The original offer from Hezbollah was for the release of the two captured Israeli soldiers in exchange for the release of Lebanese prisoners held by Israel,one of whom has been in an Israeli prison since 1979 when he was 16 years old.

A swap could have avoided the slaughter of the past few weeks but also of course there is a swap to be done in the Gaza where the Palestinian fighters are holding an Israeli soldier .They want to exchange him for Palestinian women and children being held in Israel jails.

Hezbollah is seen by many in the arab world as a self defence organisation....after all it is Israel which has destroyed the Lebanon twice in twenty years and Hezbollah only came into existence as a result of the first invasion in 1982.

Israel may detest its tactics but what restraint has Israel shown?
Israel bombs,assasinates,shoots,disobeys international laws and indeed the laws of the torah, terrorises ,tortures and illegally imprisons without any apparent restraint.What Israel can do it never fails to overdo!
The people of Palestine demand justice...I do not see how there can be peace while their legitimate rights are denied and while Israel continues to terrorise them.
Walt