"As Israeli troops press the ground offensive in southern Lebanon and commandos make an unexpected raid far to the north in Baalbek, Israel is fighting now to win the battle of perceptions".
And:
"In part, Israel wants to recover from an image of an unimpressive military venture against a tough, small, but well-trained group of fighters".
And further:
"For Hezbollah, victory means simply avoiding defeat. It will be perceived by many Muslims to have won by keeping the capacity to fire even short-range rockets into Israel".
Steven Erlanger, Bureau Chief of the NY Times in Jerusalem, analyses how both the Israelis and Hezbollah will want to be seen or considered after some sort of cease-fire or truce - hopefully soon - is put in place. It's all about perceptions! Read the article here.
And:
"In part, Israel wants to recover from an image of an unimpressive military venture against a tough, small, but well-trained group of fighters".
And further:
"For Hezbollah, victory means simply avoiding defeat. It will be perceived by many Muslims to have won by keeping the capacity to fire even short-range rockets into Israel".
Steven Erlanger, Bureau Chief of the NY Times in Jerusalem, analyses how both the Israelis and Hezbollah will want to be seen or considered after some sort of cease-fire or truce - hopefully soon - is put in place. It's all about perceptions! Read the article here.
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