We did not deal a heavy blow to Hezbollah, and we did not reach a cease-fire in order to return to what was: Israel is in a position of strength. We lost this strength once because of a conciliatory approach. It must not happen again.

Opinion: Much to our national chagrin, completely annihilating a terrorist organization is not feasible; The cease-fire with Lebanon is not the ideal solution, but it does alleviate stress on IDF reservists, gives us breathing room to rebuild out towns, facilitates the return of northern residents and strengthens our international bona fides

Analysis: Israel must create conditions that permanently prevent Hezbollah from regaining the capacity to threaten our communities and citizens