They're basicly eastern catholics; Can somebody explain what is the meaning of this poll?
I think in lebanon 1982 israel went in and pushed the PLO away from south lebanon.. towards north lebanon. So they couldn't rocket/shell israel.. In 1985 they withdrew to "occupying" a strip of lebanon a "security zone". In 2000 they withdrew completely.
The israel-lebanon war was controversial from a "humanitarian" perspective, because it involved the massacre at sabre and shatilla.
Sharon as defence minister, trained lebanese maronite christian militia - The Phalange - to go in there and clean house.. They massacred muslims.
There was a british documentary (by Panorama) on it.. where they showed that sharon was called at 4AM about it, and he didn't do anything to stop the massacre.
The world generally would HATED israel for it, including the left.
I knew some muslims who know Sharon as the butcher of beirut!
Israel was condemned by the world, though it was arabs killing arabs!
In the past i've heard a lebanese chrisitan that liked Israel for doing it.. I guess this lebanese christian does also. Maybe most do, I don't know. If they hate israel then I doubt it.
I'm guessing that this lebanese christian here, likes Israel for it.
That is probably what the poll is getting at.
There is a conspiracy point though there's no way the poll is about that.
Less known, the war is controversial from a conspiratorial perspective. It's a fact that Ariel Sharon who went in there, lied to Menachem Begin and went further in , even into Beirut. Conspiracy theory is that he was possibly doing a job for Kissinger/CFR - CFR controls america or is a highly influential think-tank, and wanted to make PM Menachem Begin lose, and Sharon was awarded by them and supported him to make him PM. In an interview, Benni Begin told chamish that Sharon isn't what he appears to be. So it empowered Sharon with the powers that be, he was one of their puppetse when he got elected pretending to be a right winger. That's the conspiracy theory. But certainly every mainstream israeli politician has the same plan, it's just they vary in pace.. some talk tough and people think they are right wing, others talk soft and people think they are left wing.
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no great article.. obv written by some lefty.. but it backs up that sharon lied to Menachem Begin .. I have heard it many times anyway..
http://www.marxist.com/ariel-sharon-myth-reality170106.htmalso
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1982_Lebanon_Warwhich also mentions
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_Security_Zone(BBC Panorama do accurate documentaries.. not like the BBC generally. They have done programs exposing the muslim council of britain, and british mosques, for example)
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Topic: I am lebanese and with Israel (Read 6009 times)