Soldier sentenced to 28 days for refusing to serve in Lebanon

I hope there will be more soldiers who will refuse killing Lebanese and Palestinians. I pray for them. Sometimes, one feel ashamed to admit that they are jews. God bless all those soldiers, Suzanne from Paris

To my Muslim brothers: Let's face the truth, and reality now. Israel can never lose, and here are the reasons: 1. They do posess the right of self defense. They were attacked first, and do have the right to defend themselves, and to disarm the attackers. 2. They are very powerful militarily. 3. They do posess nukes. If any country does try to demolish them, then Israel can just wipe them out easily. 4. They do have the promise of God, to keep their lands. So therefore brothers, let's all forget this pipe dream of getting rid of Israel, as it can never happen. Lets all try to create peace, and live in harmony with one another. Lets stop teaching our children the evil message of hate, revenge, and getting even. Come on, lets all go forward and live in peace and harmony. If we don't then this world will be in big trouble. Let's all love one another, and stop the fighting, and the hatred. Lets all start loving Israel, and our other neighbors. Peace and love to all.

I have lived in the Philippines for the first 23 years of my life and have witnessed the conflicts and prejudice between Muslims and Christians in my country. The Philippines is about 5% Muslims. I am a Christian. There are reasons why the Muslims revolt. In the case of the Filipinos Muslims, they want equality and equal footing with the 95% of the population who are mostly Roman Catholics, including land ownership. I'd like to share with you a speech given by one of our intellectuals to the university graduates in July, 2006. His name is Mr. Tony Meloto. His solution to eradicating poverty and unrest in the Philippines is helping to build sustainable communities for the poor including our Muslim brothers. Please go to my website: http://my.opera.com/cyberagnes/blog/ The title of the speech is THE FILIPINO CAN DREAM AGAIN.

Israel started the war with oppression and kidnappings killing etc. etc. The Israelis are savage self serving murderers who see no value of lives other then their own. Thats how Israel does things. Now Israel says Hezbolla started the war by kidnapping 2 soldiers right? What do you think the world should do about Israel kiddnapping the elected Palestinian leadership? Maybe the we should flatten Israel. Lebanon was a peacful country like Kiwait, when Saddam invaded Kiwait the world got together in 1991 and killed 500,000 Iraqis. I think the world should get together and flatten once and for all one of the oppressive disgusting selfish vile people the civilized world has ever seen.

Someone here said the Israel started this war. I think they are grossly mistaken. Hezbollah clearly started this war. Israel asked for the kidnapped soldiers back, before they went to go get them back. However, Hizbollah refused, and thereby started the war. Had they just admitted their mistake, and returned the kidnapped soldiers, then none if this would have happened. Also, somebody here said that Israel should have made a hostage exchange. That would have been the worst thing that they could have done. Never negotiate with terrorists, and don't make deals with kidnappers. I think that Israel has done the right thing, and all of the deaths are the fault of Hezbollah.

Abdullah - nobody stole anything -- the areas now considered Israel were largely uninhabited in the 1880s. The inhabitants were not exclusively Arab or Jewish, but a mix. As European Jewry moved into the area, an economy was created which brought Arab migration to the area from neighboring Jordan, Egypt, Lebanon & Syria. Recommended reading for ya': From Time Immemorial, The origins of the Arab Jewish Conflict - by Joan Peters.

chris, you should be more informed also... hezbollah don't fire rockets at nite for the reason they don't want the isarel planes to see where they're coming from...at least that's the little info my one sided media here in america is reporting

I hope that Israel demands the return of all of the pay, training expenses, unifprm allowances, etc., with interest! What a cowardly putz!

and why wouldnt they be able to detect it during the day?....but that is kinda steering away from my point but. whatever.

I just dont understand one thing - what right does israel have to the land it is occupying? Biblical promises? Come on..

They bomb at night because that's when they can track the rockets being launched. Your either misinformed or misinforming.

let me explain the reason suicide bombers are even doing what they do. to tell some of you un-enlightened people. life is so bad for them they believe they can make a martyr of themselves by killing as many israeli soldiers and civillians to show israeli people what they are doing to them. except the suicide bombers may use a bomb to kill people. israel is using jets to fly overhead and drop 500 pound bombs on houses. one more thing. you people think hezbollah is a coward? lets take a look at israel. they bomb DURING THE NIGHT most of the time when most people are sleeping.(if they can even sleep because of the hell israel is putting everyone through) they drop them on CIVILLIAN HOUSES. and their aim is so bad that they hit a UN post. hell, i would be scared if they were aiming to the person next to me because they suck so much at firing bombs and guns.

