a stalemate. Its government was paralyzed by a power struggle between a Western-backed faction and a bloc led by Shiite militants, Hezbollah. The stalemate broke in May, when Hezbollah defeated its rivals in several days of fighting. Now a new Lebanese government has formed, and Hezbollah appears more powerful then ever.
Jul 16th, 2008 · Five Lebanese prisoners and the bodies of almost 200 others held in Israel are being turned over to Lebanon in exchange for the bodies of two Israeli soldiers captured in a Hezbollah raid in 2006.
Jul 16th, 2008 · Two Israeli soldiers return home in coffins, two years after their kidnapping sparked a month-long war between Israel and Lebanon. They were sent back in exchange for Israel's release of five Lebanese prisoners. The country now reflects on the consequences of negotiating with Hezbollah.
Jul 16th, 2008 · Israel confirmed Wednesday that two caskets turned over by Hezbollah contained the bodies of soldiers captured two years ago. The confirmation was a condition for Israel turning over five Lebanese prisoners to Hezbollah as part of an exchange negotiated earlier.
Jul 16th, 2008 · Israeli forensic experts are working to positively identify two sets of remains turned over by Hezbollah on Wednesday. If they turn out to be Israeli soldiers captured two years ago, Israel will return five Lebanese prisoners to Hezbollah.
May 24th, 2008 · The Bush administration has tried to put the best face on a deal in Lebanon that gives Hezbollah more power. It has also welcomed Turkey's role as a mediator between Israel and Syria. But U.S. diplomats played no role in either of these arrangements.