re: #140 lawhawk

UN SCR 1701 requires UNIFIL to disarm all militias operating in Lebanon South of the Litani River and to enforce the demilitarization of the area other than the Lebanese military. It has repeatedly failed to do so, and its failures directly led to the Hizbullah war in 2006. Hizbullah was confident in its ability to repulse an Israeli attack because they had built up their bunkers and terror infrastructure throughout Southern Lebanon and up to and including right under UNIFIL’s nose - using UNIFIL positions to shield themselves from Israeli attack (or attempted to do so).

Hizbullah has previously admitted to violating SCR 1701 by accepting missiles from Syria, but UNIFIL has failed to disarm, let alone maintain the peace along the border.

It is laughable that Lebanon is calling on the UN to act against Israel for violations of SCR 1701 here, when it is clearly someone on the Lebanese side of the border who precipitated the attack and Israel was well within its sovereign rights to defend itself.

I see this as yet another probing attack along the lines of the flotilla raid to test Israel’s resolve to protect itself and its borders.

Excellent post! I also think you are exactly correct about the overall motivations here.