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Lahoud: Israel attacked Lebanon to damage tourism
Roee Nahmias
Published: 10.10.06, 15:44
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1. United against invadors
George Hawi ,   Lebanon   (10.10.06)
Proud to have Lahoud our president. Yet the Israelis can not understand our views and rights.... Still trying to convince the world and the dumb Americans with their cooked views that we are brainwashed. Is anybody their too listen? we seek peace by defending our country against your terrorist army.. Yes, Israel is the enemy of civilization and Lahoud is right about its intension to destroy for the sake of destruction. Israel planned years ahead (confirmed by Israeli terrorist chiefs) to attack Lebanon at the 1st provocation.. Israelis.... we understand you very well... you can not bluff us, you can do that to the Americans and some Arabs....We are Lebanese if that makes sense to you.... I guess you tried us many times and so far failed.
2. revisionist arab historians: israel started the war...
aaron ,   ra'anana   (10.10.06)
3. ITS TRUE
french libanese ,   beriut   (10.10.06)
ISRAEL IS JEALOUS OF OUR BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY THIS SUMMER WAS PROMISING ONE FOR TOURIST SO THEY DESTROY OUR AIRPORT THEN OUR SEAPORT THEY PUT 25000 AMERICN IN DANGER AND 40000 CANDIAN TOO PPUS THOUSAND OF OTHER NATINALITY BUT WE SHAL OVERCOME and we have our day in court and they shal ppay $8 biion u.s. for damages the pretext of hizz arrest of two idf is balony becuase few weeks before the israeli went into lebannon and kil two brothers going to their work then hizz retaiate and shoould have been confined to broder clash but no they israeis wanna destroy milk factory bridges hospitals kil red cross volunters my god ican go on and on
4. And I suppose the Hezbollah also works for Israel?
tFighterPilot   (10.10.06)
5. Lebanon
ely ,   usa   (10.10.06)
If Edom thinks,''Though crushed,we can build the ruins again,''thus said the Lord of Hosts:They may build ,but I will tear down Malachi 1:4
6. Lahoud - Syria's sock-puppet
Ashan ,   Israel   (10.10.06)
It's the Hizballah, stupid! Under Syrian pressure, Lahoud hid Nazirallah in his home during the war. What an idiot!
7. really...
eugenie ,   jerusalem   (10.10.06)
Mr. Lahoud either doesn't read the newspapers or doesn't keep up-to-date. Who really started the Lebanon war: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/07/AR2006100701054.html
8. I sure am glad I'm not Lebanese. I would be ashamed of...
Yonatan ,   USA   (10.10.06)
My government. Just like spoiled little kids, they can't accept responsibility for their own actions. They blame it on everyone else, and make up stories. GROW UP!
9. Dumb Leb leaders! Stupid pride!
Roger ,   USA   (10.10.06)
Had Israel not been concerned about the Leb civilians it could have wiped out Leb in a matter of hours.
10. mr. lahoud....with all due respect!
