before you creticise this angel shakira I think you must know that she is expressing a common human sense of peace and love. but, i think the problem is in your fag'n heads that you want to use inocent people as objects of blame. despit seeing the real problem. I want to let the whole world remember that the lebanese goverment try to find a peaceful way to liberate shabaa farm and the prisoners inside izrael with the UN and before one year from now. I'm lebanese and i don't like Hizbollah but the Izraeli's confrontation of the border by its f16 and merkava give this shiite community the reasons to bomb keryate shmonah and whats ever . Now there is the 7 points of the lebanese goverment and i want that every israeli in the world read these points that can make peace for ever in this region. but i doubt that izrael work for peace for many reasons but i will say one. izrael have the complexe of persecution due to the sense of unsecurity.

Firstly, Mel what possesed you to say such a thing ? Secondly Muhammad I don't not your religious affiliations -if you even have any - nor wether you are a sixth generation American. What I do know is that America needs far more people to speak up and encourage any celebrity who reminds us of the senseless death on both sides. You my brother, make for a far more palatable neighbour. Be well. I wish you strenghth in these difficult days.

israel is a militaristic state, a american proxy, with a big worldwide propaganda mashine and a lot of brainwashed people......particularly on this news-site

i don't think anyone actually *likes* the reality of war, but sometimes it is inevitable and necessary...i won't condemn shakira for not wanting women and children to be hurt, esp. children, but she needs to remember who put them in harm's way to begin with--their own men! and they are bent on raising children who are just as full of hate as they are themselves...she is lucky she has the freedom to do and say what she chooses and she should wish that freedom for those women and children she would protect!

Birds of a feather flock together. So she is a "Rock Star"...who cares. She belongs there in Lebanon. Israel will never be destroyed.

Why should any more credence be given to a rock star's comments about the war than, let's say, anyone of the people who have a Talkback to this article? As a group, celebrities tend to have very little insight into world politics and a lot of leftist bias. This is an example of non-news: about as relelvant as an advertisement from McDonalds' for a greasier burger.

Pol Pot; Mao; Stalin; Hitler - all men who would've sat down to talk. Stick to Singing.

She fails to realize that if she ever went to Lebanon and wore her trendy rock star outfits baring her stomach, legs, arms, etc., she would be dragged by her hair to the middle of the street and have her throat slit with a big knife.

Many of the insults towards Shakira I have read are extreamly stupid, especially #21. Before insulting her, read up on her. She actualy is very smart. Smarter than most of you. She went to the U.S. from Columbia because your music can not go international as easly from Colombia. Now, just because she gave her opinion does NOT mean she is brave. I do agree with what she said, but what i do not agree with is the fact that if she really cared about the peace, she would have said what she said when Israel was recieving the missiles. Shakira did not elect hezbollah, the Lebanese did. SHE DOES NOT REPRESENT THE LEBANESE PEOPLE. Now the fact that I, a 17 year old kid, is correcting you is very sad. I support you giving your oppinion. I do not support you acting exesively stupid.

I haven't read or heard any comments of the sort, but if you know where and when she may have said that, please post the source.

Rene grow up. The Lebanese people have been aiding and abetting these terrorist scum. Israel has not had one day of peace since her return in 1949. Islam is a death cult that hides behind women and children. God bless and protect Israel.

Shakira has the right to say what ever she wants to.

Why, why WHY do we CARE about the opinion of every celebrity who doesn't even have an inkling of an idea about why these things are happening.... And don't even get me STARTED about her music....ugh.

If it were up to the terrorists, Shakira would be wearing a veil in someone's harem. We need as much war and conflict as possible to make sure Muslim terrorists know that we will destroy every last one of them. I'm the son of a Lebanese father and I say GO ISRAEL!!!!!! War is the only thing that will solve this problem.

Oh, great another performer dabbling in diplomacy. I don't know about you Israel, but aren't you tired of another doe eyed performer on TV pleading to stop the fighting, then they go back to their 5 star motels and forget all about it.

She is just reacting to her baseless feelings. She's a typical leftist follower who doesn't understand her own politics. Ignore her.

The Jews are God's chosen people and He gave the land (Israel ) to them . Now for all you Islamics and most of you Americans I'm refering to Father God our Creator not Alah.Islam is a cult and they hate the Jew now ,finally Israel says enough is enough . When was the first time Israel sent a suicide bomber to another country ? fired missles out of hate ! God will bless the Jews and those who bless them .

I have heard this rumor for the longest time, yet the ADL says it did not happen. Please see http://www.adl.org/rumors/shakira.asp

Yet another attempt to say public opinion this time by a singer and dancer. Shakira call for the terrorists to stop killing.

Understandable that you have a father who was born there, therefor you have feelings abuot what is going on there. But Israel is not against Lebanon. Israel is agains the terrorist who are in Lebanon, Hizballah. Israel doesn't want to kill innocent people and they showed it thru the whole history. But it is time for Hizballah to be destryed and I think that if Lebanon is dreaming like Israel about heaving peace then Labanon should also fight against thos terrorist, the Hizballah. It can't be any cease fire until they are completely gone. I am sure yuo cuold understand this better if your people would be bombed for so many years with suicide bombers have done to Israel killing kids, women and men! That is a shame to society! I wish that you Shakira would have any kind of reaction when that happens as well. So it is pretty easy to see where you stand. You are a beautiful, succesful intelligent woman but you should open yuor eyes and heart for the Israeli/Jewish people as well and support them. Not only yours. Because after all we are all human being, right?

no doubt why you moved from Lebanon then huh? Howw come you do not live there anymore, huh? And where did you choose to move? To the next chicken country in the world. So st**** for you to even react!

