>These were military reprisals, not terrorist attacks.
Whatever you call them, they are violations of international law.
>Only in the recent war have civilians died on the Israeli side
>because of Hezbollah.
So by your own admission civilians *have* died because of Hezbollah. Those deaths have given Israel's military an excuse for criminal overreaction. Flying a Hezbollah flag outside the U.S. consulate would help people to more readily accept that excuse.
>Hezbollah is an organisation of the oppressed and exploited Shi'ite
>community in Lebanon..... One is not obliged to accept every aspect
>of their strategy as a result.
I don't think this discussion has been about their strategy, but about yours.