Whose war is it, anyhow?

From: Jerusalem Post | Date: July 28, 2006| Author: AMOTZ ASA-EL | Copyright information


Jerusalem Post

07-28-2006

Headline: Whose war is it, anyhow?
Byline: AMOTZ ASA-EL
Edition; Up Front
Section: Opinion
Page: 06

Friday, July 28, 2006 -- For two generations, Lebanon remains Israel's mythological ex, that beautiful, worldly and rich neighbor with whom relations once grew from cold to cordial and then from warm to intimate, only to ultimately collapse amid much recrimination, loss and trauma.

Israel's Lebanese illusions go...

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