The Vatican speaks
Condemns Israel's attack on Lebanon. Says Sodano, the Secretary of State:
Hezbollah, Iran's proxy, used the safety of its Lebanon position to attack civilian populations in Israel. And Israel is supposed to just sit there and take it? Are the only good Jews those who go meekly to their deaths at the hands of cutthroats?
And what about the Lebanese Christians, most of them Maronite Catholics? Does the Vatican suppose they welcome the militant presence of the Islamofascists in their country, these terrorists who are bringing such destruction onto Lebanon? There will be no secure peace for the Arab Christians of Lebanon as long as Hezbollah remains a force.
UPDATE: No, I don't think that whatever Israel does is justified, as a general matter. And yes, I hope that things calm down there. But what I simply do not understand is why the Jewish state is expected to suffer unremitting terror attacks without responding firmly and forcefully. Israel has time and time again offered to negotiate a two-state solution, and for peace. Every time they make a concession, the Palestinians take advantage of it to press violent attacks. (As for Hezbollah in Lebanon, they have even less excuse). I just think that Israel, while certainly not sinless, God knows, gets a raw deal here.
"In particular, the Holy See deplores right now the attack on Lebanon, a free and sovereign nation, and assures its closeness to these people who already have suffered so much to defend their independence. ...The right of defence on the part of a state does not exempt it from its responsibility to respect international law, particularly regarding the safeguarding of civilian populations."
Hezbollah, Iran's proxy, used the safety of its Lebanon position to attack civilian populations in Israel. And Israel is supposed to just sit there and take it? Are the only good Jews those who go meekly to their deaths at the hands of cutthroats?
And what about the Lebanese Christians, most of them Maronite Catholics? Does the Vatican suppose they welcome the militant presence of the Islamofascists in their country, these terrorists who are bringing such destruction onto Lebanon? There will be no secure peace for the Arab Christians of Lebanon as long as Hezbollah remains a force.
UPDATE: No, I don't think that whatever Israel does is justified, as a general matter. And yes, I hope that things calm down there. But what I simply do not understand is why the Jewish state is expected to suffer unremitting terror attacks without responding firmly and forcefully. Israel has time and time again offered to negotiate a two-state solution, and for peace. Every time they make a concession, the Palestinians take advantage of it to press violent attacks. (As for Hezbollah in Lebanon, they have even less excuse). I just think that Israel, while certainly not sinless, God knows, gets a raw deal here.
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