Peace- NO War
2006-08-28 06:04:54 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in News & Events ➔ Current Events
Peace is very shaky....it is more complicated than a time out and a nap....
Under UNSC Resolution 1701 up to 15,000 UNFIL troops and up to 15,000 Lebanese soldiers are to be deployed and enforce an arms embargo on Hezbollah. Currently, 2,500 U.N. observers are monitoring the Israel-Lebanon border, but have a very limited mandate.
The force dubbed by Kofi Annan UNIFIL-2 has no operational plan to enforce the UN arms embargo which would entail stemming the heavy flow of Iranian arms shipments entering Lebanon day by day along two Syrian tracks. Long, heavily laden convoys are heading from the Syrian ports of Latakia and Tartus to the Lebanese Beqaa Valley, bringing Hizballah its first heavy missiles - the Russian-made Scud-B adapted by Iran as Shahab-1, which has a one-ton warhead and range of 350 km. A second track brings 3-5 Iranian air cargoes every day to Syrian air bases near the Lebanese border
Israel has said it would not lift its blockade unless international forces, along with Lebanese troops, are deployed on the Israel-Lebanon border, as well as on Lebanon's frontier with Syria to prevent the flow of weapons to Hezbollah.
Syria has said it would consider the presence of international troops on its border a hostile act and Lebanon has said it would deploy its own forces there, but not let international troops patrol in the area. Annan has backed Lebanon in the dispute and called on "all the neighbors" to cooperate in implementing the cease-fire deal.
On Wednesday, a Hezbollah cabinet minister said that the guerrilla group will not release the two captured Israeli soldiers unconditionally, and that they would only be freed in a prisoner exchange.
"There will be no unconditional release. This is not possible," Minister of Energy and Hydraulic Resources Mohammed Fneish said in Beirut. He is one of two Hezbollah members in Lebanon's Cabinet.
Prime Minister Fouad Siniora pledged to distribute some LL50 million ($33,000) in aid to each family whose home was completely destroyed during the recent Israeli-Hezbollah offensive. A government primary estimation shows that 130,000 houses across Lebanon have been demolished or damaged of which 50,000 are in Beirut's southern suburbs. Several Arab countries had offered to rebuild entire villages that had been partially or completely destroyed during the recent conflict.
"Saudi Arabia has pledged to reconstruct 10 villages, Qatar one village, Yemen one village, Bahrain one village," Siniora said. "We will propose the idea of such help to the countries taking part in the Stockholm conference."
Beirut's Rafik Hariri International Airport will be repaired at no charge by the Consolidated Contractors Company, he added.
"The eastern runway, 21, has been completely fixed ... The western runway, 17, is currently under reconstruction and needs three days to be fully operational. The rest of the runways need a few days before they will be operational," Siniora said.
"The Stockholm conference, which will be attended by 60 governments and organizations, will constitute a primary remedy to the results of the Israeli-Hezbollah conflict. The Beirut I international donor conference will take place later this year.
Israel's Prime Minister Olmert said he hoped the cease-fire would provide dialogue between Israel and Lebanon to allow "direct contact" between the government of Israel and the government of Lebanon to hopefully to reach agreement between the two countries. He said, the deal could be "a cornerstone to build a new reality between Israel and Lebanon."
Prime Minister Fouad Siniora said Wednesday that Lebanon will be the last Arab country to sign a peace treaty with Israel, vowing that he would not hold "direct or indirect contacts" with Israel.
2006-08-30 21:04:16 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Peace is one thing that everyone, no matter what nationality, race, or religion asks for. Lebanon Vs. Israel was a terrible conflict, each side losing so much, but just because the media overemphasized the war doesn't mean there are no others that need to be handled. What is going on in Africa? Or even closer to us, Iraq? The world needs to get in the picture and try to creat the peace. Yes, we absolotuly need to establish peace.
2006-08-28 06:09:55 · answer #2 · answered by David S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Talk to Hezbollah about peace. In this last scrape Hezbollah leaders anticiapated as reaction from Israel but they didn't expect it to be that bad.
The war isn't really Israel v Lebanon. It's Hezbollah v Israel. Hezbollah just happened to be in Lebanon, and Lebanon paid the price for Hezbollah stupidity.
If you look back to the Lebanon Israel agreement of 2000. The deal was Israel withdraws from Lebanon. Then Lebanon was supposed to disarm Hezbollah. Then Israel was to release all prisoners captured during Israel's occupation of Lebanon.
Israel carried out the first part.
Lebanon didn't carry out their part and you see what happened. Without Hezbollah agreeing to quit trying to destroy Israel who's going to establish peace? The UN?
2006-08-28 06:23:25 · answer #3 · answered by namsaev 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lebanon has nothing to do with peace. Lebanon was just used by Iran as a battlefield.
2006-08-28 06:29:09 · answer #4 · answered by composertype 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It isn't Lebanon Vs Israel...it is Hezbollah against Israel...and I am all for peace...if the damn terrorist knock it off and let us live in peace that would be great.
2006-08-28 06:33:31 · answer #5 · answered by tweetz 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Peace would be wonderful. Now tell the HezBULLies to play nice.
2006-08-28 06:11:22 · answer #6 · answered by SPLATT 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is too soon let it be settled move out the reporters and civilians and let them fight til one is no more
then it will not keep happening
2006-08-28 06:10:14 · answer #7 · answered by Proud Republican 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree
2006-08-28 06:07:16 · answer #8 · answered by sexystud32111 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This war can not be stopped.Hezbollah got a boost and it will fight to its end.
2006-08-28 06:13:45 · answer #9 · answered by dmohanty2005 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Doesn't matter if I agree or not. The Arabs will be at it in not time. We'll see.
2006-08-28 06:11:31 · answer #10 · answered by elgil 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