>>Hezbollah, along with its supporters in Iran, have called for the destruction of Israel. Not that Israel return to pre-1967 borders, but that Israel be wiped off the face of the map. If indeed Israel limits it's killing of Hezbollah members, what is an acceptable number?
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>Since talking about acceptable numbers doesn't make much sense, than any number is acceptable? Why not a thousand. Ms. Rice seems to have given Israel a few weeks time to achieve that. If Israel indeed limits it is killing of Hezbollah members.

And you believe that is possible in war, to avoid civilian casualties? If so, please state the war where this occurred.

>What if Israel offered, out of the blue, to return into pre-1967 borders and stop bombing Gaza, and open the border between Gaza and Egypt? Both Hamas and Hezbollah (and Fatah, for that matter) would immediately lose any support if they kept fighting after that. They'd lose their primary reason to exist. They'd be destroyed politically. And... wasn't that the goal of Israel?

I doubt that Hamas and Hezbollah would lose their support, and although I am not terribly well-informed on the complexities of the West Bank, it's my general belief that moving back to pre-1967 borders is in Israel's best interest.

However, I don't think Hamas and Hezbollah would lose their support if that were to occur. I think they are intent on the destruction of Israel.