Monday, July 24, 2006

Why the Israeli Government is no better than Hezbollah.

a.k.a Why Olmert is no better than Nasrallah

"We had no choice BUT war."

- Warmonger Israeli rhetoric

"Hezbollah is defending Lebanon."

- Warmonger Lebanese rhetoric


Hezbollah's pointless attack - which are already famed due to their continuous repitition in the media - led to Israeli support to an all-out war, using the attack as an excuse.

But history does not begin there.

Violations have been plenty, whether they were initiated by Hezbollah, or by the Israeli government. Not too long ago, a shepherd was killed by the IDF, and a fisherman was kidnapped (his blood was found on his boat) by the IDF. Only the ignorant would try to explain that as an Israeli retaliation.

The war, since its conception, was a choice.

"But what could we have done? We can't just sit and accept Hezbollah terrorizing our country."

Yawn.

This is the exact same excuse Hezbollah, and many other Lebanese have used. Just replace one of the proper nouns in the above quote, with another proper noun.

"But that's not the same. Hezbollah is a terrorist organization. The IDF is a state organization."

Actions supercede names. The IDF is terrorizing Lebanon, and that isn't an opinion. Hundreds of thousands of displaced civilians, with lost homes, destroyed lives, and crushed memories is not a lie. However, not surprisingly, it seems that Israelis seem to believe that the IDF is only attacking Hezbollah. I'm sure that explains why another two red cross ambulances were destroyed today ...

The Israeli government, as does Hezbollah, thrives on war. It uses the excuses of "terrorism" to instill fear into its civilians, as does Hezbollah. Your leaders - in this case Olmert - say the same things Nasrallah says, albeit in a different language. And its civilians, so pumped up with fear-induced adrenalin, sincerely believe that this type of war is the only option.

So let's tell it as it is. The Israeli government = Hezbollah. Olmert = Nasrallah. And to all the warmongers out there, your actions and statements are inexcusable. Stop glorifying this war. Stop glorifying murder. Stop glorifying the destruction of a country, and the lives of the people in it.

Avenues of donation:

www.lightforlebanon.com
www.relieflebanon.org
www.saveleb.org


posted by Lazarus, 10:39 AM

2 Comments:

  • Is this not just picking and choosing events as you wish, rather than viewing the whole?

    Yawn.

    By Blogger Solomon2, at 11:45 AM  

  • The Doves of Hizbollah. Hossein Safiadeen also reinforced earlier threats by Hizbullah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah to widen the scope of attacks, which have included unprecedented missile strikes deep into northern Israel.

    "We are going to make Israel not safe for Israelis. There will be no place they are safe," Safiadeen told a conference that included the Tehran-based representative of the Palestinian group Hamas and the ambassadors from Lebanon, Syria and the Palestinian Authority.

    "You will see a new Middle East in the way of Hizbullah and Islam, not in the way of Rice and Israel."

    From Limits where I say this to an Israel hater:

    Clear evidence of Hizbollahs plans. So by all means join in the hatred Ms. Dove. Unfortunately your hatred does not merit the attention that the hatred of Hizbollah does.

    You have no rockets.

    By Blogger M. Simon, at 3:54 AM  

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