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Politics : Foreign Affairs Discussion Group

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To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (193861)7/30/2006 7:17:36 PM
From: Bilow  Read Replies (1) of 281500
 
Hi Nadine Carroll; Re: "Israel is grimly determined to clear out Hizbullah. Right, Left and Center. They will continue. They know they cannot afford to project weakness now."

You might find the latest news enlightening:

Israel Agrees to Temporarily Suspend Airstrikes Against Southern Lebanon
foxnews.com

Also see:

Soldier sentenced to 28 days for refusing to serve in Lebanon
...
Sunday's bombing in Qana sparked an immediate surge in opposition to the fighting in Lebanon. Spontaneous demonstrations and petitions were organized within hours, and drew more people than the organized demonstrations of the previous two weeks.

One of the demonstrations, organized by senior officials from Meretz, took place in front of the Defense Ministry compound in the Kirya in Tel Aviv.
...

haaretz.com

Meanwhile, Israeli pronouncements of a partial victory over Hezbollah's rocket forces appear to be premature:

Eight hurt as record number of rockets hits northern Israel
haaretz.com

Sorry, but this doesn't appear to me to be another in an infinite series of great Israeli victories. Think back carefully to what you were saying about this conflict just two weeks ago. The trend is not in Israel's favor.

-- Carl
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