Polish peacekeepers may enlist in mission to Lebanon

The government is discussing Poland's possible participation in an international peace mission aimed at bringing peace to Israel and Hezbollah. Since the outbreak of fighting between the two, Poland has avoided taking a stance on the conflict. The mission in Lebanon is to be at least as dangerous as the one in Iraq and whether Poland will take part in it will depend on who finances it, how many countries participate in the mission and the opinion of Israel and the Arabic countries. However, the final decision on the mission is not likely to be taken soon. Despite agreement among diplomats that military troops under the flag of the United Nations should be sent to the area of the conflict, there remains disagreement as to how individual elements of the plan should be implemented. For the time being Poland has 200 soldiers in Lebanon. (Rzeczpospolita, pp.A1, A5) M.M.