Unifil
When peace is non‐existent, peacekeeping is impossible
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12536719 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nitza Nachmias (University of Haifa, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1999 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 95-112 |
| Publication date | 1999-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Peacekeeping (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1353-3312 • E-ISSN: 1743-906X |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13533319908413787 |
| OpenAlex | W2019619313 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 4 |
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
Criminology · Disarmament · Feud · Interim · Islam · Peacekeeping · Political science · Sociology · Terrorism · Global Peace and Security Dynamics · History · Law · Peacebuilding and International Security
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |