Why does Israel use illegal weapons that target civilians?

United States
January 1, 2007 11:28pm CST
Israel used landmines and cluster bombs in the recent Lebanese-Israeli war. http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=06/08/23/1413214 How is that protecting Israel?
3 responses
@clownfish (3269)
• United States
2 Jan 07
What exactly about their weapons is illegal? Have bombs been declared illegal by an international tribunal? Might wanna try providing some proof before you make a statement like that.
@clownfish (3269)
• United States
3 Jan 07
If there were landmines in Lebanon, Hezbollah put them there. Hezbollah has already been found guilty of war crimes. It is against international law to hide behind women and children, which is what they are doing. Israel was defending against Hezbollah's OFFENSIVE, nothing more. Hezbollah has the responsibility here, NOT Israel.
@clownfish (3269)
• United States
9 Jan 07
I think you're referring to Hamas, moron.
• United States
9 Jan 07
How much more in denial can you be? The UN says Israelis put them there. Israel admits to putting them there. The rest of the world knows Israel put them there, but you say Hezbollah put them there. Do you also think the world is still flat and that the sun goes around you?
@clownfish (3269)
• United States
2 Jan 07
Are you done with your tirade yet? The Hezbollah was documented to have been hiding in with the Lebanese civilians. This is a violation of International Law commited by Hezbollah, oh, but everyone seems to forget that. It is Hezbollah who is responsible for those deaths, not Isreal. Until you can report the WHOLE story to make a comment from, why don't you try to learn something?
• United States
2 Jan 07
Well considering that it was Israel that was invading Lebanon, I think it's only fair that the Lebanese people protect themselves. If someone invaded America, you can be sure that the American military, as well as American civilians, would be mixed together. The only thing is that it's Israel that proclaims its existence from the bible. Israelis call themselves jews, and as jews, they follow the laws of the old testament, including the 10 commandments. Why call yourselves Israelis if you do not follow the laws of the old testament? Israelis obviously do not.
@clownfish (3269)
• United States
3 Jan 07
Israel was NOT invading Lebanon. Hezbollah was attacking Israel from within Lebanon. Hezbollah is controlling Lebanon right now and the Lebanese government is trying desperately to disassociate themselves from Hezbollah. Again, you don't have the whole story.
• United States
9 Jan 07
You contradict yourself. First you say that Hesbollah controls Lebanon, and then you say that Lebanon is trying to disociate itself from Lebanon. So if Hezbollah controls Lebanon then why is Hezbollah trying to disociate from itself? Idiot, but that's typical double-speak. Freedom is slavery, and slavery is freedom. No wonder Americans say they're free but all around them they're slaves--through taxation, through the monetary system, through voter fraud, through poisoned food (toxic chemicals in their food called additives/preservatives, aspartame, msg, genetically modified foods), etc, etc.
@MrNiceGuy (4141)
• United States
2 Jan 07
Probably because its enemies use illegal terrorists, illegal smuggling, and illegal attacks. Makes sense to me.
@clownfish (3269)
• United States
3 Jan 07
You can't even address the point. And you'll be eating those words some day.
• United States
9 Jan 07
Wrong, you'll be eating mine: romans 9:6 Not as though the word of God hath taken none effect. For they are not all Israel, which are of Israel. read your own bible, hypocrite.
• United States
2 Jan 07
Haha, funny, so really, these Israelis that think they're so advanced and technologically superior are no better than the terrorists. So much for "God's chosen people".