The author is proposing Israel present Lebanon with an ultimatum. If Lebanon does not meet that ultimatum, is Israel then justified in bombing Lebanon? Is Lebanon then more responsible than it is now? If not, there would be no more justification to bombing them then then there is now, and anyultimatum is pointless. If the answer is yes, then it should be remembered that Israel has tried to get Lebanon to curb Hizbullah for the last six years; it could be said the ultimatum has already been given.