why has no one learned from mistakes of the past? Hitler goes and busted out the holocaust a few decades ago. everyone in the world lost respect for him. (and the people who didnt are insane). then why is israel doing the same thing? shouldnt they know better? do they want revenge on the world about what happened to them? well what a hell of a way to show it. by killing innocent children and women. israel had the chance to spare two of their soldiers that were kidnapped by hezbollah for the exchange of all women and children imprisoned by israel.(even though women and children shouldnt be in prison). instead, they turned the offer down and bombed the guts out of the gaza strip. And dont give me that "they are trying to disarm hezbollah!" if israel didnt attack in the first place in the 80's. there wouldnt have even been hezbollah.the situation in palestine only takes pure logic to understand which some people lack. Lastly,im not saying all israelies are bad.just the gov and supporters

No. The war started when Israel sent bombs into Lebanon to try to kill politicians who were running for office and who Israel didn't want in office. THAT'S WHAT STARTED THIS WAR!

I know there are good jewish people and don't condemn them all as being evil like their government. One thing is to stop others that are attacking you but sending hundreds of bombs into a civilian neighborhood is another. A mistakes they say? I say BS! The Israeli Gov. doesn't care who they kill as long as they get who they want. Period!!!

Wow lady, just wow. In one post you say the Lebanese are killed because they can't escape (elderly and infirm) and in another you praise Hezbollah for their tactics in hiding among them. I can't believe any sane person would think like this.

Yeah Dave, times were great under Clinton. World Trade Center bombing, USS Cole, Somalia, US Embassies in Africa, Khobar Towers? Wow he really brought in a era of peace!

is that the original "Palestinians" were NOT Arabs, and probably were not even Semitic. In fact, they may have been the descendants of Achaean (Mycenaean) Greeks. The area (again as you know) has been controlled by Egyptians, Israelites, Assyrians, Chaldeans, Persians, Greeks, Greco-Syrians (the Seleuchids), the Jews again, Romans, Byzantines, Arabs, Turks, and the British. The Jews have as good a claim on the area as anybody, since they've been there for over three thousand years, despite the best efforts of the Assyrians, the Chaldeans,and the Roman Emperors Vespasian, Titus, and Hadrian. The truth is the Jews are the only people to really try to make something of that land since the Crusaders were booted out in the late thirteenth century. The average "Palestinian" (Muslim, Christian, and Jew) has been gnerally treated like chatel over the centuries by their Arab, Egyptian, and Turkish overlords. During the wanning days of the Ottoman Empire, the wealthy

Can you think of one country run by radicals where the people have nice homes etc...? How about Somalia or Darfur? Did the Israelis attack them as well?

After his sentence, then he should be strapped to a parachute and dropped in the war zone where it has not been attacked. If he believes in peace so much, a man made peace, not a God's peace then he will have no problem conviencing the terrors not to harm him and they will greet him with open arms. Also, some of you have not remember Mcc 1 and Mcc 2 when God assisted Israel to kick ass and take names on the greeks when they soiled the Temple. But that was so long ago, now all we have to do is light the candle, ring the gong and wish happy thoughts of peace and loving while insane men murder people in the name of peace. Yeah Sure Snake

an eye for an eye makes the whole world go blind,,,,,,,,u can never bomb ur way to peace, so short sighted, hasnt anyone learned from history or the holocaust, generations of hate are being made, bush has sent the world on its head, along with the unconscious people in america and many other places, again fear is used to manipulate and control , the boogie man is around every , well protect u,,,,its a great world, doing a great job, things were a bit better under clinton!

Who gives a shit what frances wants, the only thing you know how to do is surrender.

In reply to the person called "father", who was thanking everyone (sarcastially), including USA, and Israel for the bombings. You forgot to thank Hizbollah for starting this war, and for continuing the war. You know they deserve a "huge thanks", and should get all of the credit for all of the deaths of the children, and other innocents. Not only did they start this war, but they have repeatedly refused to end it by turning over the innocent Israli soldiers, that were captured in their own land. So therefore, don't forget to give credit to where credit is due!

that's such a joke. israel can ill afford to be anybody's friendly neighbor. but if you lived next door to neighbors, you would arm yourself to the teeth.

Amir Fester is a truly courageous person. It is not easy to stand up to a government during the time that it is bombing another country but Amir did. Amir deserves the thanks of the growing part of the Jewish community around the world that knows that Israel's terrible destruction of Lebanon will only increase hatred against Israel and against Jews around the world. Thank you Amir. If you were my son I would be very proud of you and stand by you.

Well it takes a barbarian to know a barbarian. The first terrorist organizations in the Middle East were the Zionist Irgun and Stern gangs. Look back to your history and learn how you killed - stole land and taught the Arabs to use such tactics in hopes of getting the land you stole. What is your creative reason for Israel's presence in the Shibaa farms of Lebanon? Friendly neighbors don't invade -

Sadly, in this war of attrition, no one wins, and everyone is losing something, where even the apparent victors in the short term, lose their credibility in the face of ongoing attrocities and indirectly documented war crimes! As, for the rest of the world , we will be paying for this one sided action, both directly and indirectly for decades! A true democracy permits voices of dissent and reason to be heard, without fear nor favour! What choice say you?

