That is why today, as in the 1950s, Israel responds to pinpricks with punitive raids, each of which had the potential to flare into war.

• 这也就是为什么今天，以色列对这样的小打小闹给予了惩罚性的袭击回应，和1950年代的情况一样，这样的攻击都也有可能引发战争。