34 Days : Israel, Hezbollah, and the War in Lebanon

This is the first comprehensive account of#xA0;the progression of the Second Lebanese War, from the border abduction of an Israeli soldier on the morning of July 12, 2006, through the hasty decision for an aggressive response; the fateful discussions in the Cabinet and the senior Israeli command;#xA0;to the heavy fighting in south Lebanon#xA0;and the raging#xA0;diplomatic battles in Paris, Washington and New York.#xA0;#xA0; The book answers the following questions: has Israel learned the right lessons from this failed#xA0;military confrontation?#xA0;What can Western countries learn from the IDF's failure against a fundamentalist Islamic terror organization?#xA0; And what role did Iran and Syria#xA0;play in this affair? 34 Days#xA0;delivers the first blow-by-blow account of the Lebanon war and new#xA0;insights for the future of the region and its effects on the West.#xA0;