Why does Hezbola do this to it's own. Hide in the streets behind women and children, not allow them to leave, make them die for a cause they do not even understand or support? If Hezbolla wants to fight let them fight, do not hide in the cities with the women adn children and then blame Isreal or the US. The US has not dropped a single bomb. If you want to blame the US then blame syria and Iran, they killed those civilians by supplying Hez. Don't go crying to the UN now, you should have listened to them when they told Lebanon to disarm Hez but they didn't. Now they want the UN to save them, you can't have it both ways!!!

if you let israel go down (which america will never allow) you would have these animals in the US in 10 years. when we stop attacking them where they are, they will get strengthen & metastisize across the west. the islamic terror isn't going to go away because you say your prayers at night - and the israeli's and iraq are the front lines today. they need all our help - who's going to help america when the rest of the world is overtaken?

That true. Not possble to discuss with any terrorist like Hezbollah. Yes They can kill you even you try to persuade them for exchange or something. They are not listen you and just to kill you. No question. Case closed. The problem with United Nation call to conference and deal with terrorist are not strong enough. Even try estabished conference in Rome for Internation Peacekeeper Force in that region had failed. Russia, China, Arab community... comdemned Israel for massacre in Qana. Understand this the terrorist use people where they live that area. The terrorist takes advantage. Isreal should not be responsible for it. Those people who live in Qana. They should know. They should stay away from them to be try safe as much as possible.

You and I must have read entirely different entry's because the poster of #29 does not state implicitly or explicitly anywhere that Israel should fund Palestinians. You sound like you're against helping out other nations with funding, maybe you would agree with me then that enough of our US tax dollars have been sent to Israel now and we should cut all of our funding. They have a decent economy and hey you and me are in debt buddy boy. The way our genius politicians have been running things future generations of children in america are going to be paying off a lot of debt.

"What Israel has done is not against the International Laws of War." On the contrary: "The Geneva Conventions ban the use of white phosphorous as an incendiary weapon against civilian populations and in air attacks against military forces in civilian areas." This has been dropped in Lebanon. "If you want to blame someone, look in the mirror." Dropping bombs goes both ways. "Then, and only then, does Israel bomb the area, because they have no choice but to respond to the rocket attacks." Actually Israel has other choices. One happens to be bombing another happens to be not bombing (if you try really hard you might be able to realize that just because someone does something to you you don't have to response in a similar manner...) and perhaps trying to use diplomacy.

Israel tried for years to come to an agreement with the Palestinians, and it was the Palestinians who constantly refused any reasonable two state solution. Finally Israel unilaterally pulled out of the occupied territories, even using force against their own citizens to force them out. What did the Palestinians do? Did they start to build infrastructure? Did they try to improve that land? No. They moved in and started using it to launch still more attacks against Israel. Israel was given the worst land in the region, and built the most prosperous country in the region out of that land, while constantly being attacked by people who used their resources for nothing but destruction, but it's Israel's fault their neighbors are poor? ALL that oil in the region in Muslim hands, and not one Arab nation truly willing to help the Palestinians, but it's Israel's fault the Palestinians are poor?

"My family is praying for you, It`s too bad children and innocent civilians are being killed, but their government should have made sure the Lebonese people got out of the area before it was bombed. You did warn them, the government did nothing to help them get to safety. Just like New Orleans,government." You're a sick sick person. You should be praying for a quick and peaceful resolution you bigot. Maybe you should try reading more news sources. Many people could not leave, as in new orleans you heartless witch, because they had no means. Have you forgotten about the infirm and elderly? Your creed sicken me and I hope one day you will be more enlightened and less close minded toward other cultures.

"God Bless the Nation of Isreal and if I were young enough, I`d be right there to lay down my life for everyone of you." You're a brainwashed sheep. Baaahh

Israel is not fighting for it's existence. The taking of two soldiers hardly constitutes a crisis in the lives of most Israeli's save that of the immediate family's. The fact that Israel has nukes deters an all out Arab assault which would constitute a fight for Israel's continuity. The land that the soldiers were taken from is in dispute any way and the fact that you deny that means that YOU are living in a fantasy land. Israel may claim it but that doesn't make it so dear. The fact that there are armed soldiers amongst a civilian population only makes sense. If they built bases Israel would bomb them. Wake up sweet heart, humans adapt and use what ever methods work best. Since Hezbollah can not match Israel's military might they must rely on guerrilla warfare. Those refusing to fight against Lebenon in this preplanned attack by Israel represent the best in mankind. They can empathize and are mature enough to realize diplomacy is the best avenue for lasting results.

