Hezbollah

DANIEL LEVY, New America Foundation: "Well, I think the visuals were obviously very difficult for Israelis today. But I think in the words of the president and the brother of one of the soldiers returned today, that it was also Israel's moral obligation.

So I think it's too simplistic just to see this as weakness and bad for Israel. People have to understand it's a small country. We have a draft. Everyone serves.

And for Israelis, the knowledge that the country will do whatever it can to return soldiers… more

The ceasefire in the month long war between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon appears to be holding. But the politicking and jockeying for power has only begun. Hezbollah claims victory - they survived the punishing attacks of the Israeli Defence Forces. Israel too has declared military superiority - they say they decimated Hezbollah's infrastructure and weaponry. But beyond the posturing of the two sides of the conflict, the fallout from the war is much more complicated and nuanced.… more