The gesture Sharon asks for won’t cost anything and might start a new process; why be stubborn about the remains ?
Of course, they are going to make a big deal about him and revive sarcasm about how Cohen fooled the trusting Syrians, but then, stick and stones …

I too wish to see Hizbollah take a peaceful path, but contrary to your quote from Ya Libnan, reports suggest Israeli troops made an incursion into Lebanese land yesterday, provoking the Hizbollah attack.

We’ll have to wait for a UNIFIL (United Nations) comment to find out who’s telling the truth.

You refer to Hizbollah’s ‘incursions’ into Sheba – that’s a very dangerous use of language. Hizbollah can not make ‘incursions’ into Occupied Lebanese/Syrian territory – that suggests that Israel has soverignty over Sheba.

I do believe that Hizbolla did initiate that flurry, as they seem to be feeling their oats lately, which I think comes from two factors: First, with Ahmadinejad ((not a reformer!) being overwhelmingly elected President of Iran, Hizbolla’s base in Iran has been made secure. With the recent election sweep on Southern Lebanon, Hizbolla has a right to feel that the people are really behind them. With many outsiders (USA, UN) calling for them to disarm, they NEED to prove that they are still needed to protect the country against Israel, and they could do that if they could convince the Lebonese population that the attack was initiated by Israel.

Hizbolla is slowly morphing from a militia into a political party, whether they want to or not. I expect to see many more incursions by them into Sheeba Farms in the coming weeks to bolster their claim as being Lebanon’s protector. The fundamental problem with their declaired intent (to destroy Israel) is that they are a secondary force — the Palestinian armed groups are the primary foes, and Hizbolla has a back seat – making them more and more concerned about their relevance in Lebonese society..

I believe that Lebanon would be more rapidly propelled into a stable and active financial position if Hizbolla does disarm and becomes a political party.