Below we have grouped together several articles on the Second Lebanon War, which took place in the summer of 2006.

In July, IDI Researcher Daniel Reisner from our National Security project presented us with a legal and moral perspective on the conflict in Lebanon.

On August 31st, Media Coverage during the Recent War was discussed at an IDI event. Responsibility, patriotism, morale, and splattered intestines were among the topics discussed by prominent journalists and professors.

The Winograd Commission, officially called The governmental investigative commission for examining the preparation and conduct of the political echelon and the defense establishment concerning all aspects of the Northern Campaign that started on July 12, 2006, was established on the basis of a government decision dated September 17, 2006. The commission submitted an interim report on April 30, 2007, about seven months after it began its work. The interim report discusses the period that preceded the war, from the withdrawal of the IDF from Lebanon in 2000 until the outbreak of the war, as well as the decision-making process on going to war and the first five days of the war. During the seven months of its work, the commission heard the testimonies of 74 witnesses from the military and political echelons both present and past. Read about the Winograd Commission's interim report.

How does the Winograd Commission compare to previous commissions? What is the difference between a governmental investigative committee and a state commission of inquiry? Is the government obliged to execute the committee's conclusions? Find out the answers to these questions and more… Read more about the Winograd Commission.