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I believe the 2 kidnapped Israeli soldiers were patrolling the Israel/Lebanon border when Hazbollah militants came across from Lebanon and kidnapped them.
It doesn’t matter where they were. What Israel is doing (killing innocent civilians and bombing airports) is wrong.
by seon on Fri Jul 14, 06 1:04am
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might be splitting hairs, but it makes a huge difference.
if it was in Israel, even by 1 ft, that's incursion, and it's an invasion that makes it very serious.
if it was in Lebanon, even by 1ft, it's invasion by israel, and lebanon is within it's right to detain any Israeli soldiers as prisoner of war, of invading forces.
It was an attack inside Israeli land! Lebanon is responsible as long as they let Hezbollah to operate from Lebanese ground!!! Israel has all the right in the world to fight against Hezbollah's aggression inside Lebanon! all Hezbollah leaders and militants lives inside Lebanon and Beirut, and Israel has all the right in the world to hunt them down! and what can you do, they started this war, and in war, like in any other war, places and people are getting hurt! Though the big difference is that the Israeli army is sending information through fliers to Lebanese citizens to stay away from Hezbollah offices and homes, to avoid as many innocent people casualties! Hezbollah do not give a damn about innocent Israeli citizens and they send rockets on Israeli cities in order to kill innocent people!
Israel has nothing to do with the beginning of this Lebanese provocation! Those Israeli soldiers were patrolling the Israeli side of the border in a very quiet and peaceful way! no aggravation what so ever from any Israeli soldiers!!!
If Lebanon doesn't want Israel to attack them, they should Hezbollah they don't want them anymore inside Lebanon, and only then there might be real peace between Israel and Lebanon!!!
So, if one person in Lebanon does something, all Lebanese are to blame? That's interesting, because one theme I've heard from people working against anti-semitism, is that a prime factor in anti-semitism is that people take the actions of one Jew and blame it on all Jews.
" So, if one person in Lebanon does something, all Lebanese are to blame? That's interesting, because one theme I've heard from people working against anti-semitism, is that a prime factor in anti-semitism is that people take the actions of one Jew and blame it on all Jews. "
If a group from country A carries out an attack against country B, then country A's government, who should have controlled any military actions occuring within its territory is responsible, by not stopping the attack.
For a person crying "international law" after any action of the US / Israel, you're surely not too familiar with it...
Israel's conditions for cease fire are aimed exactly so, that Lebanon will repair some of the damage done in this attack (returning of the soldiers) and stopping any future attack (disarming armed militant groups operating independently in Lebanon).
If they can't do that, why should Israel suffer from their impotence, and respect their "sovereignity" over their land, which seems to only gain rights for them, rather than rights and duties? And if they can stop Hezbollah, but don't agree to do so - isn't that approval of Hezbollah's actions
by Yosi on Fri Jul 14, 06 7:43am
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Associated Press:
BEIRUT, Lebanon - Hezbollah militants CROSSED INTO
Israel on Wednesday and captured two Israeli soldiers.
You can find this on practically any mainstream news site. It is a FACT.
Hezbollah is part of the Lebanese government. That makes the government of Lebanon responsible. Israel, unlike its neighbors takes great effort to avoid civilian casualties.
If members of part of a government of another country crossed the US border and took prisoners, the US would consider that an act of war as well. And, the US would do what is necessary to get them back.
That happens more than we are told on the Mexican border, yet our country does nothing about it.
From AP
Throughout the morning, Israeli fighter-bombers pounded runways at Beirut's airport for a second day, apparently trying to ensure its closure after the Lebanese national carrier, Middle East Airlines, managed to evacuate its last five planes to Amman. One bomb hit close to the terminal building.
Another barrage hit fuel tanks at one of Beirut's two main power stations at Jiye. Some parts of the capital were already seeing electricity outages before the strike, which was likely to worsen power shortages.
For the first time in the assault, strikes targeted residential neighborhoods in south Beirut, a stronghold of the Shiite Muslim Hezbollah's leadership. Warplanes rained missiles on roads in the suburbs, knocking down an overpass and damaging another.
So they are indeed targeting civilians.
And only two members of the Lebanese cabinet are associated with Hezbollah. They are hardly a majority.
Also from AP:
Israel says it holds the government responsible for Hezbollah's actions, but Saniora's Cabinet has insisted it had no prior knowledge of the raid that seized the soldiers and that it did not condone it.
