Obama and Bibi; Hezbollah and Syria; Jihadists and Lebanon

The backstories on the meeting between US President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu; Hezbollah’s debate over Syria; and the role of jihadists in Lebanon.
U.S. President Barack Obama hugs Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Ben Gurion International Airport Airport in Tel Aviv March 20, 2013. Obama said at the start of his first official visit to Israel on Wednesday that the U.S. commitment to the security of the Jewish state was rock solid and that peace must come to the Holy Land. REUTERS/Jason Reed (ISRAEL - Tags: POLITICS) - RTR3F8UU
US President Barack Obama hugs Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv, March 20, 2013. - REUTERS/Jason Reed
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