Why did the US support Israel's 22 year occupation of Lebanon, an occupation in violation of Security Counsel?
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Mostly because the Resolution 425 was toothless because it called for no specific sanctions against Israel.\nSure the resolution said that Israel has to withdraw but it never said what would happen if it did not.\nLater Security Counsel has failed to follow up with any sanctions.\nSo really it was a crime without punishment because no punishment was established.
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A Zionist is someone who supports the Israeli government on religious and political grounds.\n\nWhy would you assume that they want to destroy America? You're been hanging around too many paranoid conspiracy theorists. Next think you know you'll be telling us the Holocaust didn't happen. Come on, I'm as opposed to war and oppression as the next guy, but it's ridiculous to blame the whole world's problems on a single nation. Besides, the Israeli government has made some positive steps towards establishing peace in the Middle East in the past year. Give them a break and stop being paranoid and xenophobic.
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Israel is a terrorist state backed by America and assisting it in its fight against Islam. Unless Muslim states join together and fight against these terrorists this killing will continue.
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I'm not sure, but it does seem likely. I believe that events in Lebanon are sort of a proxy war between the USA (and Israel of course) and Syria/Iran. \n     While this summer's Israeli attacks in Lebanon put a dent in Hezbollah's military capabilities, they did the opposite to its popularity in the Arab street. Syria will no doubt use this to continue its pressures on Israel. Syria is too weak to take Israel head on in the Golan, but has no qualms about using Lebanon for its own aims. Hezbollah, while a strong force in itself, is a Syrian and Iranian puppet. \n     Iran is using Iraq (in a way) as its battleground against the USA, but also wields tremendouns influence on Hezbollah. Syria and Iran have always been close, ever since the late 1970's anyway.\n     Never the less, it is not only external parties that are flaming the situation in Lebanon. The Lebanese people themselves are extremely divided. It won't take much to ignite the situation. We are pretty close to that now. \n     I believe that while everyone shares the blame for the sad situation in Lebanon, Hezbollah is the main source of instability there. You simply cannot have a state within a state and that it what Hezbollah is. \n     It refuses to lay down its arms even though Lebanon has been liberated from the Israelis. \n     Anyway, i don't think we'll have to wait for long before your question answers itself.\n     As for the consequences, they will not, to put it mildly be pleasent.\n     Israel will interfere for sure, as a way to weaken Hezbollah. The Syrians will of course step up their support to Hezbollah, as will Iran. The Christians will find themselves stuck in the middle, probably fighting everyone else. As for the main Sunni groups, well, i am not really sure who they will support, There might be a Christian-Sunni alliance. If that happens, they might have a fighting chance. \n     The USA will of course do whatever is in the interests of Israel, further inflaming the situation.\n     We will then have a semi (very bloody) civil war in Iraq, a civil war in Lebanon, in addition to the continued violence in Palestine and Israel. Add in the low level war in Afghanistan, the situation in Sudan's Darfur and the new Taliban-style movement in Somalia and you have quite a scary picture.\n    The only reason i mention a place as far as Somalia is because many of the elements that allowed the rise of Al-Qaeda in Afghanistan are now present there. The effects of the failure to stop the situation in Somalia will be with us for decades to come and will be felt very soon.\n     Nice scenario isn't it?
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Get it through your heads.  Israel has controlled American policy since 1948.  It's the "New World Order".
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It's the USA that is the problem, it seems only they can stop Israeli aggresion, but they support it, maybe even suggest/order it
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Dr. Delight gave the correct answer.  Israel controls the U.S. government, and that is why the U.S. government consistently acts in Israel's interests.  It's not a matter of alliance; if it were, the alliance would have been terminated on 8 June 1967, when Israel attacked the USS Liberty.  Rather, Israel and the international banks and the mass media are controlled by Zionists who manage their respective assets in concert with each other.\n\nThe minions of Zionism have the power to wreck national economies, to instigate wars, to destroy political careers, and to assassinate politicians.  Your federal legislators aren't afraid of the tobacco lobby or the cotton lobby.  But they are very afraid of the Zionist lobby. That's why Israel can kill whoever it wants with little excuse and expect the U.S. government to support them.\n\nYou should not confuse the U.S. government with the American people.  The American people merely show up on election day to cast useless votes for either of two candidates whom the Zionists have pretty much pre-approved. Many Americans DON'T like what Israel does, but they don't have the political leverage necessary to change the situation.
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The USA supported the creation of Israel out of sympathy for Jewish suffering during the Holocaust. As a result, when Arab Nations attacked Israel we had no choice but to support Israel. Because we support Israel the Arab people naturally don't like us-we stole their land,(Israel). From then on we Americans have been sold on the notion that Israel is our only true friend in the Middle East and we must support them. The fact is, if Israel didn't exist we wouldn't be in the mess we are today. We are one of the biggest oil consumers in the world. Why would you hate your best customer? Israel never should have been created.... BUT... now that it does... we need to kick the Muslim world's butt until they arrive in the 21st century and forget that stupid notion about the 72 Virgins. When that happens economic stability will arrive and so will peace. Religion is the enemy.\nJD
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Before you make a bigger fool of yourself I suggest you take the time to actually study enough international law to know what you are talking about.\n\nUnless Israel signs the NPT they are not bound by it and it is the NPT and only the NPT which prevents signatories which are not yet nuclear powers from acquiring nuclear weapons.\n\nTherefore Israel is NOT violating international law.