Hezbollah operates with near autonomy in south Lebanon, and the government has resisted international pressure to disarm it _ a step that could break the country apart. Saniora's government is dominated by anti-Syrian politicians, some sharply critical of Hezbollah, but the guerrilla group also has two ministers in the Cabinet.
For a person crying "international law" after any action of the US / Israel, you're surely not too familiar with it...
by Yosi on Jul 14, 2006 7:43am
Again with trying to latch onto us. This has nothing to do with us. Deal with it yourselves. We have our own problems. Everytime Israel is in trouble, the immediate latching on to the USA comes shining through. Not this time. Leave us out of your affairs.
" So they are indeed targeting civilians. "
The airport is infrastructure, through which weapons can be imported.
Regarding the neighborhood, Israel attacked the houses of known Hezbollah leaders, after sufficient warning was given, and the offices, TV station, etc. of Hezbollah in that compound. I'm not aware of any civilian casualities in that attack, because hurting citizens was not the goal of that attack (unlike the rocket attacks fired on Israeli northen towns).
" Hezbollah operates with near autonomy in south Lebanon, and the government has resisted international pressure to disarm it _ a step that could break the country apart. Saniora's government is dominated by anti-Syrian politicians, some sharply critical of Hezbollah, but the guerrilla group also has two ministers in the Cabinet. "
Why should Israel care if Lebanon breaks apart, when the government allows free hand to whomever who want to attack Israel from Lebanese territories? If the Hezbollah has a near autonomy in southern Lebanon, and you wish that Israel would go after Hezbollah only - would you agree to israeli invasion to southern Lebanon? Because apperantly it's not part of the Lebanese state anymore...
" Again with trying to latch onto us. This has nothing to do with us. Deal with it yourselves. We have our own problems. Everytime Israel is in trouble, the immediate latching on to the USA comes shining through. Not this time. Leave us out of your affairs. "
You really missed the point there, haven't you?
Every attack Israel carries out is backed in the international law, regarding war situations. Check it up yourself, and don't blame Israel for not operating according to it, when its obvious you don't know it.
The US was another example of the biased and misleading use some users make in the phrase "international law", or "illegal war" etc.
by Yosi on Fri Jul 14, 06 9:25am
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Uh-huh. Sure Yosi. Sure. Every attack Israel carries out is backed by International law? You have NO international backing except for the USA and that is going to wane more and more. You're all alone. Best of luck to you.
Who’s the idiot who let Islam haters comment go though?
So I guess if binladen attacked America from Pakistan America would have the right to kill innocent civilians from Pakistan? You people making excuses for Israel make me sick.
by seon on Fri Jul 14, 06 5:26pm
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" So I guess if binladen attacked America from Pakistan America would have the right to kill innocent civilians from Pakistan? You people making excuses for Israel make me sick. "
Oh, so I'm guessing no civilian was harmed in Afghanistan during the American bombings there - right?
Israel doesn't target civilians, it targets terrorists targets and infrastructures, unlike the indiscriminate rocket shooting on Israeli towns.
by Yosi on Fri Jul 14, 06 11:34pm
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Hater: Maybe so but I haven’t been banned from this site.
Oh and I’m not brainwashed. You’re the one who seems to be bigoted towards Muslims and call for murdering innocent children.
“Oh, so I'm guessing no civilian was harmed in Afghanistan during the American bombings there - right?”
They were harmed and so were German civilians in Germany and civilians in Iraq, the point is innocent women and children are dying and no one seems to be outraged about it.
“Israel doesn't target civilians, it targets terrorists targets and infrastructures, unlike the indiscriminate rocket shooting on Israeli towns.”
Does that make it ok to kill innocent children? Also it seems to me that what Israel is doing is terrorism or bullying at the least. If it was any other country the western media would be against it but we cant dare criticise the Jews.
by seon on Sat Jul 15, 06 3:58am
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oh and for the record i'm not a atheist i believe in god i just know jesus wasnt a historical figure and i dont hate jews. I just hate the fact that women and children are dying and that includes the ones in iraq being murdured by the insurgants.
by seon on Sat Jul 15, 06 4:07am
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Seon you piece of shit on your public message board you stated there was no God to islam_hater you are a fucking liar and a little homosexual leftist RAT!
