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Most offensive was their dubbing Israel a "terrorist" nation. This misnomer puts Israel in the ranks of groups such as Hezbollah and Hamas, which actively and intentionally murder civilians to promote their religious fanaticism. Likening bus bombings and katyusha rocket attacks to a tragic and decidedly accidental shelling of a U.N. camp mistakes ends for means: Hezbollah purposely and proudly attacks civilians while Israel take precautions far beyond the call of modern warfare to avoid harming them when possible...
Participants asked why Lebanon would still want to make peace with Israel, whether Hezbollah's activities in southern Lebanon were legitimate and if the destruction of Israel was still part of Hezbollah's political platform...
First of all, I would like to bring up, as has been corroborated by most media coverage, the shameful use of civilians as shields by Hezbollah. While the authors correctly lay the ultimate blame for the Lebanese casualties from the operation on Israel, Hezbollah must bear part of the moral burden. By basing itself in, and launching Katyusha rockets from, heavily populated areas, Hezbollah puts at risk the very civilians whose rights it hypocritically claims to be defending. Israel has a right to defend its northern borders, and Hezbollah's cowardly behavior places Israel in a no-win situation...
Secondly, I would like to dispute the authors' portrayal of Hezbollah as an organization dedicated only to freeing Southern Lebanon from Israeli occupation. Hezbollah is a violent organization which denies Israel's basic right to exist. Funded by Iran and at least tolerated by Syria, Hezbollah is a major player in a much broader struggle against the existence of Israel and must be treated as such. The history of Israel's involvement in Lebanon is long and complicated. Israel does not occupy the security zone in Southern Lebanon out of territorial ambition. The zone is a temporary buffer against...
Unlike Hamas, Hezbollah and Islamic Jihad, no foreign government is actively supporting the violent anti-abortion groups. In contrast to other nations' cases, this fundamentalism was not the response of a persecuted minority...