While looking through The Observer, we were struck by columnist Peter Beaumont’s use of the word “disproportionate.”
If it continues to survive until an international force is deployed – which seems likely – then the issue of its disarmament will have disappeared again into some vague future. In psychological terms, it can claim that its few fighters have inflicted disproportionate damage on the Israelis for a second time, and put the issue of the Shebaa farms on the negotiating table.
How can “disproportionate damage” be a knock on Israel, yet a badge of pride for Hezbollah?
