Israel v. Lebanon

It doesn't take a genius to guess who's going to be victorious in this one... the winners will be the IDF (Israeli army); the losers the people of Lebanon. I'd wager that first runner-up will go to Hezbollah, who may succeed in bolstering its standing among the Lebanese.

The whole thing is pretty gross.

I don't imagine that I have any new insight to provide into this situation, but I'd like to register my voice--an American Jewish one--against the actions of the Israel. [To be clear, I'm also opposed to the actions of Hezbollah. (It's damn hard to be actually for someone in the Middle East these days.)] I find myself receiving emails lately from various Jewish listservs announcing Israel solidarity rallies. Now that's chutzpah. This is not to say that the kidnapped soldiers, nor the individuals on the receiving end of Hezbollah's rocket fire don't deserve our support--they do. Rather, it's the implication that Israel is the victim in this situation, instead of the aggressor. The rally I'd like to go to would be Jews holding vigil for the Lebanese who have been killed in this affront. Sadly, I don't think attendance would be too high.

To read more from inside Lebanon, check out this blog.