why are so many people here who ask questions regarding Israel and Lebanon?

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blind to the fact that Hezbollah have been attacking and MURDERING innocent, civilian Israelis since it's birth in 1982?

Hezbollah and the people of south Lebanon (who support and encourage Hezbollah) are not innocent victims; they have been provoking this response for TWENTY years. i am not an advocate of war, but you have to know when enough is enough.

thank you, "Ivanhoe Fats", i am well aware of my ancient history. i am talking about the last 23 years and an organization that has only been in existence that long, however and whether you like it or not, Hezbollah have been responsible.

"Elsie":
just so we're clear, i DO NOT "see every south-Lebanese as a terrorist." thank you for an intelligent answer though.

"Karim M"
thank you for those facts. but i just want to highlight the part where you mentioned why this particular struggle began in the first place:

"i want to mention that this conflict started after hizbllah kidnapped 2 SOLDIERS and not civilians".

soldiers, civilians...people are people.

"Damascus prince:"

i am not blind to any facts. this fighting has been going on for MANY, many years. do you know why Israel occupied south Lebanon in the first place? everyone should be held accountable. what i am talking about with this question are those people who do not understand that Hezbollah have contributed more than their fair share in all of this and are NOT completely innocent.

since most are so eager to dig up the past, when i was only referring to Hezbollah (created in 1982), why don't we go back to a little year called 1948... when the UN split the territory of the British Mandate of Palestine into 2 states, Arab and Jewish. don't you guys know what happened next?? well, Arabs refused to accept it and the armies of Syria, Transjordan, Egypt, Iran and Lebanon attacked the newly established State of Israel.

"Massiha":
first - Hezbollah IS considered a terrorist organization by 6 countries (and i think their activities reflect that) & the EU considers Imad Mugniyah a terrorist and agrees that Hezbollah is active in terrorist activities.

second - Hezbollah have done way more than kidnap soldiers (must i get into it all?)

third - not sure i mentioned anything about suicide bombing in particular, but since you did, should i go through the long list of other terrorist attacks Hezbollah are considered responsible for? maybe i should mention the fact that Hezbollah has expressed support & sympathy for the activities of Hamas & Islamic Jihad, yes, the Islamist groups responsible for suicide attacks and armed resistance in Israel & Palestinian territories.

"Massiha" (cont.):
"Do you think we don’t watch the news to see how you are killing people…?". Israel and i are not a collective. i am a Christian, Mexican-American. i just happen know that Israel is not the only wrong-doer in this situation and that Hezbollah is NOT innocent. plsu, im sure you watch the news and thats excellent for you. lastly, as far as UN resolution violations go, Hezbollah are in violation of a few themselves, but i see you conveniently left that out.

Answer 1

The reason people ask questions is because they want to understand why the situation exists. Most people have given their view of politics and history.

I cannot make it a short explanation, but I will attempt to summarize some of the political, religious and historical issues. Probably, you already know all this information.

UN resolution 1559 called for Israel to withdraw their troops, and in return the Lebanese government agreed to disarm Hezbollah. Israel withdrew their troops in 2000. To date Lebanon has taken no action against Hezbollah, and in doing so has allowed Hezbollah to strengthen their position in the south.

Israel is bombing Hezbollah militia forces which were situated in southern Lebanon.

Hezbollah is Arabic حزب "hezb" means party and الله‎‎‎ "Allah" is the Arabic (not Muslim only) word for God. Therefore, Hezbollah means the Party of God. Hezbollah are fighting in jihad/qitl fee sybil Allah (jihad/killing in the path of God.) In the Qur'an this type of jihad is mandatory for a Muslim.

Hezbollah is an umbrella organization of Shiite Muslims founded in early 1982 to combat Israeli, French and American troops stationed in Lebanon. Iran and Syria supply Hezbollah with funding, weapons and training. Syria admits supporting Hezbollah, but denies arming the group.

On July 28, Syrian air defense batteries ambushed and shot down an Israeli spy drone (picture) flying on the Lebanese side of the border with Syria. These drones have been used to “paint” the weapons convoys heading in from Syria, for the Israeli air force to hit them before they can reach their destinations and replenish Hizballah stockpiles. This time, the Syrians knocked the drone out of the sky to allow a large consignment of rocket launchers and truckloads of rockets to cross into Lebanon undetected and safe from Israeli air attack.

