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Thread #93592 Message #1803077
Posted By: John on the Sunset Coast
06-Aug-06 - 08:49 PM
Thread Name: BS: An interesting viewpoint on Lebanon
Subject: RE: BS: An interesting viewpoint on Lebanon
Freda--
Your author states that the Geneva Conventions make the targeting of civilians illegal. True enough; it sounds as if she is about to criticise Hizbullah (alas, she is not). Your author fails to also state that to conduct war from amongst civilians, as does Hizbullah, is also illegal. Your author also wonders why the major countries seem to ignore Israli actions; perhaps it is because those on ground from those countries do not see Israeli actions as illegal as you and she do. Lastly, I am proud of the Israeli woman who cries over the deaths of Lebanese innocents...I hope there are many like her. No one should take satisfaction from killing of innocents. I do not recall seeing in that essay mention of any Hezbullah woman so crying with regard to innocent Israelis.
I normally do not like to cite specific sites--especially of groups that I generally disagree with. But as I suspect that you do generally approve of Human Rights Watch, I think you might read their site of 5-August. They blame Hizbullah for numerous violations since the current war began, and they are quite emphatic about it (I believe they use words to the effect that there is absolutely no justification for Hizullah targing civilian populations.) And, yes, deep in their report they also cite Israel for some of its actions. I hate moral equivalence, the non-thinking persons way to avoid analysis, which is why I generally don't read such sites.
[I would blue clicky it for you if I knew how]