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From: dave@lsuc.UUCP (David Sherman)
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Subject: Re: Protesting the Beirut Hostage Crisis
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Date: Fri, 19-Jul-85 01:26:52 EDT
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Posted: Fri Jul 19 01:26:52 1985
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In article <2004@ut-ngp.UTEXAS> raju@ut-ngp.UTEXAS (Raju Bhatt) writes:
> 
>  > ... every other Arab country except Egypt, refuses to recognize
>  > Israel's existence, has refused any peace treaty, and has attacked
>  > Israel: that places the countries in a state of war).
> 
> Does that mean any country not recognizing the state of Israel should
> fear Israeli action one day?

Read what I said. "... AND HAS ATTACKED ISRAEL."  If Country X
chooses not to recognize Israel, that is Country X's prerogative.
If Country X chooses to send its army into Israel in an attempt
to destroy it and expel (or kill) all the Jews, that is an act
of war. Lebanon committed such an act.

>  > last thing it wants is more terrorist attacks on its citizens
>  > and guerrilla attacks on its army, which is trying to protect
>  > its citizens. 
> 
> Likewise the Shiites are only trying to protect their people from the
> Israeli army and the local traitors (those helping the 'occupation
> forces' of Israel) along with the South Lebanese Army.

Protect their people from the Israeli army? The Israeli army
is not attacking random civilians.  It went into Lebanon to
eliminate terrorist attacks on Israel. Once there, it got
stuck, because withdrawing without leaving any force to fill
the void would simply let the terrorist attacks continue.

Dave Sherman
Toronto
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