[Jin-Roh]

http://www.forbes.com/home/feeds/ap/200 ... 94084.html

"Even more importantly, Israel wants to send a strong message to all its enemies, especially Iran, that the consequences of attacking the Jewish state will be unbearable."

Taunting Iran?

"European-led efforts to achieve a cease-fire appear unlikely to succeed in the near term because Israel's main ally, the United States, has given Israel a tacit green light to proceed and because Israel sees this as a decisive, make-or-break battle in its fight against radical Islamists out to destroy it."

Is it because Hezbollah are terrorists?

Israel plans to get out of Lebanon in a few weeks. If it lasts longer than a few months than I am sure another nation might get involved... and so on.