v. n.y. ,   usa   (10.10.06)
mr. lahoud, you are truly delusional!!!! israel asked for the un? are you kidding? it was your esteemed leader nasrallah who cried like a baby for a ceasefire and requested un troops to come into lebanon. it was also your esteemed siniora who cried in full view of the un and the world at large for israel to stop and for the un to help him out of this mess.....after, of course, he allowed hizbullah to cross the border, kidnapp israeli soldiers and kill others on israeli soil....against international law and against un resolutions. understand??? the israelis didn't ask, nor wanted this war. the israelis reaction was to "enough is enough". you kidnapped two human lives. they are precious to us. we wanted them back. we also destroyed key transportation sites in lebanon so you vile people won't be able to transport these two soldiers out of your country. this is why your highways and airports and ports were bombed. israel WOULD HAVE NEVER STARTED THIS WAR! israel has no ambition to destroy lebanese economy or progress. israel knows that when arab countries have progress and the means to live well, then israel is safe! then arab anger is not directed at israel. it is you arabs that want your people to live in squalor and in palestinian camps so that you can blame the israelis for these people's misfortunes and poverty. blaming israel for the living conditions of arabs has always been a convenient ruse by your regimes to sway the attention and blame from you and place it on israel. we are not interested in destroying your economy or tourism. we are interested in living in peace and being left alone by all you arabs. stop the bombing, suicide missions, jihad. enough is enough. when you face the consequences, then you begin to cry! when are you going to learn to cleanse your society and country of military factions and extremists that bring only chaos in your midst. blame them, not us! look what is going on in gaza. if they can't kill israeli, they'll kill each other. are you blaming israel for this war as well? how convenient for you!!!! take responsibility for once in your misbegotten lives to improve and sustain your economy, tourism and progress by having enough backbone to eliminate those that do not have your best interets at heart. if you want to look like gaza and the west bank, be my guest. continue to harbor all the nasrallahs in your country, but don't come crying to the un and blaming israel. for your information.....a very tiny piece of lebanon was destroyed....especially in beirut.....and there, only the nasrallah strong hold neighborhoods where 4000 rockets kept pounding israeli soil and cities. look at the christian parts of the city....nothing! everything is still standing!
11. And once again, Lebanon want to pass the blame
Talula ,   Israel   (10.10.06)
over to us because they are weak and cannot control what goes on in their own back garden. I'm SURE that when and if there is peace with Lebanon, there will be many MANY Israelis who would simply love to visit there. Me for one. I'm getting tired of all this stupid talk about my country. They didn't expect such a strong response from us and that is why they think the way they do. Just give us back our boys and then we and kiss and make up.
12. LIES
mike ,   usa   (10.10.06)
I don't know what muslims better at- lies or murders ..someone can help me??
13. to George Hawi
Viktor   (10.10.06)
You are really brainwashed. If you want peace, do not support terrorists. Otherwise you'll again and again find yourself in a stone age.
14. To Lebanese Respondents
NYC Girl   (10.10.06)
You really don't understand anything about Israel and you're buying into a lot of twisted Arab propaganda. A prosperous Lebanon can only be good for Israel. The last thing Israel needs is a bunch of impoverished Arabs on their border blaming them for all their problems and being whipped into a frenzy by those terrorists from Hezbollah.
15. Unless Leb contains terror it has no future
Melanie ,   USA   (10.10.06)
Too bad the Lebanese leaders and the terrorists among them are blinded by this fact.
16. #2 The Arab culture is based on fantasies
Dotti ,   USA   (10.10.06)
When they lose they pretend they win.
17. To #1 and #3
Sane Voice   (10.10.06)
Lets not forget who started this war, and which country is allowing an Iranian proxy to attack from it's terrirtory. if all that you seek is economical prosperity, and no fighting, you'll find Israel a willing partner as Israel has no intentions of "occupying" Lebanon. On the other hand Israel is also very sensitive for it's security and if you look to annoy us by allowing Hizbullah to attack from Lebanon, you'll find Israel more than willing to defend it's citizens. You should think what kind of Lebanon you want to live in.
18. To the Leb and Lahoud
(10.10.06)
'Lebanon is Israel's chief rival in the fields of finance, culture and tourism. Let's look at this, in finance thats just garbage, the states of KSA, Qatar, and UAE are far more formidible rivals in that field. They use their mass oil wealth to build huge financial institutions. Israel's economy is far larger than Lebanon's, Syria's, Jordan's, and Egypts economies COMBINED. Your finance is pathetically small compared to what we can muster, with better management it can only continue to grow. Culutre? Hmm... some 60 odd years of Lebanese culture thats basically just an Arabised France. Or 5000 years of Jewish heritage, with multiculturalism greater than pretty much anywhere else in the world. Yea, I see where he's coming from. Tourism? Egypts Sinai and Jordan's Petra also place the same amount if not more danger to Israeli tourism, because they also have gambeling. But yet Israel must ofcourse control these countries through our special mind control devices. Get over yourselves, your not that great.
