Desperate to Avert Another Civil War.

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Lebanon

The Lebanese are “bracing for the worst,” said the Beirut Daily Star in an editorial. Few of them can outright condemn Hezbollah for striking at the Israelis, “who destroyed their country during a brutal invasion and occupation” years ago. But most fear that Hezbollah’s capture of two Israeli soldiers was “a dangerous gamble.” Israel tends to retaliate through “collective punishment,” holding all Lebanese responsible for the actions of one militia. Now, Israeli bombs are destroying the buildings and infrastructure Lebanon had only just begun rebuilding from the 1975–1990 civil war. Will “the promise of Lebanon’s resurrection” be shattered?

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