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Old 05-16-2002, 04:08 PM   #18
StrngTerrapin
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Exclamation Israeli pulll-out

An interesting fact:
Israel invaded Lebanon in 1982 to protect its northern borders from the Hezzbolah (pardon the spelling) guerillas (supported, admittingly, by Iran). They created a 12 mile or so security zone in southern Lebanon, manned by the IDF, to prevent the guerillas from getting closer enough to fire rockets into, and infiltrate, northern Israel. In 2000, when the issue of the Israeli pullout from Lebanon was on the table, the Israeli's were promised by not only Lebanon, but also Syria (who effectively controls Lebanon) the Hezzbolah leaders that the terror would end if the pulled out. So...they did. They removed all forces from Lebanon, pulled into northern Israel, where they remain to this day. Yet, have we seen any stoppage of attacks on the northern frontier? The guerillas continue to operate effectively in the area, firing rockets on troops and civilians in northern Israel, kidnapping Israeli troops, etc. Just goes to point that just because the IDF might pull out of the terrorites gained in the 1967 war, the terrorism will not halt. They might give a little, but it will never be enough. The radical groups not only want the destruction of Israel, but the Jewish people as a whole. They will NOT stop until the whole land of Israel, and its Jewish inhaditants, are pushed into the sea. The country isn't that wide, they dont have much farther to go.
Israel must not pull out...and if it does, it needs to create a concrete scurity buffer zone, to prevent any un-authorized entry into the soverign state of Israel.
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