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Who says that Europe doesnt consider violations of international law by Israel as a crime? Appearantly you are a victim of anti-europe propaganda. What disturbes me most is that you suggest that because Israel is committing war crimes and according to you, no one seems to care, I as a european, don't have the right to observe that Hezbollah is a terrorists organization.

And, where did I defend Israels politics so you can call me an israel apologist? Or, do you think it is impossible to see things as they are, without being an israel apologist?

The burning of TV stations in Beirut

Unstoppable, including by the Lebanese Army which Commander Michel Suleiman has allowed the slaughter to occur the Pasdaran-founded militia is now hurdling towards the Druze Mountain and positioning its forces against the Sunni North and the Christian Mount Lebanon. Ironically, the geographical bases of Hezbollah, in southern Lebanon, are well guarded by the United Nations Interim Forces (UNIFIL). Per a UNSCR 1701 in 2006, more than 10,000 international troops are stationed across the southern parts of Lebanon, technically protecting the 200 Shia towns and villages from where the bulk of Hezbollah fighters came from. Hence, free from guarding their own areas, a dozen thousands well trained "Hezbollahis" have marched north to join another 5,000 already based in the southern suburbs of Beirut.

This huge force, by Lebanon's standards, was joined by an undetermined number of real Iranian Guards, shipped from Tehran to man sophisticated weapons offered by the Khamanei regime as a gift to topple the democratically elected Government of Fuad Seniora. In addition, from the four corners of the country, Jihadist and ultra radical organizations have joined the fray including: The Nazi-like SSNP, the Amal Movement, the Wi'amWahhab pro-Syrian militia, and many others. And to top it, Damascus was able to neutralize the Lebanese Army which has been equipped recently by the United States. Its Commander, a candidate for the Presidency of the Republic was "convinced" by the Assad regime to open the passages to Beirut and all other regions for the hordes to thrust into their enemies' backyards. Reminding us of the tales of Greek Antiquity, this Xerxes -Khomeinist- Army burst into the capital, whipping out the thin internal security forces and reigning with brutality.

Hezbollah's "Immortal Guards" against the "300"?

hezbollah wages war on druze 20.jpgAfter securing the Muslim side of the city, the "Immortal Guards" -since most of the Hezbollahis believe in martyrdom as a path to eternal after-life, encircled the mostly Druze Mountain from all directions. Closing in from the coast, the south and the Bekaa, thousands of fighters and their heavy artillery were ordered into battle this week end. The massive "Persian" Army is now attempting to take these passes into the Bekaa and from there into the North and the Christian Mountain. In a sense these may become Lebanon's Thermopylae: A vast Hezbollah Iranian-backed Army unleashing its power against few Lebanese Spartans, to dislodge them and open the paths for the rest of the country. Indeed, it looks like the few hundred Druze fighters in Aley and the Shuf -who have decided to fight on their own, may become Lebanon's "300". The vision is chilling. Despite the calls by their leader Walid Jumblatt, now hostage to the Pasdaran in Beirut, to desist from resisting, the mountainous peasants decided to fight and resist the onslaught. The balance of power is terribly uneven. The forces of Hassan Nasrallah, hyper armed by "Xerxes" Ahmedinijad, line up thousands of soldiers, Special Forces, missiles and endless containers of ammunition. They have hardened their battle experience through years of fighting against a powerful Israeli Army, Air Force and Navy. Nasrallah is convinced that his Army of Suicide-bombers has defeated the region's nuclear super power in 2006. Hence, a few "hundreds" of Druses won't even stand for a day. Logically, he is correct. The Lebanese Army was tamed by Hezbollah, the Sunnis of Beirut collapsed in few hours, the Christians are intimidated, the U.S and Europe fears Hezbollah's Terror and the Arab regimes are terrified by his myth. Who on Earth will resist the Khomeinist Xerxes? Well so far, Lebanon's 300 have.

The Grand Hezbollah Plan

The first waves of attacks launched by the Iranian backed forces aimed at seizing the first portion of the strategic Damascus Highway (the I-70 of Lebanon) linking Beirut to the Syrian border via the Mountain. The offensive began from Kayfoun towards Baysur. Instead of seizing terrain, Hezbollah lost Kayfoun with heavy casualties (about 23 killed) and the Druze fighters of the Socialist Party planted their flag on the enemy bunker before they pulled back to their positions. The Iranian commanders were stunned by these mountain "Rangers." But the Druze had only AK 47 with one or two clips of ammunitions; rarely an RPG. While the whole of Lebanon was watching with fear, awaiting their turn, the "300" were repelling the waves of "Immortal Hezbollah" who in fact got very mortal in 24 hours. Another battle raged in Aley and the "Persians" lost again: 9 casualties or so: Among the bodies, three Iranians. Near Aley the strategic hill 888 was assaulted repetitively but the defenders repelled the "Guards." Later on, the Druze transferred the hill to the Lebanese Army. Nasrallah's troops then stormed Deir Qubal but were pushed back towards the surrounding hills. Hezbollah tried to seize Ein Unub but again the attack failed.

