Reporter on F&F this morning says that sentiment in Lebanon is with the Israelis, realizing that clearing out the Hezbollah from southern Lebanon has to be done.
Nuggets from Lebanese Bloggers
http://www.bigpharaoh.com/2006/07/14/nuggets-from-lebanese-bloggers/
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Below are comments I read posted by Lebanese bloggers.
Ramzi is asking Hizbollah's Nasrallah whether he is happy now:
You care not for this country nor it's citizens.
You are blind to the borders and the fate of this nation.
And you thrust me into the unknown and ask me to follow you?!
Wake up and smell the burning runways…
Doha comments on the speech by Israel's ambassador to the UN:
Today I heard one of the most historical addresses by the Israeli UN ambassador on Lebanon.
Just quickly: he quoted Marwan Hamadeh, Elias Atallah and another unnamed Minister saying yesterday that Lebanon has been taken hostage by regional forces (Iran and Syria) and by terror (form Hizbullah).
He looked the Lebanese UN representative in the eye and said: I would like to make an appeal to Lebanon's representative. You know deep down that if you could, you would add your brave voice to the voices of your brave compatriots in Lebanon. You could be sitting next to me now to negotiate a solution. If we succeed, it will be beneficial for all of us. Lebanon has an opportunity to be a free, prosperous democratic Lebanon.
The Lebanese representative claimed what the government statements have been saying: that the government did not know, is not responsible and does not endorse the attacks by Hizbullah on northern Israel. But also said that Israel is brutally attacking civilians and infrastructure in Lebanon and that the attacks do not equate in magnitude to what they claim they want to do, which is target Hizbullah's military base.
By the way, the Israeli ambassador said that Hizbullah is launching its rockets from civilian houses with children and women acting as hosts of such rockets.
This is truely a brutal way of operating by Hizbullah. I hate violence and death. Enough is enough; the Lebanese government needs to take a stand. My country is wounded.
Abu Kais saying Nasrallah has sacrificed the entire country for his lone cause:
Lebanon is being destroyed, I repeat, Lebanon is being destroyed.
Nasrallah has proven that he is no match for Israel. He will go down in history as the man who invited destruction to Lebanon, along with Yasser Arafat, thanks to the generous support of his allies, Syria and Iran, who, for allies, have so far done nothing to defend their holy partner.
At least two pundits this morning on LBC agreed that Israel has successfully changed the rules of the game, hinting that Nasrallah was wrong for thinking his rockets could establish a defensive “balance of terror.” In essence, Nasrallah has sacrificed the entire country for his lone cause, and for the eyes of Bashar and Ahmadinejad.
Jamal is angry at Israel:
So Olmert woke me up at 3 am, made my mom freak out, made my sister weep uncontrollably, made me take a cold shower with no water pressure this morning, and he expects me to support his effort to eradicate Hezbollah.
But let's talk about Peace.
I've noticed a high number of Israelis on Lebanese blogs these days claiming they want peace. They say we deserve what we are getting for supporting a violent group like Hezbollah.
Show me an Israeli politician with a fair peace plan, someone who's not a racist oppressive pig, and I'll be first in line to shake his hand.
Mustapha posts a letter his friend received from an Israeli friend:
Dear (name of Lebanese guy)
How are you?
I am writing to you because of what happened last night in Beirut. I feel very sorry for that and I really hope none of your relatives or friends were close to the airport or are located in the area where the problems happened. I know it is very delicate to talk about this, but since we are friends and ex-flatmates, I can’t but be concerned.
I won’t try to justify the attacks, but you probably know that Lebanon is not innocent from the problems in Israel.
I just want to tell you this: Whatever happened in the world, wars, terrorists attacks, etc, I will never consider you as my enemy, because we are friends and nothing is stronger than friendship and love. It is our strength not to be intimidated by these acts (acts that we can't understand because we aren’t informed properly) and continue being friends and talk about it.
Only the youth can change the world, so we need to continue raising our hands to defend our feelings and continue crying when innocent people are dying, whatever their religion, race or nationality. A human being is a human being.
I hope you understand my feelings.
In the name of my nation and religion, I am sorry for the innocent who died last night and for the ones who will die in the next days, months, years and centuries. Hope you feel the same when innocent Israelis die. Never forget, that all together, WE CAN CHANGE THE WORLD.
Peace, Salaam, Shalom,
Your brother,
(Name of Israeli Guy)
He also thinks Israel should go after Syria instead of Lebanon:
Many Lebanese are very surprised why Israel is leaving Syria alone. In fact, one of the most commonly held conspiracy theories in Lebanon is this one: Israel and Syria had this worked out together in a perverse deal to hurt Lebanon.
Nobody knows why, but unless Israel goes to the source, more people will believe in this particular conspiracy.
I think Iraq public opinion favors Israel as well. As in Eastern Europe, those in the ME who have overcome tyranny and thus have something to lose correctly understand, fear, and oppose terror nets and terror states.