Janice Gross-Stein

So why would it solve the issue this time, frankly?

I think so.

I think ceasefire comes at a really timely right now.

Here's the dynamics right here.

The southern part of Lebanon, south Lebanon, south of the Litani River, which is a river that runs across the country.

It's a natural barrier.

It's always great when geography cooperates with you just a little bit.

The population to the south of the Litani, Shia, majority Shia.

In the other parts of Lebanon, we have Sunni Muslims and we have Maronite Christians.

And this is a society, it's quite remarkable, actually, that openly brokers relationships between their three dominant religious groups.

That's how politics is done.

It's amazing.

The president of Lebanon is always a Maronite Christian.

The prime minister is always a Sunni Muslim.

And the speaker of the assembly is always a Shia.

And it's been for 50 years, frankly.

So the issue is that the rest of Lebanon does not want to be involved in yet another war

that Hezbollah participates in or provokes over the Israel-Palestine issue.

That's not their issue.

They don't want it.