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The farce confirmed- Israel in Lebanon 2006

By John Geraghty
Published Sunday, June 29th, 2008, 6:17 pm
Filed under: US Politics

Today an agreement was reached between the Israeli government and Hezbollah to release prisoners held captive on each side. Israel are releasing Samir Kuntar, responsible for the murder of an Israeli man in 1979, and Hezbollah are releasing two Israeli soldiers captured in 2006. These are the two soldiers whose capture sparked the Israeli incursion into Lebanon, or so we are told. It was quite apparent at the time that Israel were merely looking for an event like this to facilitate their invasion, having planned it months before.

The trade of these soldiers shows that Israel is, and has been, quite willing to trade prisoners with Hezbollah. This news further compounds the farcical reasoning behind war and imperialism. Stories like these are important, as they are the difference between an accurate and skewed historical record.

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One Response to “The farce confirmed- Israel in Lebanon 2006”

  1. I posted in a previous entry that dealt with the Hamas/Israeli temporary ceasefire, though it didn’t appear (possibly because there were two links in it), but my post involved a skepticism for Israel’s abrupt peace gestures.

    As TRNN highlighted a month or so ago, both Hezbollah and Hamas act as a deterent for war with Iran. The six-month ceasefire with enticing conditions (like the opening of the Rafah Crossing) in my opinion was Israel’s way to minimize a Hamas backlash if Israel should undertake an assault on Iran.
    This new negotiation with Hezbollah only furthers my skepticism.

    Ostensibly, these diplomatic decisions by Israel are an indication that progress may indeed be upon us, however, it should be met with skepticism. What sparked Israel’s new behavior? What’s in it for them?

    Earlier this month Israel conducted a massive aerial maneuvering to demonstrate it’s willing and prepared to attack Iran. Combine that with two AIPAC endorsed bills in both the U.S. House and Senate calling for a blockade of Iran (which can be considered an act of war) and the possibilites are not hopeful.

    freethinker
    07/1/08 at 1:47 am

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