Amen. Maybe the idiots running things in Israel will be held accountable and Israel can finally stop breaking UN regulations. Maybe they'll even join the Nuclear non-proliferation treaty. Hypocrites.

You are correct in that the palentines would probably not have as many suicide bombers if the economy was strong. However, what u r suggesting is that Isreal help them economically whenever the terrorist strike. Hmmm...sounds to me like your from either Canada or France.

Israel is fighting for its very survival. Israel want's nothing but peace. Clinton tried to give the Palistineans a state and it was turned down. Isreal needs to crush Hezbollah and Hamas and force them to see the consequences of their actions.

Let you speak on behalf of the children? Are these the same children that you would encourage to strap on a suicide vest, dress in traditional Jewish clothing, and then sneak into a pizza parlor to blow themselves up for the cause? Let's be honest here - for once. Hezbollah sets up shop in civilian areas, stores their weapons next to hospitals and mosques, and then launches their Iranian missiles besides orphanages. Israel detects the launch sites, and then flies over (accepting the risk of being shot down) to drop leaflets that warn civilians to leave the area because an attack is coming. Then, and only then, does Israel bomb the area, because they have no choice but to respond to the rocket attacks. If the children were still there, this is not Israel's fault. This is why those children died. What Israel has done is not against the International Laws of War. What Hezbollah has done IS. If you want to blame someone, look in the mirror.

Israel ought to know better than to commit genocide. Israel didn't like what the Nazis did to many Jews, yet Israel is also exterminating many innocent, helpless dwellers in Lebanon and Gaza, and my nation and the USA are overly complicit in aiding Israel to commit mass killing and maiming and loss of infrustructure.

Israel has no choice but to kill all enemies. The sad truth which no Arab wants to acknowledge is Israel is the most accepting and tolerant country in the region, and would gladly live as a good neighbor. The islamofascists (thugs hiding behind a religion) as well as the barbaric Arab countries' dictators will not allow Israel to exist. Therefore, they deserve to be destroyed to the last Arab if need be.

How can you NEGOTIATE with a terrorist organization hell-bent on the distraction of an entire people? The simple answer is you can't!!! Who are the terrorist going to be accountable to..the UN? I don't think so!They aren't an actual country. Another thing what other "Charity" organization has a milita with rockets and bombs?

Where do you get off telling others what land belonged to who when your with you "brothers" in Malaysia? If you want biblical proof of Israel's right, then read about King David. You're such a chump!! Your "land's" should be taken back. Your people don't deserve it.

Its WAR bad things happen. If your MUSLIM brothers Hezbollah and Hamas did not hide BEHIND women and children those children would still be Alive. You sit there and act like Israel is like some roving band of murdering thugs and the Muslims are just accidentally strapping bombs to their back , and heaving missles and KILLING hundreds are innocent because they are weaker. Israel is protecting thier countryman by killing the TRUE evil Islamic Fascism in which you support. Your remarks about your supposed higher power judging Israel are quite naive. God is Israel's protection. These are terrorists,not guerillas, and they do not get any GENEVA convention rights.

It seems to me that what Isreal is doing at the moment is only solidifying all the anti-Isreali feelings around the world and especially in the Arab community. The destruction of a country would only be justified if it posed an imminent threat against you. All the civilians killed will be used by any terrorist for reasons to commit even greater atrocities against Isreal and as weapons increase in their accuarcy and payload most people in Isreal will find it impossible to continue to function and will chose to leave for a safer place to live. It is just a matter of time for these new weapons to fall into the hands of the Arab countries who will certainly, dispite our best efforts, make them available to the terrorists. The Isreali treatment of the Palestinians has always been and continues to be deplorable by refusing to accept the fact that they need their own country and keeping most of their people in poverty. This can only continue to fan the flames of hatered.

Israel under fire, literally, and Meretz teams up with the Arab Fifth Column to protest her self-defense! Unbelievable! Only a Socialist Utopian Fool would help those who fire upon his Jewish family in their destruction. This is war. Imprison Meretz leadership for giving aid and comfort to the enemy in time of war. What's next? Put on a suicide vest and do Hamas's work for them?

Canaanites, Are they muslim? No I don't beleive they were. So who has more right to fight for Isreal, Jews who were there before the Muslims or the Terrorist Muslims? Of course this is all speculation assuming that you are correct about the Canaanites. Either way you are wrong.

