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Olmert: Deep regret over civilians' death
Ronny Sofer
Published: 30.07.06, 14:26
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61. Who is guilty...
a voice ,   the Czech Republic   (07.30.06)
This is consequence of any war. Sooner or later ther will be civilian victims. The longer war the more of them. And everbody knows that. He who initiates the war is guilty. This war has been flamed by Hezbollah.
62. Read a fact!!
jack ,   lebanon   (07.30.06)
most of the people who died are children , women and eldery. can u ask where r the men and the young guys???? doing terrorism acts next to the house!!
63. Hizbullah and young
Chris ,   France   (07.30.06)
Before war, Hizbullah and their children proudly parade in military style with nazi salutes, shouting "exterminate the Jews"; and when war is here they suddenly all turn into helpless and innocent civilians... HIZBULLAH WANTED WAR, PROVOKED WAR AND GOT WAR. AND NOW THAT WAR IS HERE, OF COURSE THEY WHINE AND PLAY THE VICTIMS AND CRY OVER THEIR CHILDREN'S DEATHS. Hizbullah, if you stop brainwashing your children into your hate-filled ideology, and if you stop dragging your children into war, then they will surely get more peaceful and happy lives.
64. The fault lies with the UN and Lebanon
Nannette ,   London, UK   (07.30.06)
The loss of life is tragic. BUT, the UN and Lebanon have to accept responsibility for not implementing Resolution 1559, which demanded the disarming and disbanding of not only Hizbollah, but all militia in Lebanon. If this would have been implmented, there would be peace today, and all those who lost their lives would still be alive. Also, Lebanon is in breach of the Geneva Conventions that demand that military do not fight their wars among the civilian population. For embedding themselves among civilians, Hizbollah has committed war crimes.
65. only children provoke fights and hide
samuel ,   abuja, nigeria   (07.30.06)
it is a big shame to Hezbollah, provoking an entire nation (israel) to war and then hiding behind the same people (lebanse) you say; you are fighting for. if hezbollah were man enough, and faced israel like men indeed. we wouldn't be seeing these much civilian causalties
66. Sympathy for the Devil
Reality Check ,   USA   (07.30.06)
Terrorists and their supporters bear all responsibility for Lebanese non combatant deaths in all but a few cases. The population has been warned to evacuate from south of the Litani because the terrorists have initiated a war from that area in which Israel does not wish to harm civilians, hence the warning, unlike the terrorists who continue to target non combatants without warning. Terrorists are using the Lebanese as a human sheilds and many Lebanese are allowing their children to remain in the line of fire. Those who allow their children remain in danger when they can get them out of harms way, or even like the palestinians use tham as human bombs, or like the Iranians as mine sweepers, deserve contempt not sympathy. These 'massacres' pointed to with pride by the Jihadis are nothing more than deliberatly created tragic photo-ops designed to elicit sympathy for the devil.
67. Not Fair
Sara ,   Amman   (07.30.06)
SomeOne have to Stop this Crimes, they are human...and God will always be with them no matter how strong is Israel, God is always there so wait the God Punishment TO you Israel
68. 13 Frederic - you are ignorant
S Judah ,   london   (07.30.06)
Firstly we value life, ours and even that of our enemies women and Children. That is why all Israel mourns the death of the innocent civilians of the Lebenon. That is why we cry when any one of our solders get get killed and that is why we are always better then our enemies and better then the ignoramous who make comments without understanding what is going on. For your information 100s of Hezbollah terrorists have been killed. They only report civilians, When we lost 8 in an ambush scores of terrorists were killed. We don't target civilians, Hezbollah do so deliberately. They openly claim their intent is to destroy Israel, you are very quite about these things Fredric. What does that say about you. They fight from amongst civilians, they fire rockets from amongst civilians and they dress as civilians. Come to the South and see where they keep their arms, in Mosques and houses.In civilian centres So don't you dare preach to us about morality.
69. From Israel to Lebanon with love
George Kassab ,   Lebanon   (07.30.06)
Just see for yourself Click here and see www.fromisraeltolebanon.org Could not beat few fighters on the ground, Israel turns to soft targets as usual. 600 Civilians +57 and mounting today killed by American weapons in the terrorist hands. Just pictures will show the terrorism of Israel. Yet UNcivilized comments comes out of Israel to say that Hitler killed jews so the jews have the right to kills everybody in cold-blood. Hezballah never said they will attack Israel, it only shoots when Lebanese innocent people are killed. Act now and stop your genocide.. Lebanese will NEVER NEVER forget your crimes to the end-of-world. Thanks for teaching us to hate you, otherwise we would be bluffed by your sweet talking about civilization and freedom as your prime minister these days is throwing up to the world. Unfortunatily some stupid Americans believe his filthy words.
