Hezbollah supporters

I imagine that are rejoicing in the fact that they aren't going to be bombed and their kids won't be blown up or shot this week. They might starve to death and nor have access to clear drinking water but at least the won't be blown up.

Well exactly. The low expectations from the west of people in middle east is so depressing. Don't the Palestinians & Lebanese deserve better than their current terrorist leaders?

Sorry, you've lost me. There are endless threads and posts criticising Israel. But Hezbollah is a recognised terrorist organisation those chose to unilaterally start attacking Israel & Israeli citizens in solidarity with Hamas's outrageous & illegal attack on Israeli civilians. That was their stated intention. Of course there is history but yes there is a lot of focus on Hezbollah's decision to do that.

and I am so bored of pretending it is as simple as that

Who should support them to get rid of Hezbollah? Not every country enjoys the unconditional military support from nations such as the US. It also doesn't address the real concern of further destablising the region.

I never said it would be easy but there is little hope for Lebanon unless it can gather support to rid themselves of terrorists who can only harm their country even more than it has already done.

So the Lebanese army should get rid of a terrorist organsiation better equipped them then? How? There is also a concern amongst some that trying to remove Hezbollah would further destabilise the region and just lead to further death, dispalecment and destruction, it is not as easy as you appear to make out.

I’n so bored of pretending that these terrorist organisations don’t enjoy considerable support from local populations.

This conflict involves both hezbollah and Israel yet the focus and blame is solely on hezbollah supporters, why?
Why are we ignoring the supporters of a government headed by a war criminal? "Maybe if the Israelis made better choices, then perhaps their children wouldn't be suffering today" how does that sound?

FFS!

Auvergne63 My response to you was highlighting the fact that there were celebrations by pro Hamas supporters here in London on October 7 and 8, 2023.
As to the Guardian, journalists who worked there until recently called it antisemitic, most notably Jay Rayner who has accused The Guardian of employing antisemites and slammed its editor, Katharine Viner, for failing to address the issue, intensifying scrutiny of the paper’s handling of antisemitism allegations. Rayner, who recently left The Observer after 28 years, condemned the paper in a Facebook message, describing his experience as a Jewish employee as “uncomfortable, at times excruciating.” He claimed Viner ignored the presence of antisemetic staff, stating: “She has not had the courage to face them down.”
I haven't seen any rebuttal of antisemtism from anyone currently at the Guardian so your accusation of being libellous is mute.

Indeed.

Oh please.....

Noone has said that have they? Literally noone.

So far.

And yet the Guardian hasn't sued Hadley Freeman or Jay Rayner, who know a thing or two about antisemitism. I think @LetThereBeLove is safe.

On the other hand the Israeli government and their supporters are just fluffy victim bunnies who have done nothing wrong in any of this mess, right?
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Lebanon should take a leaf out of Jordan's book. The Hashemites got rid of the PLO years ago. Lebanon should see the writing on the wall and rid their country of Hezbollah permanently.

Please read my reply to @SharonEllis post.
Be very careful calling The Guardian antisemitic. It is libellous.

I don't refute Hezbollah supporters celebrating in Lebanon. I have seen it.
I just would like to see proof of these celebrations happening in the UK streets in the last few days. Marches are not celebrations. You might perceive them as such but it does not mean they are. Perception and reality are two different things.

I feel sorry that those poor kids parents didn't make better choices for them.
So blaming parents for their kids being bombed to death? chances are the parents are dead too.

Some countries are able to move on from huge losses eg Germany and Japan without carrying on and being encouraged to carry on years of hatred. Different mindset.
Nothing to do with mindset, (pretty dehumanising statement there) it is all to do with money, support to rebuild infrastructure and society and lets not forget Germany went from WW1 to the nazis and WW2 before it moved on, with west Germany controlled by the Allies and east Germany allied with the soviet union.