ISRAEL'S LEBANON WAR: ARIEL SHARON AND 'OPERATION PEACE FOR GALILEE' From: Journal of Third World Studies | Date: October 1, 2007| Author: Parkinson, Brian R | Copyright Association of Third World Studies, Inc. Fall 2007. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

INTRODUCTION

An examination of 'Operation Peace for Galilee,' Israel's first major foray into Lebanon, seems more appropriate now than ever, especially after the 2006 Saif al-Harrar, or hot summer. In 2006, Israel invaded Lebanon for many of the same reasons as it did some twenty years ago: to remove an immediate threat, in this case, Hezbollah's Katusha rockets; to help bolster the stability of the Lebanese government; and to ensure that Syria abstained from Lebanese domestic affairs....

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