19. #1george
jerome ,   basalt, co   (10.10.06)
I'm sure the Israelis where just waiting and planning to find an excuse to attack Lebanon because it was so wonderfully built up and they have nothing better to do with there time. Thanks to HIZBULLSHITALLAH your little country got counter attack if you have such a short and stupid memory. If you really believe the shit you write, your bluffing yourself and your desylexic in your writtings. And it wasn't the 1st provocation by the HIZ it was the third in one less than one years time. YOU LIAR!!!!!
20. lahudist dementis
alan ,   frisco   (10.10.06)
A new form of mental disorder has been entered into the Middle East Handbook of Psychiatric Disorders. Lahudist Dementist is characterized in at least two contexts with extreme decontexualization of historical reality, projection of one's own motives onto a tiny neighbor, failure to recognize defeat, and failure to deal with the requirements of a modern state-- namely the army is secondary to the will of the elected government. We pray for a complete recovery from this disorder
21. Arab prosperity can be achieved only by oil
(10.10.06)
thats the sad truth. unless they will adopt western culture. Lahoud also forgots how they ruind themselves only 20 years ago: The Lebanese civil war took place from 1975 to 1990. Israel was involved in certain stages, by way of the first Lebanon War in 1982. There is no disagreement that a considerable part of the victims were killed in the first two years. The more assessments talk of over 130,000 killed. Most of them were Lebanese killed by other Lebanese, on religious, ethnic grounds and in connection with the Syrian involvement. Syria transferred its support between various parties in the conflict. The highest estimates claim that Israeli activities were the cause of around 18,000 people, the great majority of which were fighters.
22. Is he joking? And do his people believe this shit?
Andy ,   ramat hasharon   (10.10.06)
23. the problem is that our leaders are BAD
marck ,   france   (10.10.06)
Lahoud is an idiot Olmert is 1/2 an idiot Sanioura is 1/2 an idiot Nasrallah is intelligent but unfortunately his goal is to defeat (harm) Israel and not to defend Lebanon, otherwise he would never accept the syrian ocupation and the corruption of the lebanease state
24. aslo it seems
jerome ,   basalt, co   (10.10.06)
typical to blame everything bad on anybody but yourself. it's very pathological and moranic and childlike. CRYMEARIVER
25. Lebanon's future
Alex ,   LA, USA   (10.10.06)
Since soon will be another Lebanon war (in 6-9months). Lebanon must be prepared. They have two cjoices: move to another country because next time Israel will bomb all areas north of Beiruth, or kill Nasrallah and avoid total destruction of Lebanon.
26. Israel intended to destroy Lebanon's prosperity
Daniel ,   Lod   (10.10.06)
Sir, better take charge of all your territory and control your people. No one has intention to destroy any one unnecessarily. Israel needs peace more than any thing else.
27. how dare you jews calling us
french ibanese ,   BERIUT LEBNON   (10.10.06)
names after all your crimes all hizzbou did is arrest 2 idf troopers who kill weeks before two brothers going to work those soldiers are killers and facing trial according to sharia and might be excuted but you israel cry baby your and big toy from america want to destry the whole lebanoon not becuase of the arrested idf but since you jealous lebanon pretty israel ugy soo ugly sister want to kill beautiful brother
28. The Arab world will always blame Israel
sharon ,   canada   (10.10.06)
Well it's not something new that the Arab world always blames Israel for every thing that happens in the world. But that's out of jalousie and seeing that Israel built a beautiful country in 60 years and the Arab world still leave in the Stone Age.... Well burn because that's the way it will always be... God Bless Israel and the Jews
29. What a joke
Kyle ,   Southpark, CO, USA   (10.10.06)
Do they really believe the crap that comes out of their own mouths?
30. #27
israeli ,   israel   (10.10.06)
how dare you call yourself "french libanese from beriut" (sic), you cheeky shariya fan? You're anything but French!
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