Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah spoke in the southern town of Bint Jbeil where one of the bloodiest battles were waged in last years war with Israel. He was quoted as saying there is no new Middle East as some American and Israeli diplomats have stated. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice called for a new era of democracy and peace in the region, "a new Middle East." Israel’s new president Shimon Peres has often been quoted as referring to the region as “ the new middle east “

Nasrallah has apparently brought everyone back to the stark reality of the Middle East.

Many have claimed that Israel is essentially living in a siege mentality that all her neighbors would like to throw her into the sea. Many attribute this to the Trauma suffered by Jews in the Holocaust. Many in Israel and around the world have attempted to calm this collective hysteria by suggesting that times have changed and thru goodwill and negotiation Israel will be able to live in peace and security. Even Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak was quoted as saying a few months ago that Israel should stop worrying about getting thrown into the sea.

Those who are unconvinced about the continuing precarious situation of the Jewish state should watch the entire video of Nasrallah and some quotes of the president of Iran from the last year or so.

The siege mentality of the Jewish State continues. Justifiably.