Outlaw state

Xymphora

...Is it not time to put an absolute stop to this by declaring Israel the first Outlaw State? All the writings about Israel, and in particular the bloviations of groups like Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International, claim that both sides are equally to blame. In fact, Israel consistently uses the claim of self-defense as an offensive weapon, enabling it to commit massive crimes under public relations cover. In fact, the attacks of Israel’s enemies are always – always – a response to some hidden provocation, or probably years of hidden provocations. The only way to put a stop to this is the most radical one: declare that Israel has no right to self-defense, and all Israeli officials can be prosecuted for their crimes, while simultaneously removing any threat of sanction from any country or group that commits what would otherwise be crimes against humanity or war crimes against Israel. It’s a radical solution, but apparently the only way to knock some sense into Israelis is to give them a dose of their own medicine. Israel could receive the protections of international law again once it demonstrates that it will no longer abuse those protections to hide criminal acts...

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The fear is growing in Beirut
The Angry Arab News Service

"The fear is growing in Beirut. Beirut is sad, scared, wounded and … left alone. By yesterday morning, the UN said 150 000 people (foreigners and Lebanese holders of 2nd nationalities ) had already left Lebanon .Evacuations aresupposed to be completed by Friday . Today has been an exceptionally calm day : the US marines are evacuating Us citizens. By tomorrow , the country will be left to its own people and Israeli shelling. In Beirut , by Saturday , there will only be those who have nowhere else to go and the very few who deliberately decided to stay. There were also be those who managed to flee the south and the southern suburb of the capital. What will happen to us on Saturday ?...

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