Hezbollah has complex objectives. This war will cost it dearly, but it has been preparing for this for a generation

Hezbollah bridges the deep division between Syrian secularity and Iranian religiosity. Syria's interests and Iran's interests differ. Hezbollah's interests differ from those of its patrons.

Hezbollah has business interests in legal and illegal businesses around the world. It has interests within Lebanese politics and it has interests in Palestinian politics. As a Syrian client, it looks at the region as one entity. As an Iranian client, it looks to create a theocratic state in the region.

Hezbollah’s official rhetoric calls for the destruction of Israel and its replacement with an Islamist Palestinian government. Sinilarly, Hezbollah sought to replace Lebanon’s secular government with an Iranian-style Islamic government.

What Hezbollah wants is political power in Lebanon and among the Palestinians, and freedom for action within the context of Syrian-Iranian relations.

As an entity in its own right, Hezbollah must keep itself going. 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 is the most effective force opposing Israel. 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.

Hezbollah has pursued a political and religious agenda that centers on the destruction of Israel and opposition to the United States and that has been carried out through terrorism against Israeli and Western targets. (In 1983 Hezbollah killed 241 US marines in Beirut.)

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.

Hezbollah is not the government of Lebanon

Hezbollah's spiritual leader is Sheikh Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah, and its senior political leader is Secretary-General Hassan Nazrallah (nicknamed Abu Hadi). Its military arm is known as Islamic Resistance.

After Syria withdrew its trooops, Hezbollah was able to step into the power breach created by Lebanon’s weak secular government. Hezbollah gained popular support by providing social services such as hospitals and schools for Lebanese Shiites.

The war began at Hezbollah's time and choosing. Military analysts say that the way the Israel-Hezbollah war has been prosecuted up until Friday, July 28, is more likely to bring Nassrallah closer to his war objectives than Olmert.

Hezbollah gains from maximizing civilian casualties on BOTH the Israeli and Lebanese sides.

Hezbollah maximizes Israeli civilian casualties when they launch Syrian and Iranian designed antipersonnel missiles with ball-bearing shrapnel. Furthermore, in Lebanon, Hezbollah deliberately operates military wings out of densely populated areas to maximize Lebanese casualties and gain media attention through gruesome pictures of maimed children.

Hezbollah's Operation True Promise on July 12, was a forray into Sha'ba farms, an area which is claimed by both Lebanon and Israel. Hezbollah killed 4 Israeli soldiers and captured two others (Ehud Goldwasser and Eldad Regev). 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.

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. After losing at Bint Jubeil, Hezbollah abandoned conventional fighting, fled underground and re-emerged as a guerrilla group, inflicting casualties on the Israelis wearing them down.

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. Hezbollah has mainly been using Kassam and Ketuysha rockets to bombard northern Israel. 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. On July 18 Hezbollah used a longer range missile which it calls, Khaibar-1 (after Mohammed’s battle with the Jews of Medina). This is probably one of the Zelzal missiles. It has not yet used its Fajr missiles. Hezbollah has indicated that it will bombard Tel-Aviv, Israel with 500 missiles.

It is important to understand some historical background. First almost all Muslim Arabs opposed the creation of the state of Israel. Not all of them supported, or support today, the creation of an independent Palestinian state or recognize the Palestinian people as a distinct nation. This is a vital and usually overlooked distinction that is the starting point in our thinking.

When Israel was founded, three distinct views emerged among Arabs.

The first was that Israel was a part of the British mandate created after World War I and therefore should have been understood as part of an entity stretching from the Mediterranean to the other side of Jordan, from the border of the Sinai, north to Mount Hermon. Therefore, after 1948, the West Bank became part of the other part of the mandate, Jordan.

There was a second view that argued that there was a single province of the Ottoman Empire called Syria and that all of this province -- what today is Israel, Jordan, Lebanon and the country of Syria -- is legitimately part of it. This obviously was the view of Syria, whose policy was and in some ways continues to be that Syria province, divided by Britain and France after World War I, should be reunited under the rule of Damascus.

