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The minute we leave south lebanon we will have to erase the word hezbollah from our vocabulary, because the whole idea of the state of israel versus hezbollah was sheer folly from the outset. it most certainly no longer will be relevant when israel returns to her internationally recognized northern border.
-Amos Oz
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Amos Oz
The minute we leave south lebanon we will have to erase the word hezbollah from our vocabulary, because the whole idea of the state of israel versus hezbollah was sheer folly from the outset. it most certainly no longer will be relevant when israel returns to her internationally recognized northern border.
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