70. israel giving birth to more nassrallahs
joe ,   chicago   (07.30.06)
every day israel is giving birth to more narssrallahs and bin ladans more then ever
71. micheal....
aline ,   leb   (07.30.06)
please.. dear dnt sit in ur fat chair in th e US and talk about western and eastern civilisation... what islam has to do with all this???.. for ur info im xtian from lebanon?? what am i than western or eastern.. western destroyed.. u guys are so ignorants... living in ur faty life.. not knowing anything come and live in the middle eastt and see ho wmuch suffering we are dealign with..
72. REJOICE
muhammad shurafa ,   detroit, michigan   (07.30.06)
Be proud of the IDF attack on civillian bunkers instead of rocket launchers. Are people that naive to believe that rockets were launched from a building not from the surroundings of a village.
73. Israel has lost the war. Lamentations!
Raphy ,   Montreal   (07.30.06)
74. I am against every state, what not force with Israel
old woman ,   Berlin   (07.30.06)
No comment
75. It's easy talk
Lebanon   (07.30.06)
Yes Israel warned them to leave that's easy to say but how can they leave??? no roads no bridges no way out and those who dare to leave because it's a dead dead situation anyway those are bombarded by the israeli Air force come on u can talk but they are stuck... aim on hezbollah not on children this is murder cause the IAF and the Isreali government know that they are stuck and cannot leave wasn't that the plan anyway?
76. 62 Jack The real facts
S Judah ,   london   (07.30.06)
They are incinerated when we blow up their rocket launchers. When the brave guys from Hezbollah operate as civilians, from civilian centers, from mosques, store their weapons in civilians areas. Fire rockets from civilians areas. Civilians will be killed. Why are you not venting your disgust at Hezbollah? They are actually targeting our civilians deliberately and by their behavior causing you the good people of Lebanon grief and catastrophe. Of course I am horrified by the loss of civilian life and I grieve for all. But your Hezbollah friends openly talk about destroying Israel and they are operating form your midst. Accept some responsibility Jack, I know it hurts, but don't just blame us.
77. Israeli Terror
Sami   (07.30.06)
As usual, there is an execuse for every crime the Israeli army commits. Killing over 150 Palestinians and injuring hundreds during the month of July, the majority are innocent civilains, is a regretable mistake. Killing 4 UN observers is another mistake. Killing 600 Lebanese and injuring over 3000 in 2 weeks , one third are children is yet another mistake. Occupying Shabaa farms, keeping over 10,000 prisoners in Israeli jail, building the illegal wall on Palestinian land is another mistake. It is either the Israeli leaders are committing too many mistakes or they are war loving persons. I hope that the majority of Israelis are pro-peace which will give them a secure state inside the 1967 borders without any threat from any of their Arab neighbors guarantteed by international forces on ISareli borders after ending the occupation.
78. We are not looking for a Sympathy fron the Devil
BDIA ,   Ottawa, Canada   (07.30.06)
I am amzed of how many people get their information wrong and miscalculated. Israelis asked the residents of Qana to evacuate. Where are these people supposed to go when Israelis bombed everybridge destroyed every road and shelling vheichles with innocent ppl. This is not the first time Zionists committed atrocities in Qana. This only goes to show the olmert is just another Zionist not even born in Israel is on the same hellish pass to the Israeli destrction. What also amazes me is when Zionists say they want peace and they have given the Palesinian people a chance to that and also the lebanese. While at the same time they have stole 74% if not more of the holy land. Where are all these palestin ains supposed to go when over 80% of them were born in Palestain in the mean time 80% of jews in Israel were vborn out side of Palestain. Explain that to me just cause you had roots from 2000 some years ago it does not give you the right to come back and claim the land. It is like telling the indians for north america which i think have more of a justification to their land than Israelis to plaestain to come and claim america back only after 500 years. Now explain that. U must be out of this world to think like that or just another colonial power that used the Hollocaust to0 their advantage to win sympathies of the west. Who ever said the Hollucaust was a money and land graber was right on the dime.
79. Similiarity
John ,   NZ   (07.30.06)
What IDF is facing now is similar to what the US army is facing in Iraq. Once those ninja turtles remove their masks, they are civilians. Both are fighting an invisible army. Therefore, the line between civilian and Hizbulla fighters death is blur. Worst. it's not known if the civilians casualties were Hizbulla's captives. Qana tragedy is another victory for Hizbulla
80. Israel Defeated
RM ,   Minneapolis   (07.30.06)
It is only a matter of time before Israel capitulates to world powers and gives up her right to defend herself. It is the Israeli electorate who put these peace at all costs politicians into office-and they are delivering exactly what you voted for. All the Arab nations now know that poor little Israel is easy pickens, and refuses to forcefully defend herself. Any country unwilling to defend themselves against pure agression don't deserve a country. Don't worry...you know the UN will protect you. Strike with everything you have at Hezbollah-on the ground,& in the air. Destroy what hinders you. If not, it will be your children and the Jewish state which will be destroyed.
