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Titolo: Meretz: Cabinet's tragic mistake may unnecessarily lengthen the war

Meretz: Cabinet's tragic mistake may unnecessarily lengthen the war 
 
By Yoav Stern, Haaretz Correspondent, and Haaretz Service 
 
The political left in Israel slammed the Wednesday afternoon cabinet
decision to widen the military ground offensive in Lebanon. 
Meretz MK Ran Cohen called the move "unfortunate and dangerous." He said
continued operations will "increase the large number of victims and will
not solve the problem." 
Meretz MK Zehava Gal-On added the decision "will distance the chances of a
cease-fire and of quiet in the northern communities."
 
 
Meretz Chairman MK Yossi Beilin said the cabinet "made a tragic mistake
that is liable to unnecessary lengthen the war? Rather than taking
advantage of the opportunity to leave Lebanon and let its army deploy in
the south, Israel is entering deeper into Hezbollah's trap on the verge of
a war of attrition on the ground."
Hadash MK Mohammad Barakeh said the cabinet decision is "insanity
testifying to military arrogance." He said Israel was closing the window
of opportunity that was opened by the Lebanese government. 
United Arab List MK Talab al-Sana said, "Now is the time for diplomatic
initiatives and not for military adventures."
Satisfaction on the right
Right-wing parties expressed satisfaction with the cabinet's Wednesday
decision.
Likud MK Yuval Steinitz said, "Finally the government decided to charge
the IDF with defending the country against missiles and rockets? It is
unfortunate that the decision was late by four weeks - during which time
the home front suffered harsh hits and serious economic damage was caused."
National Union-National Religious Party MK Effi Eitam said, "The cabinet
made a brave decision that was inevitable in light of the Hezbollah
attacks on the north. There are no happy wars, but the IDF must secure a
decisive victory for Israel."
U.S. to Israel: Use utmost care
The White House said Wednesday that it opposes Israel's decision to
escalate the violence in the Mideast by deciding to order ground troops
deeper into Lebanon to attack Hezbollah targets.
Although White House press secretary Tony Snow said the message was for
both sides, his remarks came as Israel's Security Cabinet voted to expand
its war effort. The criticism was among the strongest the Bush
administration has issued against Washington's long-time ally since the
fighting began four weeks ago.
"We are working hard now to bridge differences between the United States
position and some of the positions of our allies," Snow told reporters
gathered near President Bush's ranch, where he was vacationing. "We want
an end to violence and we do not want escalations."
The United States earlier urged Israel to use the "utmost care" in
avoiding civilian casualties after its government decided on Wednesday to
expand its ground offensive in Lebanon.
State Department spokesman Sean McCormack reiterated the U.S. stand that
Israel had a right to defend itself from Hizbollah fighters in southern
Lebanon but said the United States was very concerned about the
humanitarian situation. 
"Israel must take the utmost care in avoiding civilian casualties,"
McCormack said. 
McCormack said the United States, which has been accused of giving Israel
a green light to continue attacking Lebanese targets, was working hard at
the United Nations to come up with a resolution acceptable to all that
would end the fighting. 
"We want to bring an end to the violence and get the diplomacy on track,"
said McCormack.
Egypt: Expansion will only lead to more destruction
Egypt's foreign minister on Wednesday condemned Israel's decision to
expand its military offensive in Lebanon, saying the escalation won't
achieve military or political goals.
"This won't lead [to anything] except to more killing and destruction, and
won't achieve military goals, and once again, it proves the failure of
using might in achieving political goals," Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed
Aboul Gheit said in statement.
"At a time when the world is appealing for an immediate cease fire and UN
is seeing intense consultations to reach a Security Council resolution,
Israel's decision pushes towards more escalation," he added.
Egypt and other Arab countries have called for the UN to incorporate into
the resolution a demand for an Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon
and a proposal that the Lebanese military deploy in the south to assure a
cease-fire. 
 
 
 
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 not solve the problem."
Meriterebbe il mio voto. Che nemmeno a questo punto il Paese si svegli, beh,
è singolare.
Namib
--
"C''è da dire che le popolazioni del MO sono molto piu' giovani delle
nostre - in alcuni
paesi il 70% e' sotto i vent'anni. Quindi a meno che non siano nei rifugi e'
piu' facile beccare dei
bambini che degli adulti".
Amalric (su IPI)

 è singolare.
E perché mai? Il governo sta facendo, con grande prudenza, quello che l'opinione 
pubblica chiede da tempo (i sondaggi davano il 74% per una massiccia espansione 
delle operazioni).
Correttamente, dal mio punto di vista, si è aspettato fino all'ultimo momento 
utile e fino all'esaurimento di ogni altra possibilità per deliberare un'attacco 
massiccio. La fascia di sicurezza di 10 km non sta funzionando. La risoluzione 
si è bloccata. Ma andare oltre, come chiunque in Israele sa, costerà molte 
vittime si valuta che ci siano da aspettarsi da 300 a 500 caduti.
Ma evidentemente, in Israele, si continua a non condividere la tua noncuranza 
per la minaccia dei razzi e di quella banda di serial killer, peraltro 
perfettamente preparata, al confine.
Una delle cose più sensate che Olmert abbia detto è che solo il cielo sa cosa 
sarebbe costato affrontarla tra due anni, al ritmo del riarmo in atto.
Speriamo in bene.
Tb
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 Amalric (su IPI)
questa (ennesima) idiozia del nazi-lacchè mi mancava.