Arab Perspective on Lebanon
July13, 2006
by Manal Alafrangi, Staff Writer
An Nahar (Lebanon), Comment by Randa Haidar
Circumstances today are different from the year 2000 when Israel had just pulled out of Lebanon and was at the beginning of its confrontation with the Al Aqsa intifada. Israel then, was not interested in dealing with Lebanon. Yesterday's operation is different because it comes as a main backing to the Palestinian attempts of exchanging prisoners with Israel. Doubtless, the negotiations on that front have seen significant progress despite the negative talk surrounding it. Hezbollah's capturing of two Israeli soldiers should increase the 'price' of negotiations and make it more costly for Israel. What is more, while planning the operation, the leadership of Hizbollah has calculated the Israeli military response in the Gaza Strip and concluded that the Jewish state is not fit to respond with a big military operation against Lebanon whilst being 'drowned' in the sands of Gaza.
Al Quds Al Arabi (UK-based), comment by Abdul Bari Atwan
Hezbollah's operation is legitimate and it exemplifies Arab and Islamic concord in its brightest form. This is why Palestinians in the occupied territories seemed to forget momentarily about their suffering and gave out sweets in celebration. Moreover, when Palestinians ponder their suffering and call for an intervention, they do not mean Arab governments but the Arab people. And here are the Mujahedeen (fighters) from Hizbollah responding with a very significant operation. This operation has shaken the image of the Israeli army, which is considered the fourth strongest army in the world?. It will also place Arab regimes/governments in a sensitive and embarrassing position (assuming that they feel embarrassment) as they've been silent on Israeli aggression in Gaza and the West Bank.
Al Bayan (UAE), editorial
The Israeli machine (and its collaborators) always aims to show one side of the crisis and in a dramatic way. This involves casting a shadow over the roots of the problem in this case the Lebanese bombing which is an outcome of two things: Israeli occupation and hegemony. Israel wanted to continue occupying 'for free', as in, any confrontation or legitimate resistance would be considered "aggression" or "attack". The Jewish country also gave itself the right to keep thousands of prisoners in its jails (whether Palestinian or other Arabs) without trial, using the excuse that they are the recipients of aggression.
Al Watan newspaper (Saudi Arabia), editorial
The region today stands at the mouth of a volcano which can lead to a complete war and unless the influential countries apply pressure on Israel to stop its international aggression, then the international community will have the bear the consequences.
Lebanese Political Journal Blog
http://lebop.blogspot.com/
Hezbollah was surprised by Israel's response. When they dreamed up this plan in January, they thought the Israelis would respond as usual: bomb a few Hezbollah positions on the border, and perhaps attack Palestinian militant camps. They were not expecting the attack to occur at this fragile time with the Palestinians. Instead, the Israelis massively destroyed Lebanese infrastructure. Bridges throughout South Lebanon have been destroyed. Almost the entire South is without power?The Lebanese government's response and Prime Minister Saniora's statements have further polarized the Christian, Druze, and Sunni communities against Hezbollah. The government claims they had nothing to do with the attacks and refuse to accept responsibility. Although the government has not condemned the attacks, the people are intrepreting the current statement as being against Hezbollah's attacks.
Source: gulf-news.com
by Manal Alafrangi, Staff Writer
An Nahar (Lebanon), Comment by Randa Haidar
Circumstances today are different from the year 2000 when Israel had just pulled out of Lebanon and was at the beginning of its confrontation with the Al Aqsa intifada. Israel then, was not interested in dealing with Lebanon. Yesterday's operation is different because it comes as a main backing to the Palestinian attempts of exchanging prisoners with Israel. Doubtless, the negotiations on that front have seen significant progress despite the negative talk surrounding it. Hezbollah's capturing of two Israeli soldiers should increase the 'price' of negotiations and make it more costly for Israel. What is more, while planning the operation, the leadership of Hizbollah has calculated the Israeli military response in the Gaza Strip and concluded that the Jewish state is not fit to respond with a big military operation against Lebanon whilst being 'drowned' in the sands of Gaza.
Al Quds Al Arabi (UK-based), comment by Abdul Bari Atwan
Hezbollah's operation is legitimate and it exemplifies Arab and Islamic concord in its brightest form. This is why Palestinians in the occupied territories seemed to forget momentarily about their suffering and gave out sweets in celebration. Moreover, when Palestinians ponder their suffering and call for an intervention, they do not mean Arab governments but the Arab people. And here are the Mujahedeen (fighters) from Hizbollah responding with a very significant operation. This operation has shaken the image of the Israeli army, which is considered the fourth strongest army in the world?. It will also place Arab regimes/governments in a sensitive and embarrassing position (assuming that they feel embarrassment) as they've been silent on Israeli aggression in Gaza and the West Bank.
Al Bayan (UAE), editorial
The Israeli machine (and its collaborators) always aims to show one side of the crisis and in a dramatic way. This involves casting a shadow over the roots of the problem in this case the Lebanese bombing which is an outcome of two things: Israeli occupation and hegemony. Israel wanted to continue occupying 'for free', as in, any confrontation or legitimate resistance would be considered "aggression" or "attack". The Jewish country also gave itself the right to keep thousands of prisoners in its jails (whether Palestinian or other Arabs) without trial, using the excuse that they are the recipients of aggression.
Al Watan newspaper (Saudi Arabia), editorial
The region today stands at the mouth of a volcano which can lead to a complete war and unless the influential countries apply pressure on Israel to stop its international aggression, then the international community will have the bear the consequences.
Lebanese Political Journal Blog
http://lebop.blogspot.com/
Hezbollah was surprised by Israel's response. When they dreamed up this plan in January, they thought the Israelis would respond as usual: bomb a few Hezbollah positions on the border, and perhaps attack Palestinian militant camps. They were not expecting the attack to occur at this fragile time with the Palestinians. Instead, the Israelis massively destroyed Lebanese infrastructure. Bridges throughout South Lebanon have been destroyed. Almost the entire South is without power?The Lebanese government's response and Prime Minister Saniora's statements have further polarized the Christian, Druze, and Sunni communities against Hezbollah. The government claims they had nothing to do with the attacks and refuse to accept responsibility. Although the government has not condemned the attacks, the people are intrepreting the current statement as being against Hezbollah's attacks.
Source: gulf-news.com
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