who is at fault in the present conflict in the middle east?

Question

Israel's seeming flagrant and exceesive use of military action against Lebanon

Answer 1

This present conflict has been sparked by extremists - again.

I go along with the moderate Arab foreign ministers, at the meeting in Cairo, who have denounced Hezbollah's actions in provoking the latest conflict.

Answer 2

Instead of taking up the role of a die-hard conservative and saying that it is the Muslim's fault, or taking up the role of a die-hard liberal and saying that it is Israel's fault, I am going to answer this from an objective viewpoint and say that it is really both Israel and Lebanon's faults. First Israel: they took over lands that had been inhabited by native Palestinians for centuries and expected to get away with it without bloodshed. They also have not been very diplomatic with the neighboring peoples—there have been far too many civilians killed by the Israeli military. It is also the fault of some of the Palestinians and the Lebanese (Hamas, Hezbollah) because they have been deliberately provoking Israel in the hopes of getting a full scale war, and if possible, the complete destruction of Israel. To say that it is the fault of one side and one side alone is a completely unsubstantiated, biased claim.

Answer 3

Anyone who tells you "George W. Bush" as an answer is drinking kool-aid and knows nothing about the area and it's history.

The British controlled Palestine after WWII and it is they who deserve most the blame. There was a strong Zionist movement in the USA at the time but it was the British who was the outside force not the USA. Of course, all of Europe wanted to get the Jews off their land so they were happy to ship Jews to Palestine. As were Americans but it was the European Jews that first migrated to Israel.

I am Christian. OK? So you know who I am as I say this ... I have sympathy for the Palestinian people who lost their homes to the Jews. But, that said, I will offer this too: The Jews have greatly enhanced that part of the world and they could be of great benefit to the Palestinians in the area if those people would stop trying to kill Jews all the time.

Answer 4

Syria has been supporting Hamass for years. when the Phillistine Liberation Organization elected Hamass to rule them they became an official terrorist organization. Iran has supported that bunch of terrorists in lebanon 25 years. Both terrorist organizations have been bombing Isreal and murdering Isreal's innocent civilians for years. Isreal Has been patient, and has killed very few innocent civilians , and then only when those terrorists hide among civilians and Isreal has no choice.. This has been going on for years.. Isreal ran out of patients when terrorists went into Isreal and attacked and murdered Isreals boys and abducted three.. Isreal is finally fighting back.. And God Bless Them. It is way past time.. The world cringes when isreal fights back because: when Isreal fights God goes out with them..
that is why the secular and lost nations pray to Isreal to use restraint: THEY ARE SCARED TO DEATH THAT GOD WILL CALL AN END TO ALL THE HATE AGAINST HIS CHOSEN PEOPLE AND WIPE OUT ALL THE HATERS AND TERRORISTS!

Answer 5

"the middle concerns of the Palestinian-Israeli are the collective dispossession and ethnic cleansing (mandatory inhabitants bypass to understand political aims) of the Palestinian human beings for the previous six many years. In our opinion, the conflict ought to were on the similar element of intensity no matter if both activities were Jewish, Muslims, or Christians."

Answer 6

George W Bush

Answer 7

Lebanon has funded suicide bombers and terrorists. They have 300 missiles aimed at Israel. These are the same terrorists that attacked us on 9/11 and have attacked Britain and India. Israel is doing what we should be doing, wiping out terrorists. Go, Israel, go.

Answer 8

Israel is a nation filled with spoiled brats, so who do you think needs to be put back in there place, them or the people they keep displacing and making homeless?

Answer 9

Bush...da!...oh yeah..and israel themselves...they are hiding behind the the word 'peace'..they say they are doing it for peace...but they are doing it in the unpeaceful way there is...and don't you people out there open your eyes...the palestinians are so weak...the israel people are making their lives hell...who wouldn't be angry if their land or part of their country has been taken from them?...

Answer 10

Seems to me it goes both ways. Wasn't one of Israel's war ships hit wth an aircraft?