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July 24, 2006
Israel vs Hezbollah and how to figure out proportions
The whole world is watching the events unfolding in the Middle East. I am not going to recap what's going on, I would like to just comment on some of the criticism that Israel has been getting for its "disproportionate" response. Here is what I want to say:
If you get slapped on the cheek, you cannot go and burn down their house. However, if you get shot at and your citizens get killed by rocket fire, YOU HAVE EVERY INTERNATIONAL TREATY RIGHT TO GO OVER THERE WHERE THE ROCKETS ARE COMING FROM AND BEAT THEM INTO THE GROUND, TOPPLE THEIR GOVERNMENT AND MAKE SURE THAT NO OTHER ROCKET EVER HITS YOUR SOVEREIGN TERRITORY AND HURT ANY OF YOUR CITIZENS. With that being said, I want to emphasize a couple of other points:
- Israel warns civil population before making attacks. Hezbollah attacks with unaimed weapons that hurt only the civilians.
- Hezbollah has taken 2 Israeli soldiers hostage and instigated this chapter of the conflict.
- I have not heard a single peep from the international community to see the 2 captured soldiers and make sure that they are treated humanitarily. Is that an indication that the international community acknoledges that Hezbollah is a terrorist organization or just unwillingness to help Israel deal with her sad reality?
- The international community has pledged millions of dollars to Lebanon to fix back it's infrastructure destroyed in the conflict and feed people that have left their homes to escape Israeli bombardment, same people who harbor Hezbollah in their homes. Who is going to pay for roads and homes destroyed by Hezbollah? Are they ever going to be held responsible for what they are doing to Israel?
Posted by Alex at July 24, 2006 05:54 PM