Posted on 07/13/2006 6:55:47 AM PDT by sdk7x7
Greece on Thursday expressed "serious concern" over Israeli attacks in Lebanon, and urged neighboring countries to show restraint.
Government spokesman Evangelos Antonaros also urged the Hizbullah to release Israeli soldiers held hostage.
"Greece expresses its serious concern and is intensely troubled," Antonaros said.
"It is vital, to stop the (situation) worsening, Hizbullah must immediately release the soldiers taken hostage," he said. "At the same time, Greece calls on the government of Israel to avoid the use of excessive and pointless force which cannot provide a solution to the problem."
Greece has traditionally close ties with Arab countries but has also recently improved relations with Israel.
IMO, Israel has shown excessive pointless restraint for far too long now.
Oh there's a point to it all right.
Isreal is teaching its enemies a lesson.
I for one hope this use of force is not "pointless". At the very least it thins the heard.
Perhaps they have similar advice for India...
If Greece has some cajones, they'd recognize the only force that Israel, in hindsight of course, might of been too much: The forceful removal of settlers from Gaza.
Most Greeks I've met hate Jews anyway. So not surprising to hear this. Not that the Greeks have really mattered in the world for about, a zillion years.
Never turn your back on a Greek.
"In other news, nobody cares what Greece thinks."
Yep.
Funny little country living on long ago gone past glories.
Sad.
...for the love of Athena.....shut up and make some Baklava for those with the gnads to stand up to the bad guys.
Another sidewalk supervisor heard from.
You know how the Greek Army separates the men from the boys?
With a crowbar.
"Greece expresses its serious concern and is intensely troubled," Antonaros said.
Is Tom Daschle working for the Greeks? Sounds just like something he would say!
Actually, the amount of force used by Israel has been too little to deter the violence from the Palestinians and too much for those outside the area who dislike the Jewish state to tolerate.
Just delaying the inevitable. Get it over now and be done with it.
remember it was the Greeks who gave safe passage to the Achille Lauro terrorists...
What's a Greece?
So... what's being said by Greece is that Greek citizens aren't as important to Greece as Iraeli citizens are to Israel.
So if you're Greek and get kidnapped... kiss your ass goodbye!
At the dinner, was it against Jews or against Israel, if you don't mind my asking...I didn't know this about Greeks.
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