How did the conflict in the Middle East started betw. Israel and Lebanon?

Question

And why? Why is it if the US has so much power, why haven't President Bush help?

Answer 1

The war began at Hezbollah's time and choosing. Military analysts say that the way the Israel-Hezbollah war has been prosecuted up until Monday, July 24, is more likely to bring Nassrallah closer to his war objectives than Olmert.

When Syria withdrew its troops from Lebanon, Hezbollah could operate freely because of the weak Lebanese secular government. Hezbollah was able to step into the power breach.

The first point to bear in mind is that the crisis did not truly begin with the capture of two Israeli soldiers (Ehud Goldwasser and Eldad Regev) 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

According to reports, Hezbollah forces are dispersed in multiple bunker complexes and are launching rockets from these and other locations. Hezbollah strategy is to draw Israeli troops as deeply into Lebanon as possible, forcing them to fight on extended supply lines. Hezbollah's will tie down the Israelis as long as possible first in the area south of the Litani River and then north in the Bekaa. It can, and will, continue to rocket Haifa from further north. It will inflict casualties and draw the Israelis further north. At a certain point Hezbollah will suddenly abandon the conventional fight, going to ground, and then re-emerge as a guerrilla group, inflicting casualties on the Israelis wearing them down.

In order to destroy Hezbollah's infrastructure, Israeli troops must move into the Bekaa Valley and as far as the southern suburbs of Beirut. Israeli forces have pushed forward from the mountaintop village of Maroun er Ras captured Sunday to the fringes of Bint Jubeil, Hizballah’s south Lebanese capital.

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. Hezbollah is using Viet Cong-style guerrilla warfare out of hundreds of small bunkers scattered across the country. In addition, Hezbollah borrowed camouflage techniques that the Japanese used in the 1945 Iwo Jima battle. In the first ten days of the war, therefore, the Israeli air force bombed out empty Hizballah premises in South Beirut and Baalbek, but missed the moving woods and vegetation which concealed the rocket launchers.

Hezbollah rockets struck Haifa, Israel's third-largest city, on July 13. On July 17 Hezbollah used an Iran-made radar-guided C-802 shore-to-sea missile of the Silkworm family to disable the Israeli state-of-the-art warship,Ahi-Hanit, which was shelling Beirut airport.

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.

What Hezbollah wants is political power in Lebanon and among the Palestinians, and freedom for action within the context of Syrian-Iranian relations. This war will cost it dearly, but it has been preparing for this for a generation. If it can avoid utter calamity, it will have won -- if not by defeating Israel, then by putting itself first among the anti-Israeli forces. It opposes Israel and is the most effective force fighting it. Hezbollah's job is to survive and hurt Israel and the IDF as long as possible. That is what this war is about for Hezbollah.

Nasrallah has already struck the pose of victor and is dictating terms. Monday, July 24, he handed the Lebanese government a list of the prisoners in Israeli jails whom he wants released as the price for returning the kidnapped Israeli soldiers, Ehud Goldwasser and Eldad Regev. He has not budged an inch from his initial demand for their release: indirect negotiations for a prisoner swap.

The United Nations has called for a ceasefire and wishes to oversee the peace

Answer 2

It started when pathetic European anti-Semites thought that it was right to displace a group of people from an area just to have a new country for the Jews. They didn't like the Jews living in Europe, and the Jews were too appalled by WWII. So, they carved a new state in the Islamic Middle East for them. Since then, Israel has been fighting to have the right to live freely and eliminate those who threaten their sovereignty. Others have been trying to reclaim their land.

This recent debacle started due to two kidnapped Israeli soldeirs, and the Israeli government wanted their release to be uncondional. Hezbollah didn't relent, so the conflict escalated. (Just a note, Hezbollah was created about a decade ago because of an Israeli invasion of Lebanon. Current Israeli attempts to stop the Hezbollah has done nothing but give the terrorist Hezbollah popular support in the area. The worst they can do is to turn them into martyrs.)

Answer 3

The conflict started thousands of years ago. It will last forever too. The Muslims will always kill a few Israelis, then the Israelis will come back and kill 10 times the amount of Muslims.

The last time there was an all out war in the Middle East with Israel being involved, they whooped a bunch of Muslim country's asses at the same time.

Israel won't need our help, and if they do, it will be under the table help because world matters will exponentially get worse if we help a country that doesn't need help kill more of the people that are waiting for a reason to justify their ridiculous "holy war" - an oxymoron by all definitions of normal logic.

