Stan1, you are mixing up two totally different wars:

The one and only common thing between those two wars is Israel: two different and distinct groups are trying for many decades to destroy Israel, Suni Hamas and Shiite Hezbullah. They have nothing to do with each other, and had Israel not been there, they would be fighting each other to the bitter end, as they do in Iraq.

Hezbullah planned their kidnapping attack in detail at least 5 months in advance - long before the flare-up in Gaza, and amassed 13,000 anti-civilian rockets for 6 years (not just 17 months) of "cease fire".

It is popular and convenient for Hezbullah to claim affiliation with Palestinians, but the true reason for them hating Israel so bitterly, is the directions from Iran who still seeks revenge on Israel because before the Islamic revolution, Israel used to be the Shah's best ally, and on top of it, now being a good ally of hated USA.

Hizbollox did not observe ANY ceasefire, ever. They have consistently attacked Israel, which withdrew unilaterally from their territory and from the Gaza strip. Now, thankfully, they have taken back most of Southern Lebanon, which thanks to Hizbollah/Lebanese Government's refusal to accept a ceasefire, they will keep. Hopefully they will allow the South Lebanon Army to control the empty villages, and that they will rearm the SLA.

However, if the SLA chooses to fire rockets into Lebanon, Israel is hardly to blame, are they? In fact, given that Hizbollah has suffered serious casualties (most of whom are numbered amongst the civilians), the SLA will finally outnumber them. I would not like to imagine the hijinks they will have in Lebanon if there perpetual enemy, Hizbullah/Amal is not around or incapable of stopping them. However, Israel will not have any right to disarm them, it will be a purely Lebanese problem, similar in fact to the current situation.

Of course, Hizbollah is strong enough, apparently, to force the Israeli army to leave, even when it doesn't wish to. So of course they will now go on the offensive, won't they? Of course the absence of innocent villagers may seriously affect their ability to do this effectively, but it shouldn't, they don't hide behind civilians, do they?

Check my blog for some pictures of Hizbollox fighter's firing rockets from civilian houses.

Hi James,

The real terrorists are those who support Murderers (like Hezbollah). Even though you are educated and doing journalism, you condone a terrorist and their murderous activities.

This speaks volumes of your mind. Check the facts before you write.

Who supplies the blockbuster bombs?,who supplies the jet fuel?who supplied arms to apartheid South Africa?take all this put it together,and it is simple,just who is behind all this,it happened in Angola?,it happened in the Belgian Congo,after the people fought for their freedom from the colinisation of the Congo,by Belgium?,who was behind,the invasion of Cuba?,who helped to keep Apartheid going?,who sabostaged,the elected governments,in South America?,is the answer blowing in the wind no,the culprit is not anyone but a Super Power,that wants the rest of the world,to conform with its quest for world domination

KAROOSON,

Who blows up in the name of allah? who slits the throats reading kuran? who throw bombs and hide behind civilians? who kills for a cartoon? who blows up planes, trains, buses, cars?

Who loves death for the sake of virgins?

It's the SUPER DEVIL..

numbat I'll give you a hint the Jews are not the only Semitic people in that area. In fact most of the Jews in Israel are not of Semitic back ground.
Us in the ME:- Iran you can't have nukes but don't complain about the nukes we gave Israel. that's fair, I do want either to have them.