Im not even a Jew, and I have to disagree with your assertion concerning the "old testament" or tanach. Archeology and historians "used" to believe or wanted to believe it was bogus...unfortunately, all they can ever find is evidence to the contrary. In fact, the Tanch was the source documebntation that solved several archeological mysteries concerning the timing of the various dynasties in the Middle east. It was the Tanach that showed that several dynasties co-existed at the same time. For example, Archeologists couldnt figure out why the structures from the 22nd Dynasty pre-dated some of those from the 21st Dynasty. the answer was found right in the pages of the Old testament, which clearly showed they coexisted.. My friend there are hundreds of thousands of other examples (Racheal and Yoseph's tomb, etc.),like this that give evidence of the not only the authenticity of the Tanach stories, but serve as our ONLY source for Hebrew History...there is absolutely no other source.

On both sides of the border people have fled the falling bombs. The Lebanese middle classes who could not leave on the Western ships have mostly fled to Beirut and beyond. It's the poor and destitute who remain in the south under the IDF's rain of terror and have no choice but to be Hezbollah's "human shield". This vile war is GLOBAL. It's being waged in the media too, and Israel is losing it, day by day as each innocent child dies. Every parent feels their pain and suffering. It was Peter Ustinov who said "Terrorism is the war of the poor and war is terrorism of the rich". With the vast majority of the Israeli population still supporting the war, the moral equivalence of war and terrorism as made clear by Ustinov is perhaps the last thing they want to hear, but it needs to be heard. The supremely stupid act by Hezbollah of entering Israel that started this has it's root cause in the fact that Israel never released Hezbollah prisoners of war. That was equally stupid. NEGOTIATE!!

Didn't their Moms tell them it's not nice to kill your neighbors!!!

It's sad about Qana, but one of Hezbollah's main tactics is keeping civilians where there are military targets. This tactic has been used time and time again. Then you see the crying women and maimed children and the casualties. What the world refuses to recognize is that the Qaran calls for jihad against all non Muslims. Sura 8:39 and 9:29 calls for fighting them until there is no fitnah and the religion will be for Alaah (sic) alone. The famous Muslime Jurist, Ayat al-Sayf (Verse of the Sword) abrogates those saying there is no compulsion to become Muslim. This whole situation is very sad. All I can say is Neville Chamberlain is alive and well.

I believe the Israeli Government are absolutely correct and brave and courageous in their fight against Hezbellah. I believe they should be able to continue the fight until Hezbellah and Hamas is defeated. The Israeli soldiers are brave and courageous. They must protect their land. They shouldn't worry about what other countries are saying. You guys are the ones fighting and putting up with all this rocket bombing. Keep going until Hezbellah has been put down for good. They'll only get back up and start again if they think you are backing down. Let your Generals call the shots, not the politicians. Don't let what happened in Viet Naim happen to your country. My family is praying for you, It's too bad children and innocent civilians are being killed, but their government should have made sure the Lebonese people got out of the area before it was bombed. You did warn them, the government did nothing to help them get to safety. Just like New Orleans,government.

to be part of an army that do not serve its country. I think we should kill EVERYBODY (and I mean that) in those villages. They are not more innocent than their fellows terrorists. If they can accept the terrorists launching rockets in the nearbys they can surely accept the rockets back. I really enjoy reading the talkback because every body tries to insult or to make up new silly reasons for their thoughts. the truth is that nothing you (we) write is important (especially the muslim) because the jews are here and will be here for a long time. The reasons for this or that dont matters. The utopia of a middle east without jews (and therefor without wars) is just an utopia. Accept that fact as we accept the fact that we live with traidors (israeli arabs) and beasts around (muslem countries) and your life will be easier. Just accept it.

To my Hebrew brethren: Never give up this fight. Yawheh made his promise to Abraham and He will keep it. Do not let these "terrorists" deprive you of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. I do not presume to speak for the Christian world, but as a Roman Catholic, I will speak for myself. God Bless the Nation of Isreal and if I were young enough, I'd be right there to lay down my life for everyone of you. Better yet, they should take us old timers because we don't forget. God Bless You, Tom Delaney Lancaster, Calif.

A tragedy yes for sure the bombing of Qana and those responsable should be court marshalled but where are these Arabs when Jews are murdered? One should distinguish between 'the good' for the country and treason. The actions of the Arab parties as well as those of the extreme left undermine the possibilities for future co-existence within Israel as..... just blaming Israel and calling the Jews fascists will not be accepted by the Jewish majority. War is the litmus test of the unity of a people and for now we Israeli jews are one it remains to be seen whether or not the Israeli Arabs now choose to be 'the other' or choose peace.

