>>>However, it does not excuse magnitude of rage, violence and destruction that
>>>is being excersized by Israeli military - against ( hasbollah excluded )
>>>defensless country/people.
>>
>>OK. Now how about the amount of rage, violence and destruction that is being excersized by Hezbollah against Israeli civilians? They started this. They could end it by returning the hostages.
>
>As well, Israel could have ended this by agreeing to negotiate for a hostage/prinsoner swap.

Yeah, they've done that in the past, usually involving freeing dozens or hundreds of prisoners for just a few Israelis (sometimes just for bodies). However, making such a swap provides incentive for more kidnappings.

Tamar