I, for one, have always thought that a ceasefire was a condition in which all sides of a conflict put their guns down and at least temporarily stop shooting at each other .In the modern Middle East, however, that does not seem to be the case. Israel, for example, seems bent on destroying Hezbollah while pretending not to attack Iran (even though Israel’s underground arm continues to blow up Iranian buildings). The United States, on the other hand, was asked by a reporter last week if its ceasefire with Iran had come to an end. The American representative assured the ...