Let Israel wipe those war mongering terrorist pigs out.

Answer 4

Last month Hezbollah terrorists in Lebanon kidnapped 2 Israeli soldiers, wouldn't return them, so Israel invaded southern Lebanon

Previous to that, going back 40 years, Israel won a war against a coalition of its Arab neighbors, and they have never forgotten the humiliation of losing to people they feel are morally and culturally inferior.

Before that, just after WWII, the UN decided to give homeless Jews, the survivors of Hitler's Holocaust a land where they could be safe and call there own. Palestine/Jordan/Israel They were immediately thrown into a fight for their lives against the Arabs already living there.

Before that, Arab countries in the region hated each other and continued on with senseless medieval vendettas, generally keeping them from any significant cultural advances, thereby allowing foreign powers to easily dominate and develop the petroleum industry.

Before that, Christian Crusaders invaded, capturing many important cities, including Jerusalem, Christianity's most holy city and Islam's third most holy city. This period lasted from 1095 AD to 1291 AD when Christian influence was gone. Many Arabs and their media cite this as their most compelling grievance against the west. Consider the relevance of a thousand year old war.

Before that, starting in the 600's AD Islam began to expand outward, attacking, conquering, pillaging and destroying all the other cultures around it, including a number of Christian and Jewish territories, who pre-existed Islam by centuries, the invasion of Spain was the last straw and provoked the crusades.

Before that the Hittites were invaded by the Assyrians and before the Hittites invaded the Egyptians who hated Babylon who hated the Sumerians who hated themselves.

See a pattern?

The point is Arab culture is hateful regardless of religion, they are only generous and compassionate to strangers if they hold the upper hand economically. Otherwise they are jealous of the successes of their supposedly inferior regional rivals, and are to proud to learn from them, so call them devils and attack.

Pathetic really. The conflict boils down to excuses that decades, centuries, and even millenia ago someone did wrong to their ancestors and now everything wrong with their current situation can be linked to ancient wrongs.

(As an aside, do you hold the Roman Empire responsible for its actions against your ancestors? How about the Armies of the Han emperors in China, or the Slave taking practices of the Ancient Egyptians and Nubian's? Shouldn't it end at some point?)

Answer 5

Palestinian terrorists used to camp in Lebanon in the 1970s-80s and attack Israel so it invaded Lebanon. The Hezbollah was born as a resistance group to the invasion with Iranian and Syrian help. It too soon turned to terrorism like bombing Jews all over the world and hijacking besides regularly shelling Israel. That's the root of the conflict between Israel and Lebanon.

Answer 6

It started this time because a faction in Lebanon who are in control kidnapped two Israeli soldiers and sent them to Iran. Israel knows that the Muslim countries around them that there is only one way to deal with them. It is to strike back fast and hard. That is the only thing their enemies understand. They have been doing this for thousands of years.

The US backs Israel mainly because it is a buffer in many ways to keep the Muslim countries occupied and focused on Israel. Rice is in Lebanon right now giving a sympathetic ear to them.

Answer 7

A few days ago, Hezbollah invaded northern Israel, killed eight soldiers and kidnapped two others. They are still holding them hostage.

Hezbollah is a violent political group that operates within Lebanon. Israel wants Lebanon to control Hezbollah and return the kidnapped men.

Answer 8

It is because of the historic reason that Jews were killed ruthlessly and the survivors were displaced from Europe over the centuries. They europre got rid of them by sending them to middle East. Jews backed by Western Powers transformed to "perpetrators of atocities" from victims of holucast. Western Nations are extracting benefits out of this conflict by selling arms and sophisticated weapons and getting cheap oil. They are also supporting dictators in Islamic World.

Answer 9

Israel occupying many Palestinian, Syrian and Lebanon lands, get thousands of prisoners from Lebanon and Palestine since 5 June 1967 till now.
Israel refused many U.N Decisions ( 242. .....) which order Israel to draw from lands which occupied since June 1967 but she refused till now.
What will Palestinians and Lebanon people do to get their rights ?
They try to take some Israelians prisoners to force Israel to free the prisoners she take.
However, whatever the power of U.S and her follower Israel, the power of God Justice still in hope.

Answer 10

Hezbola took prisioners from Isreals army. Hezbolla is a gorilla group that runs as an unofficial government to the people in lebanon. Lebanon's 'real' government has lost thier controll to the terrorist group.

Answer 11

Read the Bible starting from Judges on. This conflict started with Israel years ago and it will not stop until Jesus returns to pass judgement on the earth.