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To: SARMAN who wrote (273012)	1/20/2010 7:32:10 PM
From: Hawkmoon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Lebanon???? The poor Lebanese people. Israel invaded them twice. The first time, the Israelis killed 27,000 Lebanese not to mention the damage and the second time they killed 1,300 Lebanese not to mention the damage. So pray tell us what did Lebanon do to Israel? Lebanon declared war upon Israel in 1948 and have NEVER signed a peace treaty with them. Thus, since that time it's been a series of cease-fires, conflicts, more cease-fires, and more conflicts: Arab League members Egypt, TransJordan, Syria, Lebanon and Iraq declared war and announced their rejection of the UN partition decision. en.wikipedia.org It may be a "technicality" but it's still sufficient justification for Israelis to go to great lengths to defend their territory. And since no cease-fire in their entire history has actually been fully implemented, all they've really be doing is engaging in "reduced hostilities". Also, Lebanon does not recognize Israel as a country. Kind of difficult to make peace with someone you don't recognize: Lebanon has traditionally maintained that it would be the «last» Arab country to make peace with Israel, largely because the country’s fragile sectarian political system would likely not survive a battle over recognizing the Jewish state. ivarfjeld.wordpress.com Hawk