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moniss

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8. This is not factual and you can go back over the years and years of
Tue Nov 26, 2024, 08:53 AM
Nov 26

UNIFIL periodic reports about violations from both sides on a constant basis. UNIFIL was purposely set up as a neutered force by demand of all of the parties to the agreement. There ability to use force was strictly limited even for their own protection as we saw when observation posts were attacked by Israel during this latest conflagration. It is disingenuous to say the "UN failed" when the parties to the agreement, including Israel, set the parameters for UNIFIL as far as capability to respond to violations with force. I would suspect it was because they didn't want to be held to account by force for their own violations.

The violations of Lebanese air space by the IDF were constant and ongoing throughout from the beginning of the last Resolution. But apparently we have a new paradigm in international relations where violations by one side to a multi-party agreement are OK while other parties are supposed to be held to account by a "force" that was so purposely hamstrung by design of all of the parties that it can barely defend itself and retreat is the main defense left to them.

So don't anybody on any side of this cry to me about violations and engage in finger pointing because there are no clean hands here as usual to any actions or agreements in this region going back over a century and more.

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Funny (not in a funny way), Hamas and Hezbullah say the same thing. Only Palestinians civilians ... marble falls Nov 26 #1
I think it's fair for Israel to say, we will keep the peace jimfields33 Nov 26 #3
Destroying Palestine is not just a result of Israeli tactical strategy. It's the entire goal. It's war crime. marble falls Nov 26 #4
The good news is Hamas can stop it by keeping the peace. jimfields33 Nov 26 #5
It is not Hamas. moniss Nov 26 #7
Thats stupid Mosby Nov 26 #11
Peace means cull Palestinians from Gaza, land that came from Egypt controlled territory ... marble falls Nov 26 #18
Is Kushner an Israeli? Mosby Nov 26 #20
The history reveals otherwise and the UNIFIL moniss Nov 26 #6
Why is Lebanon attacking Israel? Mosby Nov 26 #12
I'm not going to get into some circular back and forth over this. nt moniss Nov 26 #14
Then stop making excuses. Mosby Nov 26 #15
There is history at the UN of showing extreme tolerance of Hezbollah routinely violating their Resolution 1701. Beastly Boy Nov 26 #2
This is not factual and you can go back over the years and years of moniss Nov 26 #8
What is not factual? Beastly Boy Nov 26 #9
Your assertion that the violations have been all one way moniss Nov 26 #10
Why are Lebanese shooting rockets into Israel? Mosby Nov 26 #13
Are my assertions factual or not? Beastly Boy Nov 26 #16
I responded to what I felt I was addressing all along and moniss Nov 26 #17
I don't particularly wish to dispute anything that is not backed by facts. Beastly Boy Nov 26 #19
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