Israel Attacks Lebanon

last SG · 2006-07-28T14:52:01+00:00

Everyone is claiming victory at the end of the 34 days war. Mr Bush said Hezbollah suffered a defeat with a straight face. Pointed finger at Iran for supplyi...

Lowclassman SG

Sg Gov always condemn terrorism here and there.
Condemn North Korean of Missiles tests. Big Mouth here and there.

But..........why no voice from our Blood sucking vampires gov commenting on Israel?

the Bear SG

think man....

technically, it should be "Lebanon attacks Israel" Laughing

the Hezbollah went INTO Israel and kidnapped 2 soldiers...

if that's not an act of war, i don't know what the hell else is

but seriously, i find that the only thing we can justifiably whack Israel for is the use of too much firepower from the air and not moving in and taking out the places the rockets are being fired from using ground forces.. the neutralisation of those rockets and seizing of them from reportedly civilian homes would have shut up the world and shown the Hezbollah for what they are.. cowardly bastards who hide behind civilians..

anyway, the analogy still stands... if you throw stones at a hornet's nest, then hide behind your daughter, you should not blame the hornets for stinging the crap out of your daughter..

BadzMaro SG

someone is confused about who attacking who… lol ..

sgheartland SG

actually this problem not easy to take a stand, you say attack or dont attack also make people blood boil, so best is don’t comment, but our govt you know lah, die die must comment one lah..

ctstalin SG

I can't believe the US gave the green light for israel to continue bombard lebanon.

i do not believe that the continued offensive by israel can bring a "sustainable" peace to the middle-east. i believe it will only serve to strengthen the Arab's anti israeli sentiments. i believe more people will join organisations like the Hezbollah to get their revenge on israel.

if israel started the offensive because of the 2 kidnapped soldiers and rockets from hezbollah, shouldn't UN send their whole army of troops into israel for DELIBERATELY bombed a UN observer post in lebanon.

once again, we see the US show of hypocrisy and tony blair's blind support to what ever the US backs.

FUCK!

MobyDog SG

The militant group Hezbollah captured two Israeli soldiers during clashes Wednesday across the border in southern Lebanon, prompting a swift reaction from Israel, which sent ground forces into its neighbor to look for them. The forces were trying to keep the soldiers' captors from moving them deeper into Lebanon, Israeli government officials said on condition of anonymity

htttp://www.forbes.com/technology/feeds/ap/2006/07/12/ap2873051.html

Hezbollah arrests two Israeli soldiers

date: 12 07, 2006

Beirut, July. 12 (BNA) The Lebanese Hezbollah movement announced Wednesday the arrest of two Israeli soldiers in southern Lebanon.
Lebanese police said that the two soldiers were arrested as they entered the town of Aitaa al-Chaab inside the Lebanese border. Israeli aircraft were active in the air over southern Lebanon, police said, with jets bombing roads leading to the market town of Nabatiyeh, 60 kilometers south of Beirut.

http://english.bna.bh/?ID=47348

TRANSLATION: According to the Lebanese police force, the two soldiers were captured in Lebanese territory, in the area of Aïta Al-Chaab close to the border, whereas Israeli television indicated that they had been captured in Israeli territory.

http://fr.news.yahoo.com/12072006/202/liban-le-hezbollah-capture-deux-soldats-israeliens-sept-autres-tues.html

It all started on July 12 when Israel troops were ambushed on Lebanon's side of the border with Israel. Hezbollah, which commands the Lebanese south, immediately seized on their crossing. They arrested two Israeli soldiers, killed eight Israelis and wounded over 20 in attacks inside Israeli territory

http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/HG15Ak02.html

The militant group Hezbollah said it captured two Israeli soldiers during clashes across the border in southern Lebanon on Wednesday.

http://en.chinabroadcast.cn/2947/2006/07/12/[email protected]

Now, should simply take the US and Israel word for it and ignore what the other side are saying.. Have you guys been following what rhetorics the US are doing and saying in the UN security council ? Remember Iraq has WMD(Nuclear) and 9/11 involvement..

adven7 SG

Minister should lead by example, do not criticise or condemn until they propose the solution to solve the Isreal and Lebanon issue. Else they should shut up.

Not happy with my comments, then they should wear white T-shirt and walk around substation?

vito_corleone SG

singapore's voice carries little weight on the international stage, why bother condemning? Laughing

Atobe SG

Israel and Singapore are two similarly small countries vulnerable to any negative politics from hostile governments of neighboring countries.

Both countries have only the desire to live in peace and co-prosperity with our immediate neighbors, and at the same time each will not accept any threats to our sovereignty and independence.

Hezbollah was set up by Iran to counter Israeli invasion of Lebanon in 1982 to destroy the threats from the Palestinian Liberation Organisation based in Lebanon at that time.

