Word: hezbollah
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...Perhaps Barak will think in military terms, and deliver something that will raise their morale. In Israel you raise morale through extraordinary military operations - such as going to Lebanon and freeing the three soldiers held by Hezbollah. That would win support for Barak more than making a deal with Arafat...
...expel the Israelis from the occupied territories, they are able to sustain a low-level war of attrition in the hope that the human cost of maintaining military outposts and civilian settlements in Palestinian areas eventually outweighs any benefit for Israel - as it did in Lebanon. And reports that Hezbollah has put its expertise and assistance at the disposal of Hamas and other Palestinian organizations may bode ominously...
...local militia leader in Bethlehem reminded many Israeli commentators of their army?s tactics in Lebanon, and the association is an uncomfortable one for many Israelis. After all, they lost hundreds of young men there over the years, and were still forced to withdraw under the relentless jabbing of Hezbollah...
...humanitarian claim was that we mourn the loss of all life in the Middle East--Israeli and Palestinian--and hope and pray for a just and lasting peace in the region. We also condemned mob violence by all people and called for the release of Israeli hostages taken by Hezbollah. On these issues, I think that the two groups pretty much agree. HSI certainly hopes this is true and our president, Jonathan M. Gribetz '02, welcomed the presence of the SAS silent counter-protest from the podium because we believed that all people in the Yard could agree...
...suicide bombing attacks inside Israel. Based in the West Bank and Gaza, Hamas opposes Yasser Arafat and the peace process, but it is not known to have mounted attacks outside of Israel and the Palestinian territories. A worrying development for Israel has been growing ties between Hamas and Hezbollah. Thus far, though, Israeli security officials believe that Osama Bin Laden's forces have not for the most part directly targeted Israel...