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Israel Stymies Hizbullah's Attack
(Wall Street Journal) Editorial - "If someone comes to kill you, rise and kill him first," teaches Jewish tradition. Israel has no choice but to heed this counsel, as it did on Sunday with Hizbullah. As it always does, Hizbullah called its salvo a great success. Hizbullah's best direct hit seems to have been on an Israeli chicken coop. In greatly reducing the damage from Hizbullah's attack, the Israeli strike limited the escalation. Hizbullah attacked from southern Lebanon, and Israel kept to that turf as well. For now there are still rules to the game. Israel has the right to defeat Hizbullah, not merely defend itself.