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By Robert BergerIsrael is marking the anniversary of last year's Lebanon war. As Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau, Israel is still casting a wary1 eye over its northern border.
artillery2 piece fires into southern Lebanon from a position on the border near Kiryat Shmona, northern Israel , Saturday, July 15, 2006" hspace="2" src="http://www.tingroom.com/upimg/allimg/070714/1027140.jpg" width="210" vspace="2" border="0" /> |
Israeli gunners cover their ears as an artillery piece fires into southern Lebanon from a position on the border near Kiryat Shmona, northern Israel , Saturday, July 15, 2006 |
"There were many difficulties and many failures during the war; the war itself was a failure," said Former Defense4 Minister Moshe Arens.
Arens says the failure has harmed Israeli deterrence5.
Israeli troops near Lebanese border |
An official inquiry7 also declared the war a failure, saying Prime Minister Ehud Olmert rushed into the conflict without a battle plan. It accused him of a serious failure in judgment8, caution and responsibility. As a result, Mr. Olmert's approval rating plunged9 to single digits10.
Ehud Olmert, 24 Jun 2007 |
He says the northern border is quiet today, and residents are much more secure than they were a year ago.
But the question is: How long will it last? Both Israel and the United Nations say Hezbollah is re-arming despite the deployment11 of 13,000 U.N. peacekeepers in southern Lebanon.
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Lebanese woman reacts after looking at rubble of one of three destroyed houses hit by two Israeli air strikes Sunday in the village of Brital, Monday, August 14, 2006 |
Therefore, the assessment15 in the Israeli army is that another conflict with Hezbollah is inevitable16.
Meanwhile, Amnesty International accused both Israel and Hezbollah of failing to investigate alleged17 war crimes during the conflict. Amnesty criticized Hezbollah for firing rockets at Israeli cities and towns, and Israel for bombing civilian18 areas and using cluster bombs.
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