Friday, September 15, 2006

Friedman's at it again

There was absolutely no reason for the Hezbollah attack on July 12 across the UN-recognised Israel-Lebanon border, in which eight Israeli soldiers were killed and two abducted.
and
If Hezbollah could just attack Israel -- unprovoked -- claiming among its goals the liberation of Jerusalem, and using missiles provided by the Iranian regime that says Israel should be wiped off the face of the map, then it was a war about everything.
Comments:
  1. Did the abduction of the Israeli soldiers really happen across the border?

  2. Is it really fair to call the "attack" unprovoked, when hundreds of Lebanese people are languishing in Israeli prisons, and the abductions were a way to negotiate for their release?

  3. I was under impression that the "wipe Israel off the face of the map" phrase was shown by Juan Cole to be an inaccurate translation?
To give credit where it's due, at least Friedman recognises that
Israel's occupation of the West Bank, Gaza and Lebanon are unsustainable.
I don't even know why I still read his column.