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We support Israel only because we need a friend in the Middle East.  That's the only reason why Israel was formed in the first place.  Harry Truman, after WWII, supported the creation of Israel because he and his cabinet figured if there was a nation in the Middle East that they could be friends with, then the US would have support if they ever went to war in that area of the world.
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Whoever gave you this assignment is forcing you to make an argument that's both unethical and illogical. It sounds like a trap. \n\nYou just can't win it.\n\nIsrael is a tiny country of 6 million, surrounded by 300 million hostile Arabs and Muslims who want Israel destroyed. Israel is in a constant struggle to defend itself. \n\nIran, Syria, Lebanon, the Arabs of Gaza are all actively attacking Israel right now. \n\nKassam missiles are being fired into Jewish communities inside Israel everyday. \n\nhttp://www.fuelfortruth.org\n\nhttp://www.palestinefacts.org\n\nGood luck.
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IT is about time someone spoke up,and thanks for your courage.Under the protection of the united states Israel has behaved so badly in it's dealing with its enemies.When one objects to their inhumane behavior,they raise the antisemitic flag.This is supposed to quell opposition to their actions.
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There is no justification for supporting Israel.  Since 1948, Israel has violated many UN resolutions, including the very first one which was a conditon for admittance into the UN: that Israel permit Palestinian refugees the Right of Return. Israel violated the UN Mandate that made Jerusalem an international city.  Israel has continued to violate UN resolutions and the World Court regarding its wall in the West Bank.  Israel feels free to thumb its nose at world opinion, and it does so repeatedly. \n\nKeep in mind two things: first, sympathy for the plight of Jews because of the horrors inflicted by the Nazis; and secondly that New York City is the biggest Jewish city in the world.  The Jewish lobby in the US has managed to rip off US taxpayers and send billions of dollars as outright grants to Israel every year, money which is used in its genocidal actions against the Palestinian people.\n\nBecause the American people keep largely silent in the matter of irrational US support for Israel, the US continues to back Israel regardless of what it does.\n\nIsrael tried to to sink the USS Liberty in international waters of Gaza in June of 1967.  Israel continues to get away with flagrant violations because no one is willing to stop it.\n\nOn the other hand:\nThe Islamic Ruling Committee in Al-Azhar is considered to be the highest religious ruling authority for Sunni Muslims. On 23 Dec. 2002, the committee determined that the Islamic nation must acquire nuclear weaponry. "The acquirement of modern nuclear weaponry is a religious obligation." According to a member of the Islamic Ruling Committee, Sheikh Ala A-Shanawi "The Islamic nation has to recognize the enemy, and to prepare itself accordingly." In answer to a question sent to Sheikh Ala A-Shanawi, he wrote, "Allah's messenger the prophet Muhammed would have prepared himself with all the resources possible in order to deal with the enemy. Therefore, if the Islamic nation is not equipped with the desired weaponry needed, it will be forced to suffer the consequences, and will be blamed for negligence." Sheikh Ala A-Shanawi emphasized, "All Islamic nations are required to seize nuclear weaponry!” (1)\n\nWhether Iran is a signatory to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty makes no difference.  Iran has said it would offer to make nuclear technology available to Sudan, so this shows how much Iran feels bound to honor its promises.\n\nSo Iran is not exactly peachy-keen either.  And the president of Iran made the mistake of saying that Israel should be wiped out, which in todays pro-Jewish mindset is a VERY foolish thing to do unless you are confident you have the means to carry out the threat.\n\nBoth of them, Iran AND Israel, are threats to peace and security not only in the Middle East but in the world.
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Yes, but I don't expect it to happen. The US supports Israel, regardless of what they do. They regularly veto resolutions against Israel in the UN. They support Israel, the 6th richest country in the world, with 1/3 third of all foreign aid. The Pro-Israel lobby is the largest lobbying group in Washington. We are not interested in solutions to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict because it makes our weapons suppliers a lot of money.\n\nWe overthrow governments to install democracy, but when Palestine democratically elected Hamas, we refuse to deal with them. The hypocrisy is laughable.\n\nWe need to not take sides in the conflict. It is not our fight. Supporting one side while chastising the other is not the way to achieve peace.
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Right now Hezbollah is being directed by it's mentor, Syria to destabilize the Lebanese government, who they believe is sponsored by the US.  Hezbollah has made some serious threats against this government, and it certainly is in know bodies best interest, particularly Israel, to let this happen.\n\nNow, this is the same Syria that some dumb sh it in American politics has suggested we ask to help find a solution to the Iraq problem.  Also, this is the same Syria the is keeping Hezbollah, and the Islamist jihad equipped with arms, ammunition and jihadists to keep up the fight.  This is also the same Syria that is demanding a timetable from the US regarding it's troop withdrawal from Iraq.\n\nAre we totally out of our minds, that we would do anything to trust these dirt bags?  Has our whole damn political system fallen apart?  Is this an example of how the democrats operate?   Damn, now I'm really worried!
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Israel had many ties with South Africa well before the UN sanctions against apartheid were put into effect, but it did continue to trade with South Africa in violation of the embargoes. They do oppose UN embargoes in general however and also eventually reduced their military support of South Africa at the request of the US.
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Because our media is biased to favor government policies and the current administration so this comment was not reported in the US at the time it happened. \n I only heard it myself about two years ago and have to say I am not surprised. The nation of Israel was only created so that we would something in the middle east to stir up animosity amongst the arabs.