A third view emerged after the establishment of Israel, pioneered by Gamal Abdel Nasser in Egypt. This view was that there is a single Arab nation that should be gathered together in a United Arab Republic. This republic would be socialist, more secular than religious and, above all, modernizing, joining the rest of the world in industrialization and development.

All of these three views rejected the existence of Israel, but each had very different ideas of what ought to succeed it. The many different Palestinian groups that existed after the founding of Israel and until 1980 were not simply random entities. They were, in various ways, groups that straddled these three opinions, with a fourth added after 1967 and pioneered by Yasser Arafat. This view was that there should be an independent Palestinian state, that it should be in the territories occupied by Israel in 1967, extend to the original state of Israel and ultimately occupy Jordan as well. That is why, in September 1970, Arafat tried to overthrow King Hussein in Jordan. For Arafat, Amman, Jerusalem and Tel Aviv were all part of the Palestinian homeland.

After the Iranian revolution, a fifth strain emerged. This strain made a general argument that the real issue in the Islamic world was to restore religious-based government. This view opposed the pan-Arab vision of Nasser with the pan-Islamic vision of Khomeini. It regarded the particular nation-states as less important than the type of regime they had. This primarily Shiite view was later complemented by what was its Sunni counterpart. Rooted partly in Wahhabi Sunni religiosity and partly in the revolutionary spirit of Iran, its view was that the Islamic nation-states were the problem and that the only way to solve it was a transnational Islamic regime -- the caliphate -- that would restore the power of the Islamic world.

The Sunni-Shiite fault line had become venomous. Tensions not only in Iraq, but also in Afghanistan and Pakistan were creating a transnational civil war between these two movements. Iran was positioning itself to replace al Qaeda as the revolutionary force in the Islamic world and was again challenging Saudi Arabia as the center of gravity of Islamic religiosity.

Muslims want to rid the world of fitnah. Qutb, an Islamic scholar, writes that the world would be a utopia under Islamic theocracy. Islam is a political as well as a religious system.

Qur'an [Surah Al-Anfãl (8):39] {Eng, Arc, transliteration}:
So fight them (unbelievers) until there is no more fitnah (disbelief or worship of any god but Allah) and all submit to the religion of Allah alone (in the whole world)" ... "And fight with them until there is no more fitnah (persecution) and religion should be only for Allah

وَقَتِلُوهُمْ حَتَّى لَا تَكُونَ فِتْنَةٌ وَيَكُونَ الدِّينُ كُلُّهُ لِلَّهِ فَإِنْ انتَهَوْا فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ بِمَا يَعْمَلُونَ بَصِيرٌ

Waqatiloohum hatta la takoona fitnatun wayakoona alddeenu kulluhu lillahi fa-ini intahaw fa-inna Allaha bima yaAAmaloona baseerun

Allah commands deeds of terror by the believers against the unbelievers as the means of creating the emotion of terror in their hearts. The only reason needed for action is that "they resisted Allah and His Messenger". Such an approach to "conflict management" is nothing to be ashamed about according to Islamic understanding, but it is a basis for pride. According to Islam, it is one reason for the superiority of Muhammad over all other prophets.

Qur'an [Surah Ãli-´Imrãn (3):151]
We will throw terror into the hearts of those who disbelieved, since they set up besides GOD powerless idols. Their destiny is Hell; what a miserable abode for the transgressors! (Khalifa trans.)

سَنُلْقِي فِي قُلُوبِ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا الرُّعْبَ بِمَا اشْرَكُوا بِاللَّهِ مَا لَمْ يُنَزِّلْ بِهِ سُلْطَنًا وَمَاوَهُمْ النَّارُ وَبِئْسَ مَثْوَى الظَّلِمِينَ

Sanulqee fee quloobi allatheena kafaroo alrruAAba bima ashrakoo biAllahi ma lam yunazzil bihi sultanan wama/wahumu alnnaru wabi/sa mathwa alththalimeena

Qur'an [Surah Al-Anfãl (8):12-13]
Recall that your Lord inspired the angels: "I am with you; so support those who believed. I will throw terror into the hearts of those who disbelieved. You may strike them above the necks, and you may strike even every finger. This is what they have justly incurred by fighting GOD and His messenger. For those who fight against GOD and His messenger, GOD's retribution is severe.(Khalifa trans.)

