Chaos in Lebanon

Denny, in his wisdom and candor, posts Our Tomorrow: Israel, Hizbullah, and the U.S.



And then there's this, from the Lebanese Political Journal blog:




Becoming a Refugee

We have no sympathy for Israel's position right now. None.

We have sympathy for the Israeli civilians being hit by Hezbollah bombs, but there is no justification for Israel's action. It's abusive. The United States did not hit civilians or civilian escape routes out of the country like this when invading either Afghanistan or Iraq.

Israel made its statement. We cannot tolerate any more. We understood what they were doing. We understood why they needed to do it. But now, there is no sympathy left. Hezbollah is not a mortal danger to you. It has the potential to be, but we Lebanese have been trying to change that internally, through UN resolutions and peacefully.

The bombing has gone on for too long. It's too fierce. Hezbollah has lost morale. The Shia have lost morale. The Lebanese have lost their country.

This is a fight Israel cannot win. Everyone in Lebanon knows that Hezbollah cannot win, including Hezbollah.

From Dr. Marcy /مارسي Newman / نوما ن in Deheishe, Beit Lahem, Palestinian Territory, "Body on the Line:"

At night the Israelis are doing make believe attacks just to terorrize the poeple. There are now refugees in Beirut, sleeping in the parks, with no blankets, food, water. And, apparently, the PLO asked that all of the Palestinian refugees be moved to Syria--certainly a sign that things are not going to get better anytime soon. It's unbelievable that no one in the U.S. is doing anything: no humanitarian aid (as if that could get in with the airport, seaport, and land borders closed off), no demonstrations in the streets to show support. It's not like Lebanese people can organize anything from there. Everyone is just trying to stay safe, stay alive.

and from Roba Al-Assi's Blog:

My aunt lives in a village in the south of Lebanon. Her husband is a Lebanese from the south. I regret that I lost her daughters‘ cellphone numbers. I hope they’re okay.

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Gaza.
My friend Nisreen is from Gaza. She studies at the American University in Beirut now. I sent her a message asking if she’s ok- her reply:
“No. There are gunships near the dorms and I freak out every time they fire. There’s hardly anyone left in Beirut. I’m going crazy. I can’t leave because the roads aren’t safe. They bombed the road to Syria and there’s a chance they might hit the other road. If things get worse then I’ll probably go to Saudi.”

COUNTERPOINT:

"I STAND WITH ISRAEL"

By Michelle Malkin · July 15, 2006 04:55 PM

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