Mr. Neriah, Israel is presently combating towards Hezbollah in Lebanon. Israel has invaded the nation earlier than. Did that at all times go nicely?
No, the First Lebanon War in 1982, for instance, turned out to be a entice. At that point, Israel had utterly flawed concepts about Lebanon. We thought society may very well be dominated by the Christian minority and centered our efforts solely on that. I used to be in Lebanon in June 1982 and do not forget that the Shiite militia chief Nabih Berri – now the speaker of parliament – got here and requested for a gathering with a senior Israeli officer. He was merely despatched away as a result of nobody was within the Shiites. This in the end led to a catastrophe for Israel. We had been caught within the Lebanese swamp. We did not need to go away as a result of we thought we wanted to determine a safety zone to stop assaults on Israel. This price us dearly.
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