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Hezbollah on the "backfoot" - Should Israel go into Lebanon or not? - Robert - 09-28-2024
Currently Hezbollah appears to be on the "backfoot", so should the Israeli army (Israel Defense Forces) attack Hezbollah to seek to force it back to the Litani river in Lebanon, thus obliging Hezbollah to comply with the provisions of United Nations resolution 1701?
In my personal opinion (though to be fair its none of my business), I feel - No!
Hezbollah constitutes part of the Iranian professional army, well equipped by Iran with modern weapons and ammunition of all sorts. It is illegally-occupying southern Lebanon against the majority wishes of the Lebanese people, even though it is allied with the Lebanese Amal party.
Hezbollah constitutes an Iranian illegal-occupation of southern Lebanon.
Any Israeli invasion of southern Lebanon would be unsustainable because the Israeli force would then be obliged to stay, to enforce Hezbollah's absence from the border with Israel.
Were the IDF not to do as well as they might be expected to do in any such action, then Hezbollah, and other terrorist groups like Hamas and Fatah, and countries in the region (with or without current peace treaties with Israel), would all: "sense weakness".
If Hezbollah were to make the mistake of invading Israel, the IDF is well capable of repelling them, bearing in mind also that Hezbollah lacks support in Lebanon, because Hezbollah's illegal-occupation of southern Lebanon is resented by most Lebanese people.
Neither Israel nor Lebanon have any claims on each other's territory and it is likely that without the Iranian/Hezbollah illegal-occupation of southern Lebanon, there might otherwise have been peace between Lebanon and Israel. As it is, it is Lebanon's responsibility that since the Hamas massacre of October 7, 2023, Hezbollah has been firing missiles at Israel.
Rather than forcing Hezbollah back from the Lebanese border with Israel, Israel might instead consider it should keep pounding-away at Hezbollah; an expensive process yet one not risking IDF soldiers.
RE: Hezbollah on the "backfoot" - Should Israel go into Lebanon or not? - COmentator - 09-29-2024
Israel has good reasons to invade Lebanon
Because it is a base of Hamas
Because it is a base of Hezbollah
Because it is a base for Iran
Because the last Jews in Lebanon number 20
RE: Hezbollah on the "backfoot" - Should Israel go into Lebanon or not? - Robert - 09-30-2024
(09-29-2024, 12:41 AM)COmentator Wrote: Israel has good reasons to invade Lebanon
Because it is a base of Hamas
Because it is a base of Hezbollah
Because it is a base for Iran
Because the last Jews in Lebanon number 20
Those (except the last one) are good reasons yes, but have you considered whether it would be prudent, for the following reasons?
> Hezbollah would likely retreat north of the Litani river to avoid being pummeled.
> Israel would not be willing to pursue them any further north.
> Israel could not succeed in surrounding them.
> Israel would be forced to remain south of the Litani river, otherwise Hezbollah would return there.
> The IDF would continue to take casualties while it remains in Lebanon.
> As soon as the IDF would withdraw from Lebanon, as mentioned above Hezbollah would return to where they currently are (in violation of U.N. resolution 1701) between the Litani river and the Israeli border.
Better I believe, to pummel Hezbollah while it continues to attack Israel, but the IDF should not go into Lebanon.
Regarding the remaining Jews in Lebanon:
As with Jews anywhere in the world, they will be happier making a Return to their ancestral-homeland of Israel.
RE: Hezbollah on the "backfoot" - Should Israel go into Lebanon or not? - COmentator - 10-01-2024
Israel is about to invade Lebanon-of which only about 27-20 Jews still live. I sincerely hope for their sakes and of future Jewish generations that they look upon the IDF as liberators and that they leave Lebanon and go up to Israel and live as jews.... galat is no longer safe for any jewish person…and yet the following story must be read to be beleived:
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/154642
RE: Hezbollah on the "backfoot" - Should Israel go into Lebanon or not? - RabbiO - 10-01-2024
I don't think you will find that most Jews would agree with the proposition that they would be happier making a return to Israel.
RE: Hezbollah on the "backfoot" - Should Israel go into Lebanon or not? - Robert - 10-05-2024
(10-01-2024, 07:03 PM)RabbiO Wrote: I don't think you will find that most Jews would agree with the proposition that they would be happier making a return to Israel.
Thanks "RabbiO" for your response.
I'm not sure that contributor "RabbiO's" response is based on any survey.
My view likewise is not based on proven opinion.
However, what I posted was not intended to refer to their opinion, but rather is my view on what would be likely to make them happy as Jewish people.
RE: Hezbollah on the "backfoot" - Should Israel go into Lebanon or not? - COmentator - 10-06-2024
Go Up Israel go up.....