81. Future of heroes
Nori ,   West Coast, USA   (07.30.06)
The women who are killed defending our fighter will be serving our shahids in the Heaven. They will wash the beautiful legs of our shahids and prepare them for the life in the Heaven. The children will get 72 virgings.
82. #59 keith, you are histrionic
wanda ,   montreal   (07.30.06)
83. Qana, the real face of Arab Terrorists
Jais Perets ,   New York, USA   (07.30.06)
In the terrorist war against Israel, Hezvolah's propaganda has been their number one weapon. No one seems to know that press reporters operating in Lebanon can film only what Hezbollah decides for them to report and film. CNN reporters are escorted by Hezbollah terrorists and cannot film peaceful situations or say what they want. In fact, the Western media is used as propaganda against Israel. For Hezbollah, to stage a "massacre::" and sell it as propaganda is easy and they launch rockets, hiding weapons and rocket launchers among innocent civilians including children. How can the world accept that Hezbollah uses children as a shield in order to have dead children filmed? They know the power of those graphic images will turn unaware people against Israel. The true is that Hezbollah are the murderers of those children by exposing them to violence.
84. IDF has highest moral values
Jason ,   New York, USA   (07.30.06)
To Frederic in France: IDF has the highest moral values of any military in the world and do you know why? Because every young man and woman must serve in the Israeli military. That means that it is an army of the people, kids who bring back home all what they see and do. For this reason, they can only behave morally in this ONLY DEMOCRATIE in the Middle East. As far as Golani Elite, you better go to the facts and not to the Nasrallah propaganda. By the way, do you know how many Algerian France has deliberately massacred in Algeria's war of independence? Find the facts before you accuse the IDF that is defending itself unlike France that invaded Algeria for years and killed hundreds of thousands of Arabs. Israelis demonstrate when they fell they have to do it, right or wrong. It is a democratie, unlike the poor Lebanese who are afraid to oppose the Hezbollah who dragged them into this misery. The PLO did the same thing in 1982 and destroyed Lebanon. When will the Arab world accept to live side by side with Israel, in peace? Take Jordan as a good example.
85. Hezbollah is responsible
Brod ,   USA   (07.30.06)
When Hezbollah operates their Kayushsas to hit Israel behind civilian buildings and behind the skirts of women and children, and exposing civilians in the line of fire, they are responsible for the deaths of civilians in Lebanon. Through leaflets, Israel has already warned the people in the targetted areas to move out. Israel gave them ample time to move out. If they were deprived of this warning by Hezbollah, and they were caught in the line of fire, Hezbollah is responsible for their deaths. Israel does not need to apologize to world for the sins of Hezbollah.
86. #62 Do the math
muhammad shurafa ,   detroit, michigan   (07.30.06)
Do the math A family of six would have 4 children. Therefore the estimate of children killed is a lot higher.
87. you get a life
Michael ,   usa   (07.30.06)
The fact is that that no other country in the world facing such an onslaught from a neighboring country would tolerate such a threat. No other army other than Israel would go to the lengths it does in compromising the military execution of the battle against hizbullah by warning the civilian population. The fact is that you and people like you are hypocrits because you condem what Israel needs to do to protect its innocent population, but throughout history, when jews are murdered, injured, or forced to live in bomb shelters you look the other way...and you want to talk about who is civilized ?You get a life and go join Nasrallah.
88. #19,don't call yourself "tony";you're an arab not an italian
stephane ,   france   (07.30.06)
i guess you're talking about the nazislamists crimes? you know that those bastards hide themselves among civilians to fire on israel.and you know that they want arabs women and kids to die to use this pictures to give a bad image of israel.nazislamists use their kids as human shields;and when the kids are dead,they call them "SHAHEED".what a shameful people these arabs.tsahal sent small troops to avoid killing the so-called civilians,but the arabs themselves don't care of the lives of their own kids.et ptit con,look what the arabs do beetween themselves in iraq.they kill themself by the day between sunni and chiies.nazislamists all over the world are responsible for deaths of children in israel as in quana.et si tu veux t'éduquer...www.balagan.blog-city.com learn,and then you can open ta bouche,you,the lawyer of the evil.
89. Ya right!
(07.30.06)
o please give me a break!
90. I miss the human world
K ,   Jerusalem   (07.30.06)
The replies shows the amount of hatred and envy in the israeli society. I can't imagine that am surrounded by such ppl who dont care for the blood of inoccent children and women. Failure on the military front lead to this vicious attack on inoccent civilians. ISRAEL HAS ALREADY LOST THIS WAR AND NO MATTER WHAT THEY DO IT WILL NEVER EVER CHANGE THIS FACT
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