" They were harmed and so were German civilians in Germany and civilians in Iraq, the point is innocent women and children are dying and no one seems to be outraged about it. "
Perhaps they understand that this is the price of wars. Do you hear me complaining about dead Israelis, whose houses were bombed by Hezbollah?
" Does that make it ok to kill innocent children? Also it seems to me that what Israel is doing is terrorism or bullying at the least. If it was any other country the western media would be against it but we cant dare criticise the Jews. "
Killing of children is unfortunate outcome of the fightings, but that's again, the price of wars.
As for criticizing the Jews - what planet are you living on? Israel got more criticized than any other country during this and former rounds. How many nations condemned the "excessive force" the Americans used in Afghanistan, Iraq and Serbia?
How much does the western media talk about the massacares in Darfur, and other African conflict area?
by Yosi on Sat Jul 15, 06 10:13pm
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^Alot, actually. Israel has every right to protect itself, but its actions in this case are excessive and will only inflame the situation further. In fact I'm starting to believe that more right wing members of the Israeli command actually want a war with their arab neighbours.
" Alot, actually. Israel has every right to protect itself, but its actions in this case are excessive and will only inflame the situation further "
Israel will do everything it can to ensure that Hezbollah is removed as a factor in this region. And if you think Israel is using excessive force, you obviousely don't have an idea on how powerful they got.
" In fact I'm starting to believe that more right wing members of the Israeli command actually want a war with their arab neighbours. "
Some of Israel's Arab neighbors changed their policy after realizing Israel won't be destroyed if attacked militarily directly, so they're supporting terrorist organizations, which do a pretty good job so far. But Israel won't let them go unharmed, just because the blood is not directly on their hands.
by Yosi on Sun Jul 16, 06 11:32am
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Luney or islam hater or whoever you are I don’t remember saying that. It could have been a long time ago when I was an atheist. Or I may have said the Christian God doesn’t exist.
I also thought I’d point out when you were suspended I was just about the only user who stuck up for your freedom of speech. I created a petition to get LCD to let you join again and only one other person said yes. So the only person on this site to stand up for your freedom of speech was a “loney leftists homosexual rat”
I still support your right to say what you want I just don’t support you abusing other members of this site.
by seon on Sun Jul 16, 06 4:02pm
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"They were harmed and so were German civilians in Germany and civilians in Iraq, the point is innocent women and children are dying and no one seems to be outraged about it. "
“Perhaps they understand that this is the price of wars. Do you hear me complaining about dead Israelis, whose houses were bombed by Hezbollah?”
No but I do. Israel may have started it but Hezbollah shouldn’t have murdered innocent civilians as well. Two wrongs never make a right. I think if they understand they don’t care. This experience has proven to me how much contempt Israel has for Palestine and the Palestinian people.
“How much does the western media talk about the massacares in Darfur, and other African conflict area?”
Western countries may have criticised it but America sure didn’t. Why? Because the Republican Party needs the campaign money for there next election.
You have a point they don’t. They even didn’t seem to call for an end of the Rwanda genocide as well. All they did was debate what a genocide was while innocent people were dying. In fact you’ve made me realise how useless most of the western media is.
“^Alot, actually. Israel has every right to protect itself, but its actions in this case are excessive and will only inflame the situation further. In fact I'm starting to believe that more right wing members of the Israeli command actually want a war with their Arab neighbours”
Every country has a right to defend its self but I don’t see how killing innocent children counts as defending themselves. I’m starting to think that to. Some members of this site may call me paranoid for thinking this but I think someone had this whole situation planned and actually wanted a war in the middle east. I mean the terrorists cant be that stupid, they know how aggressive the Israel army is and that they’ll use any excuse to kill there fellow Palestinians.
by seon on Sun Jul 16, 06 4:11pm
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" Israel may have started it but Hezbollah shouldn’t have murdered innocent civilians as well. "
Israel hasn't started anything.
" Western countries may have criticised it but America sure didn’t. Why? "
First of all, America askef for "more restraint" from both sides, but it's true that the US stood by our side once again. That's because they understand the importance of the war against terror, including the states harbouring it, and supporting it.
" Every country has a right to defend its self but I don’t see how killing innocent children counts as defending themselves "
Bombing the airports of Lebanon will cut the Hezbollah's rockets supply line from Iran, rockets that are pounding in northern Israel after years this airport served as a major stop in the airlift from Iran to Hezbollah. Bridges are served to halt reinforcemence and smuggling of the kidnapped soldiers to the south, etc. etc. You can ask about any target Israel really operated against.
