www.breakingthesilence.org.il

i know that nabih berri's proposal of having a hiwar is the topic du jour; however, i found this "breaking news" not worth much time, considering that there is no reason to repeat myself twice on the matter.

back to the title ... this organization is a group of idf and ex-idf soldiers that have decided to speak out against the militant israeli culture. kudos to them, but they are not the point of this post. talking to one of their members however made me reflect on the symmetry between the militant culture of hezbollah and that of israel, and by "symmetry" i am not referring to actions, but rather to a mental state of mind - a "construct", if you will. i find it disturbing that those who rightly lash out at israel and it's self-defeating militarism actively support hezbollah, without criticizing various aspects of hezbollah. we must keep the long term effects of such constructs in mind and criticize accordingly. after all,it is our responsibility to speak out, as silence is an extra step towards the self-implosion of lebanon. good night.

posted by Lazarus, 11:35 PM