"The land is Jewish land. Has been so since Abraham,....when did the Arabs establish their rights? what papers do they have? " ... Proud Jew They have LEGAL papers called deeds. What papers do you have Mr. Proud Jew? The Torah? Even if we agree this is an acceptable legal document (but we know no court of justice will), can you prove without a doubt that you are a "DESCENDANT" of Abraham? Even that is not enough, can you prove that the land was passed on to you by every generation of your ancestral line? I own lands, I plan on passing some to my children and another part to charities. Can someone 5000 years later, who claims ancestral link to me, claim right to those lands? And if it is not a "an inheritance thing" but more of a religious thing, does that mean any Moslem from abroad who turns Jewish by the book has right to the land, but those who were born there do NOT? I respect your pride in your religion, but you should be ashamed of your despicable views!

if others were humans they would do the same.

Mathew, Instead of giving these harsh opinions of what should happen to those who choose refusal to serve in a brutal war full of crimes, why don't you get off your ass, move to Israel, and fight for it! Commit any crimes you want, and hopefully you will be prosecuted for them. But don't tell others to do this very evil act while you are sitting in the city of USA in the country of USA! You remind me of "bully-actors" who were scared to do anything, but always encouraged others to do the bad acts!

So just because it belonged to prophet Ibrahim (peace be upon him) during his time, you are going to kill the local people (Arabs) and take it back? Do you know how many lands would be taken back if people were to follow your CRAZZY ideas? Do you know how many million children would die? Haven't you killed enough? It's a land of Palestinians at the moment, and nobody will take it back from them. Why should we take Palestinians to Malaysia? So that you can capture the whole of Palestine? Instead we will support our brothers to protect the land from the Zionist Regime!

I am Muslim and my closest friend in the world is Jewish, we were kept together in the same crib as babies. This is the first time we have a fight for which we are not speaking to each other. Normally I find myself trying to stand up a little bit for Israel but this time I can't do this. It is the work of murderers, this slaughter in Lebanon. To kill hundreds of men, women, and children in such a short time is unforgivable. I post just to thank the soldiers who choose not to serve Israel in these situations. You are the only reason I am still able to care at all about the Israeli people. If not for you, I might imagine them all as the monsters who brought about this bloodshed.

Mazel Tov to this wonderfully courageous young man who has assured his place in heaven, unlike the criminals who are murdering babies in Lebanon and Gaza.

I applaud those who refuse to contribute to this senseless violence. These are the real heroes of wars; those who choose life over death. The more we have such people on all sides, the less suffering this planet will see. Ghandi was right and achieved great things without violence, with an entire nation standing behind him. No More Bloodshed!

The Hareedem refuse to go to the army but you dont see them being put in jail ! Seems a case of one rule for some and another rule for other! Amir Fester's action is heroic at least he wont be killing any children today!

i bet over 75 % of the jews in palestine now are immgrants and i bet your grandfather was not even born there .it does not take a genious to Identify israel as foreign object .look in the middle of Half billion middleastern who speak arabic and follow the religion islam with a unique culture and history goes way back we find a less then 2 million diffrent looking people who look diffrent culture diffrent speak diffrent rose to power in snap shot under the name is israel state that got the american recognition in light speed and these less than minority want to teach the mojority a war lesson they never heard off and claim to be owner of the land since abraham ???? so even people lived there and own titles of their homes has to be gone by force because these land is promised to the jews by GOD but the arab are religious extremist ????? CAN SOMEONE PICH ME I FEEL I DONT GET IT

There is no question that war crimes have been committed by Israel and to some extent by Hezbolla. But Israel need not worry in this world because it has powerful protecters in Washington and US media which will bail out Israel. But what we must worry is the justice that the higher power is going to inflict. In HIS court we are all naked and we can not spin or hide our crimes.

thank you world for watching and doing Nothing , thank you america your " smart bombs " are working as you showed the american tax at work , but them " smart bombs " are not too smart . thank you president bush we always dreamed to go disney land like other kids but well we are not that fortunate even if you let us grow up i dont think we will get VISA to visit your country , Mr Bush we heard that on of your daughter tried to fake ID to buy alcohol one time so she can get high and drunk , oh well she will not get as high as i am right now . Thank you Israel i know you vowed not to let your children see the nazis oven heat again but i tell you them smart bombs are hotter than the oven . Thank you UN if it wasn ot for your failure to stop this war maybe we would enjoyed another day with our family . Thank you arab leader if it was not for your brave green light we would ve in school right now but with youyr support arab leader i am optimistic , i could see all my class mate will joinus

I am sure that a lot of Jews that were smuggled out of Germany were very glad of the few Germans who went against the tide of the time. Sometimes the truth takes a long time to surface and be accepted, but it's surfacing is inevitable.

The "useful idiots" are at it again. They appear to live in a world that doesn't exist. They refuse to understand that we are fighting for our existence, that there is nothing to negotiate about. We have no land that belongs to Lebanon. They came into our sovereign territory, kidnapped our soldiers and began a reign of terror against us with no provocation. They have deliberately armed themselves amongst their civilian population. It's a war of us or them. Those refusing to serve our country in this time of war should not just be put in jail. They should be tried for treason.

