For Israel, the most important issue is disarming Hezbollah, but for Lebanon the most important issue is a new election law to implement genuine democracy, as provided for in the Taif peace agreement but not implemented these past 19 years. A genuine census should also be taken in Lebanon, to determine just how strong the various sects are in share of population. It's very likely that Shi'ites are more than 1/3 of the population, and with their allies considerably more. They should be entitled to the share of the cabinet they are seeking. If Lebanon had fair elections they would get their fair share of power through that means, but Lebanon doesn't have fair elections. A fair election law should be Lebanon's number one priority. The people in power are clinging desperately to their undemocratic edge, and the US is assisting them because it can pull their strings and because they are friendly to Israel..

We had thought that Israel is the source of the imminent threat to our country… but the present experience shows that our homes and democratic system are gripped by brethren who believe in armed violence,” said Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora. "We and the Lebanese People do not accept that Hizbullah and its weapons remain in the present status. None of us is neutral. The nation will not retain its normalcy until Hizbullah is convinced that only the Lebanese people can guarantee its security through the state.” More about Lebanon : http://xrl.us/bkest

Someone must disarm them with force. That's the only language these people understand!!

are they kidding,they should have more weapon for the final solution

What is the terrorist group Hezbollah protecting you from? Why is the terrorist group Hezbolah have members in parliment? How did they get there and who allowed them? Israel is no threat so why are they still there? Are you Lebanese that stupid that you believe their crap? I think your cry baby, pro Syrian coward of a PM Sionora does.

....Oh well we can't get hezbelah to disarm .... maybe we can get israel to give away more land.... I never ever believed the weak knee polititians of the world would be able to make hezbelah give up thier weapons and they wonder why israel makes preemptive strikes.

Lydia Israels nieghbors would love that.....They would put down thier weapons only after they remove or kill a defenceless israeli population.....and people like you would not raise a hand to help.... easy ???

it can't disarm Hizb by peace.

In case you have not seen these posts before, lidia from Brisi, Australia, always has meaning in her posts. They are consistently filled with anti-Semitic slurs and classic xenophobic rhetoric. Although they are NEVER balanced, nor do they ever offer tangible solutions to the problems at hand, reading through the lines, lidia comes across as one of the many Lebanese new 'Australians' who vents her hatred of anything Jewish, such as the State of Israel, from her new-found freedom-loving haven down-under, from where she spouts hateful venom. She is anything but Australian (except maybe on paper). Poor Aussies, sucha great country they have (had), slowly be spoiled by people arriving with much baggage!

You want Lebanese to get rid of Hezbollah knowing that Israel couldn't do it in august 2006?