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14. October 2010, 18:19:46
Übergeek 바둑이 
Subject: Re:Our governments trust and support Israel implicitly.
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> No they don't.. not all. The UK government certainly doesn't, and many European governments have spoken out against the ghetto's that are the Palestinians homelands.

I think the real problem is not whether our governments speak out or not against what Israel or the Palestinians do. Speaking out againts it accomplishes little if the condemnation is not backed up by real action.

The last time Israel invaded Lebanon 1,191 Lebanese civilians were killed, as opposed to 44 Israeli civilians. Israel acted with extreme brutality over the 1 month that the hostilities lasted. Most countries spoke out against Israel, but in reality did little to stop Israel from killing all those civilians. Canada, the UK and the US supported Israel fully and the US provided Israel with precision guided missiles during the cinflict. Most western nations gave full support to Israel and in the end it was pressure from Russia which forced the US Security Council to pass a resolution to force Israel to stop hostilities.

After hostilies ceased, nobody helped the Lebanese rebuild their destroyed towns except for Iran. Today the president of Iran is there and he is being welcomed as a hero.

If western countries had taken an impartial stance from the start, hostilies would have ended sooner and instead of further pushing the local population towards extremism, they would have shown the Lebanese and Palestinian people that the west is committed to lasting peace in the area. Instead people are lining the streets and welcoming the Iranian president because he was the only one to show any support for the local civilians affected in the conflict.

The UN imposed cease fire had little effect on Israel. The only way these people are going to stop fighting and create a lasting peace will be when all external countries act impartially and fairly. Unfortunately our western governments talk and condemn, but they don't back their talk with sanctions or with a halt of military aid.

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