If you can believe the fiction of the Old Testament, which was lies written by the authors hundreds of years after the fact, then we have to say the "promised land" originally stolen from the Canaanites by the Israelites, so it looks as if the Israelites are still up to their old tricks: Writing lies and stealing land.

Remember, this goes both ways, they think of you the same way. When you're in the middle of it all, you tend to get a little blinded. This goes for both sides. If people keep thinking this way then there will never be REAL peace unless one side wipes out the other. Keep in mind, there are a lot more arabs, so if they all decide to march in, the IDF will run out of ammunition. Point is, the way of thinking in that part of the world HAS to change. Israel has continuously demonstrated that force and military might does not work in the long run; the more force that is used and the more miserable arab's lives become, the more hatred and desperation is generated. What comes out of desperation? Militants & suicide bombers. Now imagine if every palestinian has a job, nice home etc & is living happily, do you think they would blow themselves up? You have to look at the reasons why they're willing to do that and address them. When will Israel ever learn from its mistakes?

slodier sentenced for refusal to serve in a war he can no longer support.......what a brave human being...it reaffirms that the best of israel will eventually prevail...

alone on this message board is enough to see the peace is far off the "road map". Does terror defeat terror? It hasnt in the past. Isreal hasnt learned from it's previous mistakes. Perhaps they know this, I don't know. To me, it seems they are playing right into Hezbollah's hands and now must be on the defensive to gain sympothy from the rest of the world. It's time for the west to engage the countries they have isolated for so long. Only then, can pressure be put on to prevent groups like Hezbollah from gaining support. But then again, this is Bush's war that Isreal is fighting. Iran won't be too far down the road.

I quote in full the lie. "It didn`t start when the IDF soldiers were captured, it was started when Israel was illegally created by taking over Arab lands. Why can`t jews just live with arabs in the same place? But no, they have to take over the lands, kill the people and wage war on the neighbouring countries. We all know that Israel would still bomb Lebanon whether their soldiers were captured or not. All these are in the Quran go and study it!" the land did not6 and does not belong to the Arabs anymore than to the Europeans or the asians. The land is Jewish land. Has been so since abraham, Isaak, Jacob, Joshua, Saul, David and the Hasmonaim in AD. when did the Arabs establish their rights? what papers do they have? who issued them the rights to the land? What are your credentials as aMalaysian? How did you get that land? Why don't all you sorry muslims take the 4 million palestinians. Whare is your compassion for fellow religionists.

Israelis are losing. They have failed to stop the rockets from firing into their cities. On the ground the Israeli forces were routed despite their tanks and electronic gadgetry. The Isralis are losing in the court of world opinion. People worldwide are outraged by Israeli savagery. The apartheid state of Israel is losing.

Lila, It is an established fact that humans are the most vicious and cruelest and without any redeeming morality among all the animal kingdom. How is it that the moslmem world didn't exhibit the humanity you are talking about when the persecuted Jews of Europe looked for a haven to save themselves from the Gas cfhambers? No these moslems pressede the brits who were themselves fighting for their loife to limit immigration to palestine3 to no more than 7 000 souls/year. Had these perfidios murderers acted with a smidgeon of sympathy there would be a paradise now in the middle east. the Jews nevetr have nor are they now attcking. quit klecturing us. Lecture the moslems, but they won't heaqr you their ears are filled with urges by their imamas for Jewish blood. and thats not a blood libel. Recall how the Pals cut out the heart of a jewish man and washed their hands in it?

Most of the eople who dont want a cease fire are living OUTSIDE Israel perhaps they should go live in Haifa or Qana.

What kind of thinking is this? Why wouldn't France and europe accept a conquest of Lebanon? They did it in 1918. What is it they are straining to preserve that wouldn't be equally available if Lebanomn were conquered and a firndly regime were installed? Pour Quoi? Do you want to save the world for Islamocracy? What do do you want from the few Jews? do you want proportionality? How about 300 islamists per Jew. Is that proportionate enough for you? What are you adv ocating? are you advocating the arabs to recognize Israel? They aren't. Israel is a fool to surrender any piece of land t5o those killers. why don't you surrender your land? where did you get your borders? Did the UN establish them ar did you fight and die for them. NO MORE LAND. Take it away from t5he murdrous bastards.

Israel cannot surrender now....Israel must find and destroy all Hezbollah's rockets or they will start up again and come back even worse. There is no way to negotiate with ISlamofascists like Hezbollah and their supporters just as there was no way the Jewish World Congress could have negotiated with the Nazi's during WW2. Give me a Break! I was near a suicide bomber in Tel Aviv 10 yrs ago. I wouldn't have been able to negotiate with anyone who is willing to die just to kill me...Just because I am born to jewish parents.....

