In the United States, President George W. Bush and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice see the problems as linked, as does British Prime Minister Tony Blair. Indeed, the crises in Lebanon and Gaza have brought about a realization that two festering issues – Arab prisoners in Israel, and Israeli unilateralism – must be resolved if there is to be any hope of a return to the peace process.
但是，两场战争之间的联系并不是没有受到注意。在美国，布什总统和莱斯国务卿认为两者是相关的，英国首相布莱尔也是如此认为。实际上，黎巴嫩和加沙的危机让人意识到，如果希望回到和平进程中，关押在以色列的阿拉伯囚犯以及以色列的单边主义这两大痛苦的问题必须得到解决。