We now are at a unique junction. There just may be something real that can be contributed to preventing/delaying a next war with Hizbullah in Lebanon.
In the last few years there has been a steady and consistent criticism of Israel for its withdrawal first from Lebanon then from Gaza without negotiations, unilaterally. This criticism, raised by the Arab and echoed by The Left confounds me. If we held negotiations, and the demands raised by Lebanon or the PA in Gaza were unacceptable, does that mean that we should not withdraw?
But more to the current situation.
In 2006 Israel did indeed negotiate with Lebanon, the US, France, and the Quartet over conditions for ending the conflict in Lebanon. One of the conditions agreed upon was that Hizbullah would not be allowed to re-arm. We know that the rockets Hizbullah fired at Israel came from Iran via Syria. This agreement has been violated from its first week by Syria and Hizbullah. There is speculation that Syria is interested in defecting investigations into its role in the political assassination of the Lebanese president.Meanwhile Iran also has its own interests in chaos without concern for the well being for the people of Lebanon.
According to the press:“Hizbullah has the ability to launch rockets against any point in Israel, the organization’s leader, Hassan Nasrallah said on Sunday.
He told Al Jazeera that Hizbullah had the capability to strike every part of Israel during last summer’s war, and retains that capability.
So now, especially for those who are concerned about “peace” and who objected to Israel acting without prior negotiations should be protesting this violation of the agreement Israel accepted, and which is intended to prevent future attacks on Israel, and which to no surprise, will be responded to military by Israel.
So, now would be good time to alert your compatriots in the various organizations concerned about peace and justice in the middle-east to raise their voices in protest of the violation of the agreements of 2006 by Syria & Hizbullah.
