Israel is Weaker than a Spider Web: :In his famous victory speech in Bint Jbeil on May 26th, 2000, marking the Israeli withdrawal from Southern Lebanon after 18 years of occupation, Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah declared: By God, Israel is weaker than a spider web. According to Israeli journalist Amir Rapaport this speech infuriated the IDF Command which over time developed a cobwebs complex. The 2006 Lebanon war finally presented an opportunity to get even. Senior IDF officers, such as Chief of Staff Dan Halutz and Chief of Operations Gadi Eisenkot claimed that Bint Jbeil was an important symbol. They hoped to capture the town (in the Battle of Bint Jbeil) and bring an Israeli leader to hold a victory speech at the same place where Nasrallah held his speech in 2000. Instead, according to Rapaport, Bint Jbeil would come to symbolize failure. (Reference: Wikipedia)
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