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Monday, July 31, 2006

Sara Moosavi

London - England | July 19

Israel's attack on Lebanese civilians is illegal...however it is a shame that the international community fail to see that. Israel's retaliation has caused pratically no Hezbollah militants to be killed....BUT in doing so have caused the death of hundreds of innocent Lebanese civilians including the elderly, women and children...
Israeli officials accused Syria and Iran of providing Lebanese guerrillas with sophisticated weapons, saying the missiles that hit Haifa had greater range and heavier warheads than those Hezbollah had fired before. I myself am half Iranian. I am not Lebanese, I am not Syrian, I am not Israeli, and I am not Palestinian. I have never been to Lebanon but I have heard amazing things about its people and their suffering. My heart goes out to them. My thoughts and prayers are with all those in Lebanon and will try my best to do what I can for its people.
All I have to say is, let go of political differences, let go of social differences, and let go of religious differences. We are all for the same cause, unite as one and do not let your support wane. Do not let this attack split the people, Israel attacking the Lebanese army and killing Lebanese soldier’s shows us ultimately their ulterior motive. The Israelis are provoking the Lebanese Army and it is clear they are trying to incite civil war...
The US staying "quiet" says it all; they are way over extended to deal with anything, what with having troops all across the Middle East in their "War on Terror", and in trying to dismantle the “Axis of Evil” as they call it.
The UN has yet again failed to do anything about this illegal attack as it did regarding Afghanistan AND Iraq.
Israel never answers to the UN and in my opinion never will. I believe they planned this whole attack. The US’s support was wavering and they were actually beginning to negotiate with Iran regarding Nuclear Weapons. The media coverage had moved away from Syria and Iran, and it looked as if diplomacy was working. It was a way to get America to take a second look by blaming Iran as well as Syria, and as a result has led to increased hatred across the world against the Israeli’s. It is no longer a war over "religion" or "race" it is a war over what is best for Israel's interests. They have compromised their own principles and even their own people’s faith in the government.
However, it is wrong to say that all Israeli’s are alike to their government, some Israeli's themselves have been protesting. Around 1,000 Israeli's lined the streets of Tel Aviv on July 16th voicing their opinions about the illegal strikes in Southern Lebanon. The citizens were heard chanting "Olmert agreed with Bush: War and Occupation", and calling for the international community to intervene. This is what must continue, the international community must be constantly reminded of what is happening in Lebanon. The media may forget and move on to a bigger story but we must never stop our efforts in helping the Lebanese cause.
I will leave you all with a quote by Ernest Hemingway - “Never think that war, no matter how necessary, nor how justified, is not a crime.”
My love to all Lebanese and my prayers to those who have lost loved ones in this horrific military bombardment. Stay strong and be safe.
posted by SAVE LEBANON, @ 4:55 PM, , (0) comments