Rift between U.S., EU emerges on Israel - by Thomas Wagner
JERUSALEM - A rift is emerging between the European Union and the United States over whether Israel should cease its offensive against Hezbollah guerrillas.
The mixed message could help Israel in its mission to destroy Hezbollah‘s stronghold in southern Lebanon and stop the guerrillas‘ deadly rocket fire on Israel. But Islamic hard-liners and terrorist groups could be long-term winners, using the vivid television imagery of the death and destruction in Lebanon to win popularity and promote their jihads.
After meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni on Wednesday, Javier Solana, the EU‘s foreign policy chief said that if people think the offensive is causing "more suffering on the people than is necessary in order to obtain an objective," it could make it harder win their "hearts and minds" in the "battle against terrorists."
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