Why did the mideast crisis start?

Answer 1

The first point to bear in mind is that the crisis did not truly
begin with the capture of two Israeli soldiers by Hezbollah's Operation True Promise . The kidnappings presented a serious problem for Israel, but could not, by themselves, define the geopolitical issue. That definition came when Hezbollah rockets struck Haifa, Israel's third-largest city, on July 13. There were also claims coming from Hezbollah, and confirmed by Israeli officials, that Hezbollah had missiles available that could reach Tel Aviv. Israel's population is concentrated in the Tel Aviv-Jerusalem corridor and in the Tel Aviv-Haifa corridor. In effect, Hezbollah had attained the ability to strike at the Israeli heartland. Hezbollah has been hitting the northern part of this heartland, as well as pounding Israel's northern frontier.

Formerly, Syria had troops in Lebanon. When Syria withdrew its troops Hezbollah could operate freely.

Hezbollah are Shiite Muslims as are most Lebanese, Syrians, Iraqis, Iranians and some Yemenis, Pakistanis and Bahrainians. Diplomatic efforts are aimed at getting the Sunni Muslim countries to negotiate. This includes Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Jordan.

Israel has sent special forces troops into Lebanon to ferret out strongholds and weapons. Many of these are located in tunnels. Israel may send tanks. On Beirut Al-Manar TV Lebanese President Emile Lahhud expressed his support for Hezbollah leader, Al-Sayyid [Hasan] Nasrallah. It seems likely that the Lebanese will commit their army to assist Hezbollah against Israel.

Hezbollah has indicated that it will bombard Tel-Aviv, Israel with 500 missiles. So far, Hezbollah has used Kassam and Ketuysha rockets. It has not used the Zelzal or Fajr missiles, yet which have longer range. Israel is committed to ferreting out the missiles and destroying them. This will be costly to both sides in casualties.

It seems that Hezbollah wants to maximize civilian casualties on both sides. Hezbollah deliberately operates military wings out of densely populated areas. In addition, Israeli civilian casualties are maximized when Hezbollah launches antipersonnel missiles designed by Syria and Iran with ball-bearing shrapnel.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said on MEMRI TV the volcano of rage of the people in the region is on the brink of eruption...it will not be limited to this region.

Early in the morning on July 21st, IDF ground forces were operating in the area of the Karni crossing in the northern Gaza Strip. In a military engagement just over the border of Lebanon Israeli soldiers of the Egoz regiment discovered one of the many fortified bunkers holding the large arsenal of missiles currently raining upon Israeli towns in the North. The United Nations has called for a ceasefire and wishes to oversee the peace

Answer 2

the mideast crisis started in the 40s, when the world decided to finally do something about hitler's genocide. the solution - put the jews in someone else's country and aid them in their own genocide.

the principal cause of blame is probably england, which controlled palestine, winning it from the ottomans in wwi. england lied to everyone, jerked all the semites around.

the situation is utterly untenable. the israelis have been the aggressors all along. don't forget, the israelis started this latest round when hammas said the recognized israel. don't forget, israel bombed an american ship, the u.s.s. liberty, because the liberty, a spy ship, knew israel struck first in the 67 war.

Answer 3

The Mideast crisis started when Ishmail and Isaac from the bible split and went their seperate ways, and they've been fighting like this for thousands of years.

Answer 4

Stop Killing:
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Answer 5

If you mean between Israel and Palistine, it started about 5000 years ago, and it will not end. As far as why, it's in the Bible.

Answer 6

It started because of some stupid and greedy people who wanted to fight on the basis of religion.Pathetic reasons r given by pathetic people so that they can kill.

Answer 7

enable me wager: you're professional-Israeli and Anti-Palestinian???? I have a tendency to imagine that a tremendous kind of the yankee media, like maximum of united states, is professional-Israel. yet i don't love or hate all of us team of yet another.... killing is killing and both communities are incorrect!!!!!!

Answer 8

This has been going on forever,but now oil has been added to religion as the reason.

Answer 9

I'd say well over two thousand years ago.

Answer 10

due to religion difference