2006-08-08 09:56:45 · 4 answers · asked by Nakul 1 in News & Events ➔ Media & Journalism
Israel is bombing Lebanon to the dark ages because citizens of Lebanon (and they might not even all be citizens, just random people in Lebanon) known as Hezbollah kidnapped 2 Israeli soldiers.
Why Hezbollah kidnapped the soldiers is not completely clear, but they have been fighting against Israel ever since the Arab nations lost the 6 Days War.
The 6 Days War was a war fought shortly after Israel was created. The Arab nations attempted to retake land that was stolen by the western nations. They summarily got their butts handed to them because Israel was backed by the US and friends. In this conflict Israel took more land from the surrounding nations.
Israel was created out of Palestine after WW II in part because of massive guilt on the part of the western countries for not realizing what Hitler was doing in the Holocaust. Another, less talked about reason, was that most European nations didn't really want the Jews around anyway.
Going back further there has always been animosity between the two cultures (Hebrew and Arab) even into Biblical times (BCE).
2006-08-08 10:12:37 · answer #1 · answered by John J 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because they can. I think that's the only reason for fighting in the Middle East for the past thousand years, at least.
2006-08-08 17:03:43 · answer #2 · answered by The_Mystic 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
all war and destruction of civilization is senseless,ignorance,and any excuse from nation to god,will do for selfrighteous justification for war mongers
2006-08-09 01:54:01 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They hate each other and they want to kill each other.
2006-08-09 01:49:12 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