The Cedar
You can try to chop as hard as you like,the Cedar shall always stand against any strike.
It has not fallen to civil war or occupation.
And shall certainly not fall to any aggression.
Let us deal with our own problems internally,
but if you want to help, come to us, diplomatically.
mrtez
posted by beirutlive at 3:29 PM
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PEACE TO ALL
the point of this image is associated with the text.
we have been trying to solve the problem of the weapons of hezbollah internally for 8 months now...dont forget syria left the country only 1 year and 3 months ago.
change takes time, but it will not happen under any form of attack and collective punishment that israel is currently imposing on us.
one of the things that nearly no one knows outside of lebanon, is that politicians were sitting at historic round-table negotiations to solve the problem. never in the history of lebanon had this happened.
Israel should have followed this strategy instead of attacking the day after the attack:
- moved its troops to the border
- impose a total blockade without bombing the airport
- threatened Lebanon to release the prisoners
- give a deadline of a week at most for the release...
- then looked at the military option
this strategy would have been more effective, especially if it was to deal with the lebanese government. instead israel used its old tactiques of total destruction, which at the end will back-fire...you can already see this from the international uprising against the "dispraportionate" israeli attack...
hezbollah cannot be dealt with by force, because this is what fuels them...only dialogue could have solved this problem...
too late now...unfortunately for us
cheers
lilu re the image, see coment from dobegs above. should have also added hizbullah to reflect factual.
but I agree this does not promote any dialogue!
this blog is becoming really gloomy and boooring.
I read in Timeout NY an interview with Ramsay ... it aint looking as if Ramsay or this blog is looking for understanding or dialogue. this blog and the images are promoting lebanese HATE. its easier for them to deal with their anger that way.
sad but thats their choice.
Eight months is nothing when it comes to political change and ideology of a country. Hizbollah cannot be 'removed' until the ideologies of the country are changed, until they believe that they are safe from Israel's wrath. People say disarm Hizbullah immediately when they fully know that Lebanon does not ahve the military of monetary capabilities. In this case, instead of demanding why not help bring up the Lebanese economy and military in order to have the capabilities? The people of Hizbollah will never be removed from Lebanon because they are Lebanese. The only way to get them to disarm would be to make the Lebanese people look down upon their actions. In this case, it would take at least a few years, not 8 months. Lebanon was well on its way to accomplishing it. Think, if Israel had not reacted immmediately as it had, even the Lebanese would have pressured Hizbulllah to release the prisoners for the sake of peace.
You say that the soldiers will be in Iran right now? How? There is no way out of the country. They are probably dead right now, but not the way that you think. It is likely that they have already died from the impact of an Israeli (American) warhead. You say a week would not have helped. How can you who so easily call for people to care be so heartless. A wee k would ahve allowed many people to evacuate the areas and save their families. NOw there will be no end to the killing.
If only you knew what it feels like to not be able to see your country as it should be until you are 30. I am still young. I can wait, but there are others who cannot.
Nice words...
Lilu, I will maintain that the choice of image is more than perfect. First of all it’s a caricature that was drawn in Canada by a Canadian and published by a Canadian newspaper. Second of all, having the star of david on the helmet should not remind you of any European caricatures published 70 years ago since this was used to illustrate the symbol of Israel, the state. Unfortunately there is no disparity between the symbol of the state and that of Judaism. 70 years ago, the caricatures were unjustly attempting to depict the religion of Judaism and its people through outrageous images. Third, and the most important point, the caricature showcases a soldier – thus the IDF – and not any other Israeli. This caricature is depicting the massive aggression that the IDF – controlled by the state of Israel – is inflicting on Lebanon. No attempt to criticize the people or the religion. If this was the case, believe me I would have never even come close to posting it. My character doesn’t allow me to either mock people or disrespect the religion of others.
However, the reason why I chose this caricature is simple. Currently, the IDF is inflicting great damage on the state of Lebanon, its people, its economy, its infrastructure – and the most dangerous of all – its future. Would you like to know why I proposed a strategy that the IDF should have used? It’s simple: The failure of the IDF to inflict damage to Hizbullah after using such massive force and without even attempting to follow diplomatic channels first will assure us that the group will become even stronger when this onslaught is finished. Already they are being hailed as heroes. What will happen when all this is finished? The reason why I blame the IDF’s disproportionate use of force is because it did not weaken the group, it made it far stronger. And not only that, but by doing what they did, the IDF has turned itself into some sort of bully in the public eye – not something I would much appreciate if I was an Israeli. If the government of Israel waited a maximum of one week, forced an embargo on the country, ,and used all diplomatic means available before force, then the public eye would have looked at the situation differently, even till now. I mean imagine if Kennedy decided to simply bomb or invade Cuba to rid it of the ballistic nuclear missiles planted there. What would have happened?
Now I don’t know where Lebanon will head after all this is over and done with – if that ever happens….i guess we the Lebanese will have to once again clean all the mess and try to make sense of it all…
I hope you understand my frustration to this double edged sword…
Dear mretz
"salamu alaykum"
I know that these words sound now pretty funny and I hope that it's ok with you.
My name is Hadad I am an Israeli Arab-affairs journalist, and I really liked your writing and the way you think about the situation that you and apparently all of us , live in .
I am doing a report for my newspapers here in Israel which tries to describe how do you people in Lebanon , and particularly in Beirut, live ? and what do you feel, think and do in those black days. As a journalist who read /watch/ hear the Arabic media every day , including your local TV and radio station (I also speak /read/write Arabic) , my goal is to try tell the people here in Israel that Lebanon (especially Lebanon !) is not made of people who think and act the same way .
Therefore I will be more than happy if we will be able to talk even by phone.
If you prefer to call me and not visaversa , for some reason , I can mail you my phone no.
Is it possible !
Thanks ahead
Hadad
hadad,
i have no problem, much the contrary. but you probably dont know that calls between lebanon and israel are non-existant as their is no direct liason.
lets continue this chat over Beirut Live email (beirutlive@gmail.com)
thanks
tarek
Tarek ya hala
I myself called some people in beirut last week and there was no problem with that , so i will be glad to phone you . you can leave me your no. at my mail box and i can give you mine . my box is Shayochi@netvision.net.il
If you prefer the internet anyway- i respect that .
Let me know
Hadad
Your are Nice. And so is your site! Maybe you need some more pictures. Will return in the near future.
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