Druze clerics Hezbollah Guard

Then Hezbollah ordered its forces to advance on the coastal axis towards Shouifat. There, the Druze pulled back inside the town allowing the "Hezbos" to take the control of the beaches and the adjacent roads. But when the Iranian backed militias moved toward the neighborhoods, their advance was stopped. Frustrated the "Xerxes" War Room decided the grand assault by early Monday: More than 2,000 Khomeinist-trained commandos took the back roads to the Barouk Mountain coming from the southern Bekaa. Their target are the Ma'aser heights and from there to the district capital of the Shouf, Mukhtara. From south Lebanon, the hordes of Hezbollah are marching across Jezzine, Toumate heights in Niha el Shouf into the southern frontiers of the Druze lands. According to reports, 5000 Hezbollah/Iranian/Syrian infantry, backed by rockets and artillery are to close in from the south. The Druze, youth and elderly, have mobilized all they could, but are isolated with little ammunition. Their adversaries are numerous, well equipped, fanaticized and have their supply lines opened to Syria and via Damascus, to Iran. The tableau looks like a real collection of small Thermopylae where the "300" of Lebanon will be fighting a Goliath.

Pasdaran and Hezbollah's forces

But irony is that the United States and other Democracies, whose forces are present in the area and ships cruising the waters along the Eastern Mediterranean, and who have committed to fight terror around the globe may be watching these "300" falling in this epic fight. The greater irony is that these peasants of Mount Lebanon have withstood the mighty machine of Hezbollah for three days and maybe for a few more, while the standing myth internationally was that no one on Earth can defeat this Terror force. Well, for few days the myth of invincibility of Hezbollah was shattered. Eventually if the powers -who have already spent 500 billion dollars on the War on terror- would fail the Lebanese "300" in their mountains, the legend will be owned by the those little intrepid and courageous peasants. But if Washington and Paris would quickly assume their strategic responsibilities -which they initiated by voting UNSCR 1559 to liberate Lebanon- then perhaps Khomeinist-Terror won't plant its banners on the Eastern Mediterranean.

The Israeli Occupation Forces have bombed Ambulances, Marked cars for news agencies, Internationally sanctioned infrastructure installations, UN guarded refugee camps and they have targeted elected officials
None of this is considered crime "over there in Europe."

The only people who call Hizabllah terrorist are US and the five European power elites.

In contrast Every one in the world called the Nicaraguan Contra forces terrorists and that every one included US congress. But US and Europeans still continued to support the blood-thirsty Contras right through their worst atrocities that included raping and torturing an american nun.

So we know, when US, Israel and European powers call a certain person or organization "terrorist", it means next to nothing.

I suppose, the people on the right have permanently leased out their collective brain and analytical power,
but have they forgone their conscience too?

Are the hand made rockets that are welded in the shop houses and kitchens equivalent of hellfire missiles and 500 pound bombs dropped from F16s ?

Israel does not need apologists like Flying Dutchman. Because Israel has its own war heroes.
One of them is Moshe Dyan, widely revered as a war here and he had this to say:

"We came here to a country that was populated by Arabs and we are building here a Hebrew, a Jewish state; instead of the Arab villages, Jewish villages were established. You even do not know the names of those villages, and I do not blame you because these villages no longer exist. There is not a single Jewish settlement that was not established in the place of a former Arab Village."

—Moshe Dyan, March 19, 1969, speech at the Technion in Haifa, "Israel" quoted in Haaretz, April 4, 1969. (385 villages have been destroyed within pre-1967 Israel…)

Hezbollah's history, both militarily and socially, shows that they have nothing but Lebanon's interest as their goal. Is liberating Lebanese occupied territory of Syrian/Iranian interest? Is liberating Lebanese detainees in Israeli jails (read Occupied Palestine jails) of Syrian/Iranian interest? On the other hand, disbanding Hezbollah's communication network is in Israel's interest, not in Lebanon's.

"This pressure increased after this group defeated the Israeli army and restored the hopes of other resistance movements in various parts of the Arab Homeland."

I think it is funny when people proudly say that Hezbollah "defeated" the IDF. It is like
claiming that Egypt won the oktober war and conquered the Sinai.
May be people should keep in mind that Lebanon was almost bombed to the stone ages,
and I am sorry to remind you that the war stopped not because of the achievements of
Hezbollah.

And I also like it when Hezbollah is called a resistance movement. As if Lebanon is occupied.
May be, the writer should ask herself how come the whole world is calling them terrorists…

Elias, like the author of the piece, I believe that there is no civil war, and that Hezbollah does not want to control Lebanon or its people. I happened to meet many people during the Bruxelles Tribunal on the Israeli war against Lebanon, and no matter if they were Sunni, Shia or Christian, those with whom I had spoken, and in fact, many of the speakers, were united in the belief that if it were not for Hezbollah, who were representing the Lebanese resistance in that moment, and who were carrying it out, right now, we would not have a Lebanon, but an Occupied Lebanon. If Siniora is so patriotic, why is he not demanding any compensation for the ungodly damage caused during the war by Israel? Where is he taking care of the interests of his people?

In agreement with Shaukat here.

http://www.insight-info.com/articles/item.aspx?i=803

Hizb'Allah has certainly proved to USrael, in 2000 and 2006, that it's the only Arab group which can humiliate world's fourth largest army supported by world's sole super-power.

Hizb'Allah, though started as a Shi'ite resistance group against Israeli occupation of Southern Lebanon – it has, with the passage of time, become the symbol of Lebanon's independence – and thus both Sunnis and Christians has joined its ranks.

Since USrael humiliation in 34-day assault on Lebanon in 2006 – the Zionist-regimes, both in Washington and Tel Aviv has come to the conclusion that Hizb'Allah has not only become a threat to Israel's military superiority in the Middle East, but also a solid wall against Zionists' future invasion of Syria and Islamic Iran – and therefore, must be destroyed as a military resistance as soon as possible. In this USrael is fully supported by the shameful so-called "Sunni regimes", so much so that they have not lifted a finger in support of their fellow Sunni resistance group Hamas.