31 July 2006

The slaughter at Cana

The rights of Israel are sacrosanct. But in the same way, so are the rights of the Lebanese and of the Palestinians. The State of Israel is put more at risk by inconsiderate bombing, wanted by its government, than by every other threat.

If everyone remembers 11 September, many will remember 30 July. At Cana in Lebanon, a building housing Lebanese families moved from elsewhere, was bombed. The number of people who died is 60, and this includes 36 children of whom 15 were disabled.

This bloodbath happened after the killing of hundreds of civilians and the death of 4 United Nations officials.
Israel is going beyond every limit and at this time it’s not possible to be equidistant.

Its aggression against the Lebanon is to be condemned without distinction. Israel must pull back and the United Nations must send a buffer zone force. Israel’s attitude can cause unexpected effects in the whole area. This could range from a new development of terrorism to the entrance of Syria and Iran into the theatre of war.

Posted by Antonio Di Pietro in Politics