Will Israel stop after establishing a buffer zone in southern Lebanon?

Answer 1

Stop what? The question isn't clear. If you mean "is a buffer zone the end of their strategic objectives vis a vis Lebanon", the answer is "no"; in fact protection from having two soldiers picked up who were probably on the wrong side of the border (at the cost of hundreds of human lives including several of their own), was never the objective.

Their primary objective was to incite conflict with Syria and Iran in order to effect "regime change". Syria does not have an Israeli-approved government (unlike puppet regimes in Egypt and Jordan, and crypto-allies in House of Saud), and Iran stopped sending Israel free shipments of petroleum after the coup that removed the puppet Shah. The Israelis apparently want the shipments to resume.

This is fairly well-documented in "neoconservative" publications that are still on line and openly disseminated. Check the "Project for a New American Century" website.

One of their long-term goals in the region is to connect Israel to Turkey to lay down water pipes, to replace Israel's drying out wells. Lebanon and a tiny bit of Syria are in the way.

Another objective is to keep channels clear for shipments of Iraqi petroleum through the Mosul-Haifa pipelines, and to prevent any possible alternate routes. This has been openly discussed in the international press, such as the Jerusalem Post, and the British financial press openly discussed when Bibi Netanyahu was in London negotiating to sell Iraqi oil. I don't think the Mosul-Haifa pipeline is intact at the moment but a few years ago there were discussions of rebuilding it, which seem to be on target judging from military bases along the route.

Answer 2

Israel does not have any intentions to capture Lebanon. More than that they will do everything to help Lebanese government in country recovering. Their task is to destroy Hezbollah infrastructure and to let international peacekeeping forces to step in between two countries. However, as we see, couple of thousands of UN soldiers are not sufficient to keep terrorists away. So, they might need provide temporary military support in the buffer zone for some time.

Answer 3

I agree with nesher9. Israel has never been an aggressor since
the country was founded. All they want to do is stop being attacked.

Answer 4

If Mexico had terrorists at the U.S. border shooting rockets into San Diego or San Antonio, would you ask this awful question?

No.

Hypocrite.

Answer 5

i hope not, finish them off