Hezbollah became a component member of the present Lebanon government, and hold at least 12 seats in the Lebanese Parliament.

Despite Hezbollah being a member of the legitimate Lebanon Government, it took on an independent route in its policies and actions towards Israel.

The Lebanese Government and Military were simply too weak to face down the Hezbollah and disarm its private militia, both being funded and equipped by Iran.

Under such circumtances, did Israel attack Lebanon, or was Israel responding to an unprovoked attack by a component member of the Lebanese government ?

The present Israeli actions was a response to the continuous aggravation from Hezbollah with the frequent rocket attacks over the years, culminating with the latest unprovoked attack on an Israeli border guard post that ended with the killing of Israeli guards and kidnapping of two of its conscripted citizen-soldiers.

The present punitive action is an effort by Israel to neuter the Hezbollah and to prevent further attacks that disrupt, maim, and kill Israeli lives in the northern parts of Israel.

Can there be a solution to the troubles of this region ?

Can we convince the Arabs to accept the existence of Israel ?

Can we convince the Israelis to respect the Arabs, and understand the circumstances of the deep seated Arab antagonism towards Israel, so as to move to the next stage of finding a positive solution that will result in some form of reciprocally beneficial co-existence ?

Dounut SG

Can we convince the Arabs to accept the existence of Israel ?

Can we convince the Israelis to respect the Arabs, and understand the circumstances of the deep seated Arab antagonism towards Israel, so as to move to the next stage of finding a positive solution that will result in some form of reciprocally beneficial co-existence ?

Tought ! ! Rolling Eyes

When I was in the Middle East, the sense of hatred from Arabs against Israel was much more stronger than Israel against Arabs ! ! Idea

Media reported in the Arab World was also very different stroies, 180 degrees difference at times from what we heard from the "Outside World". Shocked

socrates SG

However isn't the show of force from israel too much ? Although the hezbollah do fire rockets over to israel, israel respond by literally invading the country and destroy many infrastructure, which many are probably neutral and innocent. Thousands of Lebanonese lives will change and they will hate the Israel for attacking them. Even the UN post is destroyed and 4 innocent people are killed. Is these 4 innocent people lives worth lesser than the 2 Israel soldiers ? If the involved countries such as china use tic for tat method of the Israel to revenge the single life lost, we will probably see world war 3 in the making. To date the total number of casualty from Lebanon is more than 400. Billions of dollars of infrastructure are destroyed. Compare this figure with the 2 soldiers that were captured during the conflict. Does attacking so harshly result in them being rescued ? I think their chance of survival becomes slimmer by the day. Even if hezbollah never killed them, the Israel will accidentally finish the job by their attacek

Furthermore, will the attack result in a more peaceful world and Isreal ? No. The Muslims are more infuriated with this attack, they become more isolated and the extremist will get more sympatisers. In the end it just result in more conflicts and more lives lost. The innocent Lebanese whose lives have been affected due to the invasion will hate Israel and they themselves will become the lightly candidate of terrorism. Even when America attack Afghanistan and Iraq, terrorism still increase

the Bear SG

let me ask one question:

if the arabs could, would they overrun Israel and destroy everything?

a yes or no answer would suffice Wink

socrates SG

let me ask one question:

if the arabs could, would they overrun Israel and destroy everything?

a yes or no answer would suffice

Yes

Let me ask a question back

Is there a reason why they hate Israel so much ?

a yes or no answer would suffice

Dounut SG

Laughing

No surprise answer. It just depends on who is holding the better equiped weapons ! ! Twisted Evil

the Bear SG

yes Wink

now, do you want to know the true reason? Laughing

socrates SG

palestinian conflict I presume Rolling Eyes

the Bear SG

more than that.. WAY WAY more than that...

btw, the "Palestinians" don't exist.. as admitted by the PLO themselves no less Laughing

frankly, i find it strange that in this day and age, anti-semitism by the neo- Nazis is not tolerated, but open threats to Jews by leaders of countries are

oh well, it is said that politics is filthy

killstyle SG

poor fat bear u are such a naive brainwashed tiny little boy scuking bush and his dog's d1ck. pro-west loser. misinformed looney.

can we meet? i will like you to suck my d1ck

ctstalin SG

agreed Laughing

the Bear SG

poor you.. resorting to personal attacks when you have less than nothing to say Laughing

and csstalin, you don't know better, do you? Wink

alas.. these are our youth...

but to satisfy both of you, google is your friend.. go search out and find out why...

no one is innocent in this conflict...

however, the whole thing comes down to this: why the hell did Hezbollah go kidnap 2 soldiers in Israel?

they know they will cause such misery, yet they do it.. WHY?

is it because people, humans, don't matter to them?

weigh all the evidence of history, of what they have done, and come to a conclusion yourself...

oh.. try not to resort to more personal attacks in discussions? they only show your own fetishes and insecurities Laughing