Staying Focused

It’s too soon to say whether the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah will hold, but its success could pose a significant challenge to Americans. Even during the heaviest fighting, there seemed to be some Americans who didn’t understand why the battle mattered, who argued that it was Israel’s war, not America’s. As a semblance of quiet, if not actually peace, settles on northern Israel and southern Lebanon, even those who have understood the importance of Israel’s struggle in the context of the global war on terror might find it dropping off their radar screens. That would be a terrible mistake, because Israel’s ongoing war against Hezbollah, whether hot or cold, is our war, too.