" I mean the terrorists cant be that stupid, they know how aggressive the Israel army is and that they’ll use any excuse to kill there fellow Palestinians. "
Just to clear things up - the current attacks in Lebanon aren't directed against the Palestinian people, right?
by Yosi on Sun Jul 16, 06 10:18pm
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{I believe the 2 kidnapped Israeli soldiers were patrolling the Israel/Lebanon border when Hazbollah militants came across from Lebanon and kidnapped them.
by mysticalknight on Jul 14, 2006 12:39am}
{Associated Press:
BEIRUT, Lebanon - Hezbollah militants CROSSED INTO
Israel on Wednesday and captured two Israeli soldiers. You can find this on practically any mainstream news site. It is a FACT.
by FiddleFaddleOnLSD on Jul 14, 2006 7:57am}
I found this which counters that claim, and what the US media keep claiming.
Asia Times Online -
atimes. com / atimes / Middle_East / HG15Ak02
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Quote - "It all started on July 12 when Israel troops were ambushed on Lebanon's side of the border with Israel."
The hezbollah didn't go into Israeli territory until AFTER this.
The soldiers weren't kidnapped, they were CAPTURED IN BATTLE.
"who were captured near Aita al-Shaab on the LEBANESE SIDE OF THE BORDER, that is to say the soldiers violated the sovereignty of Lebanon,"
(uruknet. info /?p = m24569
"Hizbullah says it destroyed an Israeli tank attempting to cross border.The Hizbullah said its operatives destroyed an Israeli tank attempting to cross the border into Lebanon. Israeli ground troops entered southern Lebanon on Wednesday to search for two soldiers captured earlier in the day by Hezbollah"
( ynetnews.com / articles / 0, 7340, L-3274430,00 )
"Israel hasn't started anything. "
Israel were the ones who bombed Palestine in the first place. They were the ones who illegally invaded Palestinian territory to get Palestinian prisoners who were in Palestinian jails and as far as I can tell the terrorists who kidnapped the Israel soldier just want to negotiate to get them back, or am I wrong? I’m not sure what Israel did to Lebanon though but keep in mind these people are terrorists, they Lebanon government clams no links. Yet Israel’s army uses that as an excuse to bomb the cr** out of Lebanon.
"First of all, America asked for "more restraint" from both sides, but it's true that the US stood by our side once again. That's because they understand the importance of the war against terror, including the states harbouring it, and supporting it."
What about the terror Israel is causing the Lebanon and Palestinian people? Could the fact that the Zionist lobby helps fund the republican party’s campaign have something to do with it?
"Bombing the airports of Lebanon will cut the Hezbollah's rockets supply line from Iran, rockets that are pounding in northern Israel"
That makes sense but what about the trapped westerners in Lebanon? I know there's a few Australians who are terrified that one day they might get bombed by Israel.
"Just to clear things up - the current attacks in Lebanon aren't directed against the Palestinian people, right?"
I was referring to the attacks on Palestine. But the same goes for the Lebanon terrorists. They know how aggressive Israel can be. Why do that to your fellow country men? Unless there’s another reason, or am I just being paranoid. Maybe when you hate someone so much you cant reason like you or me.
by seon on Mon Jul 17, 06 1:46am
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" Israel were the ones who bombed Palestine in the first place. "
The current conflict with the Palestinians began on 28th September 2000, and was initiated by the Palestinians.
" They were the ones who illegally invaded Palestinian territory to get Palestinian prisoners who were in Palestinian jails and as far as I can tell the terrorists who kidnapped the Israel soldier just want to negotiate to get them back, or am I wrong? "
Israel captured the Palestinian prisoners, after the Hamas government announced it'll release them, against the commitment made by the previous Palestinian government. The terrorists kidnapped the soldiers to release every Arab terrorist in Israeli prisons, not the ones Israel got in that action specifically.
" I’m not sure what Israel did to Lebanon though but keep in mind these people are terrorists, they Lebanon government clams no links. "
Does it relieve the Lebanese government from responsibility to actions Hezbollah take from within Lebanese lands? And if so, who should ensure that Israel won't be harmed from independent terrorist groups exploiting the sovereignity of others to wage attacks on Israel?
" What about the terror Israel is causing the Lebanon and Palestinian people? "
What terror? Ask about specific events and I'll refer to them.
