Who is this cease fire being negotiated with? Do we negotiate with terrorists? And this is an understatement:

Rice did not provide significant details on how the UN resolution she will seek would address the difficult political problems between the two states. Lebanon and Israel have disputed their border and other issues for decades.

The problem is much bigger than a border dispute, it’s about the annihilation of Israel. And there’s no mention of Hezbollah. Does anyone believe that if this peace talk is between Israel and Lebanon, that Lebanon can control Hezbollah?
And then there’s this:

In Beirut, Prime Minister Fuad Saniora said the attack on Lebanese civilians in the town of Qana showed a cease-fire is the only option.
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, who agreed to the bombing suspension, expressed “great sorrow” for the deaths, but blamed Hezbollah for using the area to launch rockets into Israel.

The Prime Minister of Lebanon is to blame for the deaths since he allowed Hezbollah to put the arsenal around the neighborhoods. If he wants to protect his citizens then he should disarm Hezbollah.
Read the rest here.
And just as I’m getting the link to Drudge it appears that the bombing has resumed:

Israeli planes hit targets in southern Lebanon on Monday after Hezbollah guerrillas blasted an Israeli tank and injured three Israeli soldiers, breaking a brief respite in 20 days of fighting.

I guess this is why you don’t have a cease fire with mass murders, they don’t stop fighting when you do.
I’m glad the Israeli Prime Minister is not going to be railroaded by Rice:

But Peretz made clear in a speech to parliament that Israel would not agree to an immediate cease-fire and had plans to expand its operation in Lebanon

Read the rest of this artice here.
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