Michael Coren of the Toronto Star writes recently that Israel is an “island of decency.”
Enough is enough. It is time to be bold.
Israel is an island of decency and moderation in a raging sea of dictatorship, theocratic madness and undiluted political hypocrisy.
The last thing it wanted was a war on its northern border.
More of an extended family than a nation-state, the country moves into spasm each times it loses one of its soldiers.
Losses are counted as individuals rather than units and names are far more important than ranks.
Critics have argued that Israel engineered this war because it wanted to smash Lebanon as a potential economic rival.
Nothing could be further from the truth. A prosperous and pluralistic Lebanon would have delighted Israel, a country that cries out for trading partners in the region.
It’s a good column, and well worth reading. Meanwhile, the war between Israel and Hezbollah continues.
Here’s some video of a rocket attack on Haifa.