" That makes sense but what about the trapped westerners in Lebanon? I know there's a few Australians who are terrified that one day they might get bombed by Israel. "
So, Israel should have waited untill every tourist is out of the country, while allowing its soldiers to be smuggled and weapons imported through there, in the meantime? Using that logic, any nation can postpone indefinately war against it, just by keeping tourists coming and going, but keeping the total number of tourists inside the country at over 0...
" Why do that to your fellow country men? "
They (Hezbollah) view themselves as the protectors of the Palestinian people as well, and view the releasing of thousands of Palestinian terrorists from Israeli prisons as somehow good thing for the Palestinian people... Plus, maybe they forgot how agressive Israel can be, after the last time they kidnapped Israeli soldiers (October 2000) ended in just what they wanted, and without the campaign Israel is conducting now.
by Yosi on Mon Jul 17, 06 10:07am
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Plus, maybe they forgot how agressive Israel can be
by Yosi
Glad we have that on record. As if we didn't all know. Live by the sword and you will die by the sword.
Oh my god, what a horrible mistake... You discovered that I secretly support agressive actions against a terror organization... I will now walk as lepperred among men...
by Yosi on Mon Jul 17, 06 10:16am
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But you are arrogant, aren't you? Your nation is the agressor in many people's eyes. Either way, enjoy your boastful pride while you can. Israel is but a tiny dot on the map with the whole world bearing down on it. Who will come to your assitance? None.
By the way, I could not care less if you are agressive or not. I was refering to Israel. Despite all the proclomations that you are a peaceful nation, its good to know that at least one Israeli will admit the truth. I was talking about Israel's agression, not your own.
A few months after the 1967 war, Yeshayahu Leibowitz, a professor at Hebrew University and a leading Israeli intellectual--who was also an observant Jew--stated that Israel must immediately withdraw from the occupied territories.
He argued that the occupation was unjust and would inevitably lead to the oppression and subjugation of the Palestinians, and to the corruption if not destruction of Israeli society. Until his death in the mid-1990s, he continued to criticize the occupation, using piercing, prophetic language to condemn the immorality of Israeli policies. For years, Leibowitz also averred that if 500 reservist soldiers would simultaneously refuse to serve in the territories, the occupation would end.
The fifty combat officers and soldiers who announced--in an open letter published on January 25 in the Israeli press--that they would no longer serve in the territories were in many ways following Leibowitz's advice. Already, 125 more soldiers have signed, among them sergeants, lieutenants, captains and even a few colonels. Thousands of Israelis have called a hotline to express support for the group and to donate money to help it publish ads in local papers, while Yesh Gvul ("There Is a Limit"), started by Israelis who refused to serve in Lebanon twenty years ago, is distributing leaflets urging others to join the soldiers' action. A group of women is organizing a petition, claiming that reserve officers are not the only ones carrying the burdens of occupation, while a number of twelfth graders, who will be drafted this coming summer, have also announced that they will not serve in the territories.
I read that in The Nation by the way.
" By the way, I could not care less if you are agressive or not. I was refering to Israel. Despite all the proclomations that you are a peaceful nation, its good to know that at least one Israeli will admit the truth. I was talking about Israel's agression, not your own. "
perhaps if you'll say that more times, you'll be able to persuade yourself at least. As for objective examination about Israel's agression, in comparison to other countries - including western, Israel reacts moderately to the attacks waged against it. Any country would react the same, or even worse than Israel when faced with similiar situation - and have evey right to do so.
by Yosi on Mon Jul 17, 06 11:56am
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And what's the deal with the multiple comments on every ballot about this Leibovitch, and your "sources" that Israel first violated the Lebanese border?
by Yosi on Mon Jul 17, 06 11:57am
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It's been confirmed; the Israeli soldiers were captured on the Lebanese side of the border.
voltairenet. org /article142056 (add the usual http to the beginning, and html at the end. Remove spaces)
TRANSLATION OF SECOND PARAGRAPH: "Here facts: Hezbollah requires since long years the release of prisoners held by Israel, such as Samir el Kantar, imprisoned since 1978, Nassim Nisr and Yahia Skaff which is imprisoned since 1982. In many occasion, it let know that the weather would not fail to be captive in its turn Israeli soldiers - if Ci-that-Ci had been suddenly introduced in Lebanon, and to use them like monnaire of exchange. In a deliberated way, Tsahal sent a commando in the Lebanese back-country to Aïta Al Chaab. It was attacked by Hezbollah, making two prisoners. Israel A then pretends to be attacked and attacked Lebanon. Hezbollah, which prepared to face an Israeli aggression that each one knew imminent since the Syrian withdrawal, drew from the intermediate-range missiles on Israel. "
“The current conflict with the Palestinians began on 28th September 2000, and was initiated by the Palestinians.”