إِذْ يُوحِي رَبُّكَ إِلَى الْمَلَئِكَةِ أَنِّي مَعَكُمْ فَثَبِّتُوا الَّذِينَ ءامَنُوا سَأُلْقِي فِي قُلُوبِ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا الرُّعْبَ فَاضْرِبُوا فَوْقَ الْأَعْنَاقِ وَاضْرِبُوا مِنْهُمْ كُلَّ بَنَانٍ
ذَلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمْ شَاقُّوا اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ وَمَنْ يُشَاقِقْ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ شَدِيدُ الْعِقَابِ

Ith yoohee rabbuka ila almala-ikati annee maAAakum fathabbitoo allatheena amanoo saolqee fee quloobi allatheena kafaroo alrruAAba faidriboo fawqa al-aAAnaqi waidriboo minhum kulla bananin. Thalika bi-annahum shaqqoo Allaha warasoolahu waman yushaqiqi Allaha warasoolahu fa-inna Allaha shadeedu alAAiqabi


Qur'an [Surah Al-Anfãl (8): 59-60]
Let not the unbelievers think that they can get the better (of the godly): they will never frustrate (them). Against them make ready your strength to the utmost of your power, including steeds of war, to strike terror into (the hearts of) the enemies, of God and your enemies, and others besides, whom ye may not know, but whom God doth know. Whatever ye shall spend in the cause of God, shall be repaid unto you, and ye shall not be treated unjustly. (Yusuf Ali trans.)

وَلَا يَحْسَبَنَّ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا سَبَقُوا إِنَّهُمْ لَا يُعْجِزُونَ
وَأَعِدُّوا لَهُمْ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُمْ مِنْ قُوَّةٍ وَمِنْ رِبَاطِ الْخَيْلِ تُرْهِبُونَ بِهِ عَدُوَّ اللَّهِ وَعَدُوَّكُمْ وَءاخَرِينَ مِنْ دُونِهِمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَهُمْ اللَّهُ يَعْلَمُهُمْ وَمَا تُنفِقُوا مِنْ شَيْءٍ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ يُوَفَّ إِلَيْكُمْ وَأَنْتُمْ لَا تُظْلَمُونَ

Wala yahsabanna allatheena kafaroo sabaqoo innahum la yuAAjizoona. WaaAAiddoo lahum ma istataAAtum min quwwatin wamin ribati alkhayli turhiboona bihi AAaduwwa Allahi waAAaduwwakum waakhareena min doonihim la taAAlamoonahumu Allahu yaAAlamuhum wama tunfiqoo min shay-in fee sabeeli Allahi yuwaffa ilaykum waantum la tuthlamoona

Petroleum is not a natural resource of Lebanon. The Sidon terminal is the site of a large, mordern electrical power station and a modest petroleum importing terminal. Its natural resources are: limestone, iron ore, salt, water-surplus state in a water-deficit region, arable land.

Substantial receipts from donor nations stabilized Lebanese government finances in 2003, but did little to reduce the debt, which stands at nearly 170% of GDP. In 2004 the Hariri government issued Eurobonds in an effort to manage maturing debt. The downturn in economic activity that followed the assassination of Rafiq al-Hariri has eased, but has yet to be reversed. Tourism remains below the level of 2004. The new Prime Minister, Fuad Siniora, has pledged to push ahead with economic reform, including privatization and more efficient government.

Dr. Ayman Zawahri (za WAH ri), is a leader of Al-Qaida, (Sunni Muslims). He has declared, as may other Muslim militant leaders, that the conflict between Hezbollah and Israel meets the conditions for jihad fee sybil Allah and that it is incumbent for all Muslims to join the fight. Otherwise, there are many sectarian differences between the Sunni Al-Qaida Muslims and the Shiite Hezbollah Muslims. However, for the cause in Lebanon they may join forces to fight against Israel.

Qur'an [Sura Al-Qasas (28):39] {Eng, Ar, transliteration}:
Permission (to fight) is given to those upon whom war is made because they are oppressed, and most surely Allah is well able to assist them; (Shakir trans.)

Permission to take up arms is given to those against whom war is made, because they have been wronged and ALLAH, indeed, has power to help them (Sher Ali trans.).

