Do you now have idea what I am talking about? Seriously, they should name Amnesty International to something like Amnesia International. Came across a report by them today, it states, “Under fire: Hizbullah’s attacks on northern Israel”. Just go and read it. I hate it the most when such Organizations, calling themselves as working for HUMANITY issues such reports. A few points in this report:
According to the UN Mine Action Coordination Center, more than 400 areas targeted in Israeli attacks are now contaminated with as many as 100,000 unexploded bomblets. Israeli forces carried out 90 per cent of their cluster bombs strikes In the last 72 hours of the 34-day conflict - when a ceasefire was in sight – according to a senior UN official.
100,000 “unexploded” bomblets! 90 per cent of their cluster bombs strikes in the last 72 hours of the 34 day conflict? When a ceasefire was in sight? Is this less than Hezbullah’s reasons to be UNDER FIRE. Is it not a proof of Israel behaving bad in this war? and anyways. Israel was the one who started it. You don’t make it under fire but you do that for Hezbullah.
The Israeli Air Force launched more than 7,000 air attacks on about 7,000 targets in Lebanon between 12 July and 14 August, while the Navy conducted an additional 2,500 bombardments.(1) The attacks, though widespread, particularly concentrated on certain areas. In addition to the human toll – an estimated 1,183 fatalities, about one third of whom have been children(2), 4,054 people injured and 970,000Lebanese people displaced(3) – the civilian infrastructure was severely damaged. The Lebanese government estimates that 31 “vital points” (such as airports, ports, water and sewage treatment plants, electrical facilities) have been completely or partially destroyed, as have around 80 bridges and 94 roads.(4) More than 25 fuel stations(5) and around 900 commercial enterprises were hit. The number of residential properties, offices and shops completely destroyed exceeds 30,000.(6) Two government hospitals – in Bint Jbeil and in Meis al-Jebel – were completely destroyed in Israeli attacks and three others were seriously damaged.(7)
Which side lost the most in regards to “Humans” and “Civilans”? Lebanon…then why don’t you first pressurize Israel and talk later about Hezbullah. The reports also were sort of saying Israelis were in bomb shelters for a month and bla bla bla. They were atleast in “bomb shelters”! Where were the Lebanese hiding? Israelis I am sure, their military services or civil services were there during all this time because Hezbullah did not have the upper hand in “FIGHTER PLANES”. So Israelis were being provided food etc. properly by their Government. It was not Hezbullah issuing statements like, “Any vehicle on the move will be targetted”. It was Israel which said that. So it was not anywhere near possible for the Lebanese Government to assist their civilians during the conflict & inspite of all this, Hezbullah is blamed the most and Israeli civilians are said to be effected the most.
Even the guys in the UN have the same problem. You had to ask Israel to stop their attacks, not Hezbullah. Hezbullah was not the one who advanced into Israeli territory, it was Israel which advanced into Lebanon. Any country have a little shame will resist such a thing.
Last year I went to their place from a school feild trip. They looked pretty focused on issues such as rape cases in Pakistan and India, and women torture in Afghanistan and other third world countries. Ofcourse there is absolutely nothing wrong with that, infact I think we need more people who are willing to see and do something about these issues. But they made no remark over the issues of war taking place in Afghanistan and Iraq, and how 100s of civillians are killed everyday, and what we can do for them. They seemed more focused on the ‘opression of Hijab’, in Iran, Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia.