An article that was published this morning illustrates how Israel missed a chance to stop the war in a very early stage.
Not only was there an opportunity to reach a ceasefire, but also to hand the kidnapped soldiers from Hezbollah to the Lebanese authorities. This means that some information could be obtained about their whereabouts and their condition.
I’m not sure that the deal would go through. Hezbollah could have pulled a trick, and negotiations could get stuck. Looking back and trying to calculating what could have happened is merely hypothetical.
But there is one sad thing that is exposed in the article: Israel’s defiance regarding a ceasefire, and somewhat war-mongering behavior:
Said a UN official, “We saw that Hezbollah was interested in a cease-fire, but the attitude we encountered in Jerusalem was: ‘Forget it. We’re going to win.
This story should be taken with a grain of salt because of its timing. In 3 weeks, on January 30th 2008, the Vinograd committee will publish its final report about the Israel-Lebanon war in 2006.
Despite the timing, I have the impression that a serious research was done, and that the data is very credible. Read it here.
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