Why is the Israeli bombardment and invasion of Lebanon not described as "ethnic cleansing"?

Question

Israel has ordered all the villagers to clear out. Israel then destroys their homes and murders the fleeing villagers.

http://www.antiwar.com/roberts/?articleid=9381

http://news.sky.com/skynews/video/videoplayer/0,,31200-galloway_060806,00.html

http://www.caabu.org/press/documents/vetoes.html

Answer 1

I'm very happy that someone asked this question,it means people are starting to see the truth,Israel is the biggest terrorist country,for years it has been killing Palestinians and Lebanese people,but the whole world is covering Israel's crimes .

Answer 2

Hezbollah fighters kidnapped two Israeli soldiers, when Israeli soldiers went to get them they were met with military style tactics and weapons. The Lebanese police didn’t arrest the kidnappers and they didn’t evacuate the citizens from a danger zone.
The Israelis were forced to try and get their soldiers back. When Israeli soldiers attempted this Hezbollah fighters used rockets and automatic weapons to keep the kidnapped soldiers. Several Israeli soldiers were killed in the attempt.
The wide spread fighting with the Hezbollah fighters makes them accessories to kidnapping and guilty of murder. The vast numbers of fighters should make this organized crime.
With the failure of the Lebanese police at both levels, the Israelis must do what is required to get their people returned. Military style tactics require military action to get this done. With the failure of the Lebanese police to get their people to safety, Israel can’t allow the citizens to deter them from bringing the criminals to justice.
Organized crime of this magnitude can’t be allowed to escape punishment. The Israelis must use any and all methods to bring organized crime to justice, the numbers of criminals and the firepower they have makes military action of any level to get the job done necessary. Hezbollah has a member holding the position of Speaker of the Parliament an elected position voted on by the Parliament. This must therefore be considered as a government sponsored action and any action by Israel needed to bring justice is warranted.
Hezbollah should have caught the kidnappers and sentenced them to justice. The failure of Hezbollah to capture the kidnappers and the killing of Israelis makes all the Hezbollah fighters accessories to kidnapping and guilty of murder. The shear level of the numbers of criminals, should have brought outside aide to Israel in the suppression of the Hezbollah organized crime criminals.
The failure of the worlds leaders is to their eternal shame, and that the whole world shall have to bear. Our world leaders have become cowards and not able to deal with a large organized crime syndicate. The Israelis are left to do what ever is required to bring all the criminals to justice.
Had this accrued in the US and Hezbollah hid a neighborhood, then used rockets and automatic weapons on the same scale. The US military would level all the buildings occupied by Hezbollah and bring down the buildings with the criminals inside. As soon as the police had evacuated the citizens who were in danger.
Israel is doing no different, the law is the law and the organized crime syndicate known as Hezbollah must be brought to justice, no matter the cost. The law is clear and must be enforced.

Answer 3

Because Israel isn't trying to wipe out a race. It's only trying to stop Hezbollah from carrying out the attacks against the people of Israel. Now Hezbollah would definitly like to see some ethnic cleansing. They would like to see Jews wiped from the face of the Earth. THAT'S ethnic cleansing.

Answer 4

Because you need to kill millions of people not just a few innocent by standers to do so. But Hezbollah and Iran openly state they want to get every Jew out of Israel. Now who really is the bad guys here. The Israeli's who warn people to leave or the Hezbollah who fire missiles from peoples roof tops then run and hide and weight for the rooftop to be hit by Israel.
If your ask me it's Hezbollah who is guilty of getting the Lebanese civilians killed. And mark my words the world has had enough and Hezbollah and Iran's days are numbered.

Answer 5

For the same reason that when any of the fanatical Muslim sects who want to wipe out Israel, it isn't called "ethnic cleansing" either.

Answer 6

The same behavior (Israeli) was proclaimed in Bosnia as ethnic cleansing by Serbian people. Villages were empty, innocent people killed... I guess you have to make a story before go to the war. You must "go to the flow" with worlds stupidity about destroying terrorism or some other ideology. Than your crimes are justified.

Answer 7

no this is not ethnic cleansing. Ethnic cleansing occurs when the citizens of a nation "cleanse" people of different backgrounds within their own society.

Having said this Israel is a racist country:

http://www.globalresearch.ca/articles/BEN108A.html

Answer 8

It is a blood feud
They were attacked now they must retaliate in order to survive in their environment
When the Ideology is so different, any transgression is amplified to the point of extreme.
I was taught in school that Israel only reacts ,not one instance of aggressive behavior first
Don't say it is brain-washing .It was over 40 years ago.

Answer 9

Is Hezbollah a Race Or a Religion? If one regularly sleeps with dogs don't be surprised if you wake up scratching.

Answer 10

why are rockets pouring down on Israel not seen as a act of war by hezbo and iran?