- أُذِنَ لِلَّذِينَ يُقَتَلُونَ بِأَنَّهُمْ ظُلِمُوا وَإِنَّ اللَّهَ عَلَى نَصْرِهِمْ لَقَدِيرٌ

Othina lillatheena yuqataloona bi-annahum thulimoo wa-inna Allaha AAala nasrihim laqadeerun

Qur'an [Surah al-Hujurat (49):15]
Mumim (true Muslims) believe in Allah and His Messenger (Muhammad), and without doubt they strive in the cause of Allah( jihad fee Sybil Allah) with their wealth and their lives. Those! They are the sincere.

إِنَّمَا الْمُؤْمِنُونَ الَّذِينَ ءامَنُوا بِاللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ ثُمَّ لَمْ يَرْتَابُوا وَجَهَدُوا بِأَمْوَلِهِمْ وَأَنفُسِهِمْ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ أُوْلَئِكَ هُمْ الصَّدِقُونَ

Innama almu/minoona allatheena amanoo biAllahi warasoolihi thumma lam yartaboo wajahadoo bi-amwalihim waanfusihim fee sabeeli Allahi ola-ika humu alssadiqoona


The war conference is attended also by Hamas leaders Khaled Meshaal and Mussa Abu Marzouk as well as the Palestinian Jihad Islami chief Abdallah Ramadan Shelah. The Palestinian terrorist leaders were invited in their capacity as commanders of the second front against Israel in Gaza.

This anti-Israel coalition will no doubt decide on the two fronts’ next steps in their war against the “Zionist enemy.” The fact that Assad is there and the consultation is taking place in his capital indicates that he and the other participants feel confident enough to decide on a further escalation of the violence.

On Friday, July 28, Hezbollah's leader, Nazrallah, attended a conference in Damascus. Also in attendance were Hamas leaders Khaled Meshaal and Mussa Abu Marzouk as well as the Palestinian Jihad Islami chief Abdallah Ramadan Shelah. The Palestinian terrorist leaders were invited in their capacity as commanders of the second front against Israel in Gaza. This anti-Israel coalition will no doubt decide on the two fronts’ next steps in their war against the “Zionist enemy.” The fact that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad Assad called the meeting in his capital at Damascus, indicates that he and the other participants feel confident enough to decide on a further escalation of the violence.

Currently Israel agreed to a 48 hour cease fire. Hezbollah has continued to send rockets into Israel.

IDF video clips available on MFA website
The footage shows Hizbullah's firing of rockets from Kafr Qana and behind buildings, and the use of civilians as human shields:

--Hizbullah missile fire from within the village of Kafr Qana

-- Hizbullah firing rockets from behind buildings

-- Hizbullah use of civilian shields

No one wins in a war. Property can be restored, but even a lifetime is not long enough to resolve grief over a lost loved one.

Since Muslims, Jews and Christians believe in the messiah, maybe praying for the messiah to come and bring lasting peace before the world destroys itself would be a win-win-win solution

Answer 2

why are blinding yourself from the fact that Hezbollah was only established because of the Israeli occupation of Southern Lebanon that lasted until 2000 ??
who started Killing innocent civilians since 1982 first ??
how many member of Hezbollah did the Israeli cowards kill till now ??
Do you really believe that those civilians buildings which the Israeli army Bombing them holds missiles of Hezbollah ????!!!!
Israel is DELIBERATELY attacking civilians because they want to cover there military failure against a small poorly armed group like Hezbollah
if Israel really want peace why it didn't release the Lebanese prisoners from the Israeli prisons or give Lebanon the landmines maps which Israel left behind ???
it's a good thing that you went back in history till 1948
Do you think that it is fair for the UN to give the Palestine's land to the Jews ??
it is like someone who don't own this thing give it to someone who don't deserve it ...
of course the Arabs would refuse such awful Catastrophe
giving some people land to other people that came in from God know where ....??? whoever they were Jews or non Jews .....
the UN was back then just like now been controlled by the big forces of the world who approved on such unfair split

