On Jul 24, 2006, at 4:22 PM, carroll quoting jewish voice for ignoring context wrote:
>> On July 12, Hizbullah crossed the southern Lebanese border into
>> Israel, and attacked an IDF post. They killed three soldiers and
>> took two. It is crucial to point out that the conditions between
>> Israel and the Palestinians, on the one hand, and Israel and Lebanon
>> on the other are not the same, even though the similarity of the two
>> actions against IDF outposts draws comparisons.
>>
>> The Palestinians are a people under occupation and they have the
>> right to resist that occupation, even with force. One may argue over
>> the advisability of their action, but it was permitted under
>> international law. This is not the case with Hizbullah. Their act
>> was a clear violation of international law, as was their subsequent
>> attack on civilian targets within Israel.
>>
>> The Hizbullah attack also precipitated a major escalation in the
>> already dangerous situation in the Middle East. It gave Israel the
>> excuse it needed to launch a major attack on Lebanon. It has to be
>> unequivocally stated that, having said that Hizbullah violated
>> international law, Israel's immediate targeting of civilians and use
>> of disproportionate and overwhelming force is a much greater crime.
this doesn't even mention the Israel assault on Gaza that precipitated this. so it's worthless. yeah whatever you do if you are not a palestinian just let Israel do their caveman thing. Israel is very sensitive, a few strongly worded critiques and they'll stop. yes Israel doing this to lebanon over 2 captured soldiers was ENTIRELY predictable. it's all Hezbollah's fault.
~J