ABSTRACT
The cases of Hezbollah and Hamas illustrate a regional trend that features the use of asymmetric warfare by sub-state actors against a conventional army of overwhelming military power. Through rapidly expanding armouries and fighting capacities these Arab actors have recently succeeded in nudging the strategic balance in the Arab–Israeli conflict arena off balance. As a result, mounting tensions between Israel and its neighbours have drawn increased attention from scholars and practitioners who seek formulae for containing or eliminating these insurgencies.