How was it started by the Palestinians?
“Israel captured the Palestinian prisoners, after the Hamas government announced it'll release them, against the commitment made by the previous Palestinian government. The terrorists kidnapped the soldiers to release every Arab terrorist in Israeli prisons, not the ones Israel got in that action specifically.”
If an army from Canada invaded America because it said it was going to release a prisoner would that be justified? Why is it ok to criticise something like that but when it comes to criticising Israel your full of guilt and risk being called anti sematic? Is it because the Jews have a history of being persecuted?
So your saying the Palestinians were the first ones to kidnap the soldiers from Israel prisons?
“Does it relieve the Lebanese government from responsibility to actions Hezbollah take from within Lebanese lands? And if so, who should ensure that Israel won't be harmed from independent terrorist groups exploiting the sovereignity of others to wage attacks on Israel?”
No but at the same time it doesn’t give Israel the right to kill innocent women and children. Well if the Lebanese government are telling the truth then no one can ensure that. But pretend a terrorist cell from America bombed another country. Would you support that countries right to invade America and kill innocent women and children?
“What terror? Ask about specific events and I'll refer to them.”
How about cutting out the Palestinian peoples power? Or the people living in constant fear that Israel will bomb there houses? Or the fear the westerners are going through. Plus if one nation bombs another and threatens to continue unless the other nation does what it wants isn’t that terrorism or bullying?
“So, Israel should have waited untill every tourist is out of the country, while allowing its soldiers to be smuggled and weapons imported through there, in the meantime? Using that logic, any nation can postpone indefinately war against it, just by keeping tourists coming and going, but keeping the total number of tourists inside the country at over 0...”
no but it should give them more time to evacuate or maybe not fire on tourist ships at all. Put your self in there shoes there stuck in a foreign country and have no ideas if the ship they leave will be accidentally bombed. I just pray that all the westerners will be evacuated.
“They (Hezbollah) view themselves as the protectors of the Palestinian people as well, and view the releasing of thousands of Palestinian terrorists from Israeli prisons as somehow good thing for the Palestinian people... Plus, maybe they forgot how agressive Israel can be, after the last time they kidnapped Israeli soldiers (October 2000) ended in just what they wanted, and without the campaign Israel is conducting now.”
For once we agree on something (about them forgetting how aggressive Israel can be) maybe they thought since Israel’s last prime minister died they’d take a new approach or would be softer on them. I just don’t see how protecting the Palestinian people includes bringing Israel’s wrath down on them. That’s kind of stupid don’t you think?
by seon on Fri Jul 21, 06 6:36pm
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It couldn't of been in Lebanon because the Israelian army had been taken out of there years ago and only came back AFTER the kidnapping.
And the Israelian army is not killing innocent people.
It is killing Hezobollah targets who are hiding behind innocent people and using them as human sheilds so they can make the Israelian army look bad.
Voted : border
Do all those who blame Isreal secretly admire Mel Gibson?
"It couldn't of been in Lebanon
by Pereking on Thu Aug 03, 06 12:03pm"
But it was.
Asia Times Online -
atimes. com / atimes / Middle_East / HG15Ak02
(add the usual http to the beginning, and html at the end. Remove spaces)
Quote - "It all started on July 12 when Israel troops were ambushed on Lebanon's side of the border with Israel."
The hezbollah didn't go into Israeli territory until AFTER this.
The soldiers weren't kidnapped, they were CAPTURED IN BATTLE.
"who were captured near Aita al-Shaab on the LEBANESE SIDE OF THE BORDER, that is to say the soldiers violated the sovereignty of Lebanon,"
(uruknet. info /?p = m24569
"Hizbullah says it destroyed an Israeli tank attempting to cross border.The Hizbullah said its operatives destroyed an Israeli tank attempting to cross the border into Lebanon. Israeli ground troops entered southern Lebanon on Wednesday to search for two soldiers captured earlier in the day by Hezbollah"
( ynetnews.com / articles / 0, 7340, L-3274430,00 )
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