If the Lebanese are such lovely people (I hasten to add that I don't doubt that many of them are), why oh why did they elect all those Hamasniks into their government? These things have consequences, you know.

Nor yours, evidently. Who was it that kidnapped the soldiers from *our* side of the border anyway? Unprovoked violence? BTW, I'm not thrilled with spending time in our

this is NOT Kitzbuehl you know but Hizbullah - not kitz but then again little Young Steiner wants to sound clever - He plays only video games - and believes Israel and Lebanon conflict is also a video game don't blame him- he's too young

NOW FACTS: The killing of Israeli soldiers and the kidnapping of Cpl. Gilad Shalit by Hamas are clear acts of war. The Palestinian attack came after Israel turned over the entire Gaza Strip to the Palestinian Authority (PA) in a bold step for peace. The Palestinians are now using that same territory to launch rockets at Israeli civilians on a daily basis, causing widespread fear and havoc. Hamas continues to deny Israel's right to exist - a position spelled out in the group's founding charter and repeatedly echoed by its spokesmen and leaders The killing of Israeli soldiers and the seizing of two more soldiers as hostages by Hezbollah in Northern Israel were also unprovoked acts of war against Israel. This is not just another act of terror. This strike took place after Israel’s full withdrawal from Lebanon as certified by the U.N. Security Council. UN Security Council resolution 1559 and subsequent resolutions demand that the Lebanese government disarm the terrorist group Hezbollah, but no steps have been taken. To the contrary, the Lebanese government has included Hezbollah in their government and they are represented at the ministerial level. Hezbollah's actions are a direct threat to the authority of the Lebanese government, to the rule of law and order, and to the well-being of Lebanese citizens. Hezbollah has launched dozens of unprovoked attacks since Israel withdrew from Lebanon, including the firing of hundreds of rockets and mortars at civilian areas and the kidnapping of a number of Israelis. Syria and Iran are behind these attacks. They are the primary supporters of Hezbollah and Hamas, and they must be pressured as well by the international community. Like the United States and other sovereign nations, Israel has the right and duty to defend itself from attacks that represent clear acts of war -such as the killing and kidnapping of its citizens and ongoing rocket attacks. Israel's actions are being carefully implemented and are aimed at securing the release of its soldiers and destroying the abilities of Hamas and Hezbollah to threaten its citizens with ongoing barrages of rockets. Israel does its utmost not to harm civilians, but in a war where Hamas and Hezbollah hide among the civilian population, civilians will inevitably be killed. Israel should not be held to a standard of perfection while the Arab countries and terror organizations are held to no standard at all

Censorship Policy Regarding Fighting in the North 1. As of now, over 1,200 rockets have been fired at Israel; it is expected that this will continue. 2. Therefore, following are the Military Censor's relevant guidelines: a. The Military Censor will not approve reports regarding visits of Israeli Government and IDF officials in the north of Israel until the visits are over due to the clear connection between officials' visits and missile attacks on the area in question. b. The Military Censor will not approve reports on missile hits at IDF bases and/or strategic facilities. c. The Military Censor will not approve reports on missiles that fall in the Mediterranean Sea. d. The Military Censor will not approve reports on time periods when citizens are permitted to leave their shelters. Warnings of such times are utilized by the enemy for timing attacks. e. Reporting on locations in which there are public defense and organizational difficulties should be avoided as much as possible. 3. Real-time reporting on the exact location of rocket hits must be strictly avoided!