Sunday July 30, 2006

I've Been Thinking:

The answer is obvious. Still, it must be asked and answered.
Why does Israel hit civilian and UN targets?
Because Hezbollah is there. Hezbollah is there to seek refuge from Israel's bombs, to shoot and to hide. And where Hezbollah is, Israel goes.

In Qana, most of the victims in the three story building that was hit were kids.
Israel dropped leaflets asking civilians to leave. And still people remained.
The people sought refuge in the three story building thinking it would be safer. The children were on the ground floor. So Hezbollah shot from that very building.

In Tyre, the command control headquarters of Hezbollah was on the 12th floor of an apartment building among the civilian population. Not in a bunker, not in a basement. When the building was hit, civilians were hurt.

The UN observer post was being used by Hezbollah as a shield. That's exactly how one UN victim described it. Four UN observers were killed.

Hezbollah wants to maximize civilian deaths on both sides. They take shelter in civilian populations and shoot randomly at civilian populations.
Israel wants to minimize civilian deaths. They drop leaflets and take aim at only essential targets.

Describing the situation does not revive the innocent. But it defines the situation.
It is the only way to fight back at Hezbollah.
To hold back would mean not to strike at Hezbollah at all.