Answer 3

excuse me, but did you read what you wrote ? do you think everybody is so stupid and blind to believe the lies, and wrong things you stated ?
-first hizbollah is not a terrorist group, they are the Lebanese resistants against the Israeli occupation in south Lebanon, but as usual, everyone against the US or Israel is concidered a terrorist, I dont think the french resistants against the Nazis when they occupied France were called terrorists, but HEROS, they were called terrorists by the Nazis only.
-second, I dont think kidnapping 2 soldiers, justifies all the killing and destruction caused so far by Israel, especially that Israel (the so soft and innocent) is bombing civilians, and infrastructure Lebanese constructions, not Hizbollah sites, the proof: over 500 civilian Lebanese casualties, and 12 Hizbollah fighters, and the casualties among israelian civilians is only 19, see the difference ? and that with the use of the smart bombs used by Israel, and the internationnaly forbidden weapons.
-third and most important, mister know all, is that Hizbollah NEVER executed any operation, or suicide bombing inside israel, it was HAMAS, and different other resistant from Palestine, and since Israel left MOST of the occupied Lebanese lands, the Hizbollah activities against Israel, has ALMOST stopped, and was accepted by the Lebanese people as a liberator of Lebanese lands.
Do you think we dont watch the news to see how you are killing people, unarmed civilians, and kids ? and you try to show Israel like a weak country, although everyone knows how strong and powerful their army is, do you think everyone is so blind ?
ah, and about these CRIMINAL toddlers ATTACKING the poor defensless Israeli soldiers armed to their teeth, with rocks, I think also you are right, we saw in the news also how these peaceful soldiers were shooting live bullets at those criminal kids.
and about the UN "people" how you call them, everyone knows that the UN is controlled by the US and England, and that their VETO is always ready to protect Israel, so please ....
everyone knows also that Israel is the only country which doesnt respect the UN resolutions, backed by the US Vetos, and they just speak about human rights, but they never respect it, check the human right watch sites, if you dont believe me.
PLEASE people, open your eyes to the truth not to what they want you to see.

See the images :
http://www.fromisrael2lebanon.info
http://fromisraeltolebanon.info
http://www.ghaliboun.net/gallery/albums/userpics/10003/normal_qana22.jpg

Answer 4

Because Israel uses extreme aggression towards civilians and has killed much more palestinians and lebanese than in the other direction. What bothers me most, is that Israel and his citizens always use the holocaust as an excuse for almost any military action they take. I know the holocaust was terrible, but it just can't be used as an excuse to kill every opponent. And it's very naive of you to see every south-Lebanese as a terrorist.

Answer 5

hizbollah always attacked israeli troops and ti only attacked israeli civilians after israel attacked lebanese civilians.
i want to mention that this conflict started after hizbllah kidnapped 2 SOLDIERS and not civilians, and what did israel do? it detroyed all bridges, airports and seaports in lebanon as well as making a complete blockade. 750 people died till this moment, less than 20 were from hizbollah, and more than 350 were children.
and trust me, i am not at all a supporter of hizbollah especially that u should know that i am a christian lebanese.....but things should be said.

Answer 6

First this issue is very important to deal with and try to uncover and make it clear to general opinion to decide who is agressive and who are innocent !!
Second , Why USA and others are concerned with middle east ?? It is because of their interests there for oil and other interests !!!
Third, Hezbollah and other movements of resistance are fighting for their still occupied land in "SHAB'A and SHOOBA" and their prisoners in "ISRAEL" WHO are forgotten by WORLD COMMUNITY !! They are THOUSANDS of PALESTINIANS and many LEBANESE !!
The live WORLD COMMUNITY feel the capture of "ISRAELIS" only BUT they DON'T SEE , DON'T HEAR , DON'T SPEAK for PALESTINIANS and LEBANESE !!!!??????

Answer 7

according to wikipeadia the problems in that region go back to at least 600 BCE -thats 2600 years ago - so its high time both sides sorted things out once and for all

your question goes to show what the problem actualy is - each side blames the oher and demands revenge, blind to their own contributions

Answer 8

because there is an agressive war by Israel to Lebanon.
and everyone is blaming to Israel madness and it should be

Answer 9

Becauase there are to many Libs on here they just like to start debates..

I just ignore them

Answer 10

because its the news! i'm sure if theres a news about bush being keep out of america,i'm sure everyone would be talking about it

Answer 11

most of them interested in current affairs &politics