Is the turmoil good or bad for Israel?

摘要

To hear some of its bitkhonistim (security types) talk, you might think that Israel, ever wary, was now in greater danger than ever. Though its neighbours have neither the strength nor the stomach for a fight these days, there are new threats of all kinds. The Palestinians' intifada has spawned a ruthless breed of militants, Hiz-bullah harries Israel from its south Lebanon encampments-army officers eagerly point out the Party of God's pale yellow flags fluttering a stone's throw from the border fence, pictured above—and the prospect of being nuked by Iran seems to loom ever larger.