-Martin van Creveld makes the argument that “Israel’s War With Hezbollah Was Not a Failure.� (Forward)
-There is a report that Syria has, with Iranian support, developed a new missile that would enable it to target Israeli installations such as airports, ports and factories with greater accuracy. (Haaretz)
-With the decline of the state in Lebanon, it is now Hezbollah, which “really does not feel defeated,� providing education and welfare. (Haaretz)
-Sarah Honig scores the idea of making generous offers to “perfidious Abbas� and labels the notion that “his current powerlessness ...
Should Israel try to negotiate a “shelf agreementâ€? — a final-status deal that would then be put on the shelf ...
Pointing out that “The Golan … has been Israeli for 40 years, double the time it was in Syria’s hands..… ...