In response to Wassim Mazraany’s op-ed article, “Israel needs wisdom not bombs” (BDN, July 28); Israel has, since its inception, been forced by its surrounding Arab neighbors to fight for its survival.

The most recent assault against Israel by Hezbollah has forced the Israeli Defense Force to subdue the terrorist actions Hezbollah and other organizations direct against the population of Israel. If the Lebanese government had controlled rogue Hezbollah actions (murder, kidnapping, missile attacks on civilians) the current conflict could have been avoided.

Edwin Jay Bruno

Hampden