Israel, Syria and Lebanon - Towards a New Round of Violence During the last year, since the Lebanese elections of 2009, it became clearer and clearer that Hizballah has emerged as the leading power in this country. For Israel, the conclusions to be drawn from this crisis are clear. The situation created on Israel's northern border in the wake of the recent war and in the shadow of UN Security Council Resolution 1701 is a fragile and shaky one. This being so, Israel has to be concerned that sooner or later Nasrallah will try to restore the situation along the Lebanese-Israeli border to what it was prior to July 12, 2006. In the mean time, Syrian President is sending mixed signals to Israel as for his readiness to resume peace negotiations with the Jewish state. At the same time, he threatens Israel that if peace can not to be achieved, Syria might start a war against Israel to force it to accept the Syrian demands (total Israeli withdrawal from the Golan Heights). Thus, in this front too, the Israel is preparing itself for a new round of violence.