Israel should deny anyone citizenship who refuses not to serve for their country. Every citizen of Israel knows about their reservist and military duty. If you do not like the idea, move to Tehran or Damascus. You can then become a martyr with the muslims.

A cease-fire??? What about all the weapons Hezbollah will still possess??? See...these Liberal people don't understand terrorism. They think you can negotiate a deal with the terrorists. But in the end, the terrorists come back because we do not stay on them with military action. If you do not like what the IDF is doing, then move to France where the muslims are taking over. France is afraid of the muslims.

I cant beleieve that in a Jewish state people are out rallying against their government, when they should be out supporting it and all the soldiers risking their lives to make Israel a safer place. Shouldnt people be thinking about the innnocent civillians in Israel that are dying do you think the muslims would rally for us?! Anyone attending these rallies should be ashamed of themselves!

to all those who talk about ennemies, are you the ennemy of yourself? how can humans be your ennemy?? A state that wants peace start by peace and not war. what is terrorism?? a fanatism ? a strong belief in one religion? that make a party or a state and blinds its people to do anything, the worst crimes to defend a religion? my heart is crying for all those children who are dying everyday in an unjustified war..

Any physically qualified individual who refuses to serve in the IDF should serve a minimum of five years or the legnth of the war in prison, which ever is longer, and be denied government employment, voting rights, government loans and other assistance for the rest of his or her life.

Let all of those who refuse an immediate ceasefire go live in Lebanon, preferably the south, but just about any part will do. Let them feel the rain of missiles.

all of merets people are well know for being traitors. If they love so much arabs, the should live among them and not in Israel. Are they so stupid?? what hapened to the Jews who sided with the comunists in Russia ??. they were later killed by stalin. When are they going to understand that Jews are for Jews only. Nobody will side with Jews aven thou they are right, such as in this case . nobody sais anything about the hundreds of katyushas and other rokets falling in Israel, why. Jewish life is not important. Traitors.

It takes more courage to stand up for what you believe is right when you know you are going against the rule of the mob and know that you will be punished as well as ridiculed by the mob. Courage is not involved in "doing as you are told". Sheep do that.

The French wouldn't fight to defend Paris, and you think they would fight to defend Beirut? They have been unwilling to stand up for ANYTHING. Even in WW I, they were unwilling to make the sacrifices to pursue victory, and awaited an American bail out. During the Cold War, they undermined NATO at all opportunities so that they could flirt with surrendering to the USSR. Ignore France, but if you won't defend your borders, you won't have them. Notice that Lebanon is currently missing part of their southern country because they won't defend it, so in stead your troops are there.

It didn't start when the IDF soldiers were captured, it was started when Israel was illegally created by taking over Arab lands. Why can't jews just live with arabs in the same place? But no, they have to take over the lands, kill the people and wage war on the neighbouring countries. We all know that Israel would still bomb Lebanon whether their soldiers were captured or not. All these are in the Quran go and study it!

How ignorant and blasphemic must one be to call oneself "Voice of Moshiach" - whatever the content: asserting one forsees the ways or anticipating His opinion is a fool's act. So keep your opinion to yourself or publish it with your name. There's a good Hebrew poem by the way: it goes: Lkhol 'ish yesh shem...

good joke, your gas chambers! what a stupid one, the man from vancoover Hizbollah has only some katyuchas which have nothing to do with our 500 kilos intelligent(and childkilling) bombs ! no need to panic like that boy !

Hey MOSIACH, you couldn't conquer your own back yard, thug. Even picking on weak Lebanon, you got kicked out.

What a timing to do this now!! Is it so easy to forget who started this? Is it so easy to forget three of your fellow IDF soldiers are in captivity, glad it is not you, huh. When you refuse to serve your people in a time like this, you are actually serving your enemy, we all know its leader is "safe and well" in Damascus. And this goes for those demonstrating as well! Shame on you! O.

Thanks to Amir Fester for standing up for justice. I believe there are good people in Israel, but these people have no place in Israel they should leave the Zionist State for another country. Because by staying in Israel and paying taxes you are supporting their War! So please move out.

you insane ramblings. You're an murderous imbecile. On a more positive note, I commend those people of conscience and intelligence in Israel for beginning to speak up and speak the truth!

who demand an immediate cease-fire, move up to Northern Israel and wait for the Kaytushas to fall on their heads.

It will not be easy to conquer Lebanon and it will be stupid in any case. It would be the best way to strengthen the islamists and make others, including Christians, side with them. France would not accept such a conquest. Europe also.

I am worried that some of your reservists do not want to fight anymore. Please, Please, I am not a jew but do not go meekly to the gas chamber again by not fighting when called to defend your people and your country. I am very much concerned about your well being and I beg you.