If Israel falters, many of its people think, the iron wall of military power that has enabled it to win grudging acceptance in the Middle East will have been seriously breached.

• 许多以色列人认为如果以色列不能达到目标，那么用这堵用军事力量构筑起来的，迫使中东地区勉强容忍以色列存在的钢铁城墙将会被重创。