More on Israel/Lebanon
The crisis continues in Israel and Lebanon and the U.S.-based commentary continues to be abysmally one-sided. The knee-jerk pro-Israel position has been adopted by nearly everyone--American media, U.S. Congress, and virtually all corners of the American Jewish community.
For those seeking more info/less bias, check out the following for news and ideas:
Brit Tzedek V'Shalom
Save Lebanon
Alternative Information Center
BBC
Ha'aretz
The Daily Star
posted by Emily @ 7/25/2006
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1 Comments:
Em we don't see eye to eye on this. Here is my perspective:
I agree that he killing of civilians by Israel breeds more hatred.
However its the extreme organizations that are the root cause. I find
it interesting that Hezbollah's hijacking of Lebanon hasn't outraged
the Lebanese. If there was a militaristic group operating in my back
yard picking fights with my neighbors and I had to pay the price
through civilian casualties, loss of infrastructure and a siege I
would be pissed. Angry enough to be motivated to do something about
it. Yet the only response from the Lebanese government is that it had
nothing to do with the attacks. Wake up Lebanon there's a rotten egg
in your basket and it's stinking up the whole place!
I am also intrigued that the world scrutinizes Israel's morals with a
fine toothed comb while completely ignoring Hezbollah's.
Why doesn't any one questions Hezbollah's instigation over a quiet border?
Why does no one question Hezbollah's decision to target Israeli
civilians with rockets in major cities during rush hour?
Why aren't people upset at Hezbollah for picking a fight with Israel,
completely destroying Lebanon's recent economic boom?
Why do France, Russian and China reprimand Israel for a forceful
retaliation while ignoring Hezbollah's invasion into Israel over and
international border to abduct soldiers?
Why doesn't any one question Hezbollah's belief that exchanging two
prisoners for several hundred constitutes fair trade?
Lebanon has always been a progressive Arab country. In the 70's after
the Yom Kippur War every Israeli was sure Lebanon would be the first
Arab nation to sign a peace agreement. With its mix of Shi'a, Sunni,
Christians and Druze, Lebanon looked like the melting pot of the
middle east. Unfortunately civil war broke out and everything went
down hill from there. Until, the Israeli pull out in 2000, the recent
protests and consequent withdrawal of Syria. Lebanon had begun to
regain some of its luster. Unfortunately Hezbollah took all that away
with these recent provocations.
And once again we see that it's the extreme organizations that spoil
the soup. They are the real problem. Until the countries that harbor
and support them begin questioning their existence, we'll be stuck
fighting them.
For those of you looking for more information here are some links:
Background on the issues
B'nai B'rith International's Israel Emergency Fund
Friends of the IDF
-Amir
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