‘Huge disconnect’ between international community and Israel, Hezbollah: Analysis

While the 21-day ceasefire plan offers an off-road to end the fighting in Lebanon, neither Israel nor Hezbollah “seem to have much of an incentive to sign on”, according to William Lawrence, professor of political science and international relations at American University. “One of the odd things about this conflict since October is that the whole world wants a ceasefire that the belligerents don’t,” Lawrence, a former US diplomat, told Al Jazeera. “And it’s increasingly clear that Israel operates almost entirely without consulting the US government … even though the US government retroactively greenlights just about everything Israel does. There’s a huge disconnect between the international community, including the US, and the parties.” To secure a ceasefire, “it’s going to take a lot more pressure from the Americans”, said Lawrence. “Once there’s enough pressure on Israel to get something together, which is not where we are right now, pressure can be put on Lebanon in the case of Hezbollah and pressure can be put on Hamas through Egypt and Qatar.” Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Lebanon #Israel #Netanyahu #Hezbollah #Beirut #SouthernLebanon #HezbollahIsraelTensions #HezbollahIsraelClashes #IsraelHezbollahAttacks #IsraelLebanonWar #IsraelHezbollahWar #OperationArrowsOfTheNorth #AlJazeeraEnglish