{"id":6603,"date":"2006-08-04T16:59:18","date_gmt":"2006-08-04T16:59:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/viamedia\/2006\/08\/lebanon-stories-from-the-catholic-press.html"},"modified":"2006-08-04T16:59:18","modified_gmt":"2006-08-04T16:59:18","slug":"lebanon-stories-from-the-catholic-press","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/viamedia\/2006\/08\/lebanon-stories-from-the-catholic-press.html","title":{"rendered":"Lebanon stories from the Catholic press:"},"content":{"rendered":"

CRS official says relief work impossible without cease-fire<\/a><\/p>\n

John Thavis analyzes the Pope’s foreign policy stance, as evident so far, and the response:<\/a><\/p>\n

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In private talks, Vatican officials have asked that the U.S. government use its influence with Israel to bring an immediate halt to hostilities. <\/p>\n

To the Israelis, the Vatican has made it clear that it views its military offensive in Lebanon as a disproportionate use of force. Israel’s ambassador to the Vatican, Oded Ben-Hur, has made counterarguments. <\/p>\n

"I say two things: first, that the proportion is to the amount of threat, and (Hezbollah) is putting the north of Israel, a million people, under the threat of missiles," Ben-Hur said told <\/span>Catholic News Service<\/span><\/a> in an interview. <\/p>\n

"Secondly, what is the right proportion? Give it to me. What is it, 10 to five? One to one? One hundred to 1,000? There is no such thing," he said. <\/p>\n

The ambassador said he thinks that on a practical level the Vatican understands Israel’s motives in Lebanon, and is even sympathetic to Israeli concerns. But because of moral objections, he said, the Vatican asks Israel to "find a way not to retaliate." <\/p>\n

"I say, tell us what the formula is," the ambassador said. He argues that Israel’s actions are essentially self-defense against an enemy that must be hit wherever they are found. <\/p>\n

As for civilian deaths, Israeli officials say Hezbollah is ultimately responsible because it uses civilian areas to stage rocket attacks. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The impact on a Jesuit college in Lebanon<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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