'A terrorist organization with a state of its own'

Jeff Jacoby takes the opportunity of Israel's 'terrorists for corpses exchange' with Hezbullah to sum up the damage that Israel has incurred and continues to incur as a result of the July 2006 Second Lebanon War (Hat Tip: Norman F.). With every such deal, Jerusalem erodes what little remains of its once-legendary reputation for avenging the deaths of Israelis killed by terrorists. The Israel that