Shut Up And Sing!!

Musicians like Shakira need to stick to their music and forget trying to voice their comments on world affairs. They are clueless as to what is going on any only harm their careers. They also end up displaying their ignorance as well. Professing to be wise they end up become fools. As Laura Ingram says just "Shut Up and SIng".

if you want it... the war is primitive, of the primitive and not evolved man, OPEN YOUR MIND stop with the slaughter... animals shakira it is right. peace and love, from argentina saludos

Terrorist Hizbullah is a member of Lebanon's government, with seats in the cabinet. Lebanon's government colluded with Hizbullah in unprovoked, vicious acts of war against Israel. According to U.S. intelligence sources, Hizbullah has launched more than 4,000 missiles, unguided rockets and mortars at Israel. Haifa, Israel's third largest city, is under regular rocket barrage. Currently, one million Jews live in bomb shelters. Lebanese army radars have been used to lock in Israeli targets for Hizbullah missile crews. Prime Minister Siniora on July 30, 2006, publicly thanked terrorist Hizbullah for its sacrifices in the war against Israel: YNETNEWS (07.30.06) Lebanese PM thanks Hizbullah for 'sacrifices' http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3283763,00.html Hizbullah has purposely embedded themselves in densely populated civilian areas in Lebanon. Hizbullah despicably shoot from inside mosques, hospitals and schools in south Lebanon. Hizbullah ruthlessly uses human shields to protect rocket launching teams who set up rockets and other weapons in basements of apartment blocks, schools and mosques. Images show Iran's proxy, Hizbullah, using high-density residential areas to launch rockets: http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,,19955774-5007220,00.html Murderous Iran has repeatedly stated its intention to wipe Israel off the map is dangerously close in achieving nuclear capability to execute its genocidal goal - Lebanon's government and Hizbullah, fighting a proxy war for Iran share responsibility for causing all of the deaths, injuries and damage wrought in Lebanon and Israel. Global jihadists - Iran's proxy, Hizbullah's evil goal is the murder of every Jew. On October 22, 2002, Nasrallah told Lebanon's Daily Star: "If they (Jews) all gather in Israel, it will save us the trouble of going after them worldwide." U.S. France, and the UN are fully aware terrorist Hizbullah will NEVER disarm and that no UN resolution, no truce, no international force, can stop the religion-inspired hate of Arab countries and Islamists worldwide - a fanatical hatred that seeks the annihilation of Israel. Israel must be allowed the human right of defeating her enemies! In the global war to bring all nations under Islamic subjugation, Israel's fight for freedom and human rights is a fight for freedom and human rights for all nations. The Innocent Bystander Myth Evelyn Gordon, THE JERUSALEM POST July 20, 2006 ...Far from being smuggled in without the government's knowledge, weapons earmarked for Hizbullah arrived openly in Beirut Airport almost every week - and the airport, unlike southern Lebanon, is fully controlled by the government and the Lebanese army. Yet the government never ordered the army to confiscate these shipments. Regular arms shipments also came overland from Syria. Yet these, too, passed openly and without hindrance through border crossings controlled by the Lebanese government. The Lebanese army has even openly assisted Hizbullah during the past week's fighting. Hizbullah's successful missile strike on an Israeli naval vessel Friday night, for instance, would have been impossible had the army's radar stations not given Hizbullah the ship's coordinates. Hizbullah does not have radar stations of its own. Far from repudiating Hizbullah's attacks on Israel, the Lebanese government has actively defended, facilitated and assisted them at every turn. There are thus no grounds for treating it as an innocent party in this conflict....

Shakira is a wonderfully talented singer, songwriter and performer. But she misses the mark in her attempt to send a brave message to her generation. She of all people ( with her Lebanese decent ) should know that the culprits in this crises is Hezbollah along with it's backers Iran & Syria. Where was Shakira when Hezbollah the PLO, Hamas, Al Aqusa Martyers Brigade, Al Quida and every other Islamic terrorist organization that is hell bent on destroying Isreal was sending suicide bombers across it's borders with only one goal in mind, to kill Jews. Where was her bravado then. The message she needs to tell her generation is to stand up and put an end to this Islamic radical terrorist Jihad now or there will not be a generation left to follow her's.

I feel bad that Miss Shakira is Lebonese, but in saying that we need leaders that care about people's needs- She needs to look at those who have so much influence in Lebanon- those who would deny the Jewish people a need to SURVIVE. Until that happens, I doubt there will be much else that can be done. As long as certain leaders from all around the Middle East and elsewhere deny the State of Israel to exist as a nation, a tiny one at that, there will always be those who would fight, create dispute and spread hatered.

it is been a while that i am reading israel newspapers...now i know why all of you are so blind.......

Several years ago we heard you on MTV saying that you'd rather kiss a pig than a jew. We won't forget !

I don't understand how could you conclud such comments about Shakira. we wait you in tel Aviv