In flawless Arabic, Kedar explained Israel’s position and why it is destroying the tunnels running under the Israel-Lebanon border: “It is not we who have violated the agreements; it is the Hezbollah terrorists, who are digging the tunnels so that one day they will be able to attack Israel. If Israel is thwarting their plans, that doesn’t make Israel the guilty party!”

Kedar went on to warn both Lebanon and Hezbollah that another war, if and when it broke out, would be short, but devastating. “Anyone who believes that Israel will allow Hezbollah to do whatever they like, including an attack on Israel, is mistaken,” he cautioned.

The Syrian presenter asked her questions over the phone, and allowed her Israeli interviewee to finish speaking without any interruptions. After the five-minute interview,...

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