Why Did Israel Invade Lebanon? | Casual Historian

Israel invaded Lebanon twice during the Lebanese Civil War. Was this a meaningless act of aggression on the part of the Israelis, or did they have a legitimate grievance they were responding to? Support this channel on Patreon   / casualhistorian   Try a free month of Skillshare to learn new skills! https://skl.sh/MKR302 Try out Workona for your research projects! https://workona.com/signup/?ap=2f8884... Try out Dodoist Pro! https://doist.grsm.io/pgergc8e9qsd Sources: Books Lebanon, Fire and Embers, by Dilip Hiro https://amzn.to/3N0XBk4 Lebanon: The Politics of Revolving Doors, by Wadi Haddad https://amzn.to/3zKaiwB Lebanon in Crisis: Participants and Issues, P. Edward Haley and Lewis W. Snider https://amzn.to/3tDhZ43 War and Intervention in Lebanon, by Yair Evron https://amzn.to/3RCMpO8 The War for Lebanon, Itamar Rabinovich https://amzn.to/3O1u6Qp Asad: The Sphinx of Damascus, by Moshe Maoz https://amzn.to/3tM0FK7 Keeping Faith, by Jimmy Carter https://amzn.to/3oaSbcp An American Life: The Autobiography, by Ronald Reagan https://amzn.to/3zlrk2h The Reagan Diaries, by Ronald Reagan https://amzn.to/3BtRcvU Caveat: Realism, Reagan, and Foreign Policy, by Alexander Haig, Jr., https://amzn.to/3JfsvVH Turmoil and Triumph, by George P. Shultz https://amzn.to/3Bp6stP Ally: My Journey Across the American-Israeli Divide, Michael Oren https://amzn.to/3BrCOnA Warrior: An Autobiography, by Ariel Sharon and David Chanoff https://amzn.to/3PFCENP Summing Up: An Autobiography, by Yitzhak Shamir https://amzn.to/3JeRVTv Check The Casual Historian Merch Stores RedBubble: https://www.redbubble.com/people/gran... TeeSpring: https://casual-historian.creator-spri... Give a one time contribution on PayPal https://www.paypal.me/GrantHurst Buy me a book from my Amazon Wish List https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls... Twitch:   / casualhistorian   Facebook:   / casualhistorian   Personal Twitter:   / grantghurst   Branded Twitter:   / casualhistorian   Check Out the Blog http://casualhistorian.com/ Check Out My History of the Modern Middle East Podcast https://www.historyofthemodernmiddlee... Background Music: Background Music: https://www.epidemicsound.com/referra... 0:00 Coastal Road Massacre 2:49 Operation Litani 6:03 Sarkis Resignation Crisis 7:14 Shia Affairs 7:42 ADF vs LF 9:59 The Camp David Accords 10:36 New Israeli Strategy 12:57 Maronite Unification 15:27 Reagan's Gambit 17:20 Bachir's Gambit 18:51 Ceasefire with the PLO 20:31 Bachir's Ambition 22:25 Casus Belli 24:55 Peace for Galilee 32:18 Siege of Beirut 33:33 Negotiations 35:09 The Siege Drags On 38:25 Evacuation 41:01 Bachir's End