Israel Matzav

Next time, Beirut Airport will be destroyed

Israeli defense officials are making clear that Lebanese targets will be fair game if Israel has another war with Hezbullah, even if the targets belong to the general population.

Israel will attack Lebanese government targets during a future war with Hezbollah, senior defense officials said amid speculation that a war could erupt in the North following a future strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities.

“It was a mistake not to attack Lebanese government targets during the [Second Lebanon] War in 2006,” a senior defense official explained. “We will not be able to hold back from doing so in a future war.”

After the outbreak of the 2006 war, the official said, the US asked Israel to refrain from bombing Lebanese government targets so as not to weaken the prime minister at the time, Fuad Siniora, who was aligned with the West.

Israel complied and restricted its bombings to Hezbollah targets.

“This will not be the same in the future, particularly now that Hezbollah and the government are effectively one and the same,” the official said.

I think that calls for a song to celebrate. And so, without further ado...

Let's go to the videotape.



Heh.

Labels: Hassan Nasrallah, Hezbullah, Lebanon, Second Lebanon War

posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 2:46 PM