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Smashing Lebanon Success
By Cartoon: Pat Bagley, Salt Lake Tribune
Project: Cynthia Kirkeby, ClassBrain
Jul 26, 2006, 08:13 PST

© Cartoon: Pat Bagley, Salt Lake Tribune
Project: Cynthia Kirkeby, ClassBrain

Smashing Lebanon Success


Earlier this year Lebanon elected a large group of Hezbollah members to their parliment. According to Yaliban.com this is how Lebanon's parliment is currently configured:
  • General Aoun and his allies: 21 members
  • Hezbollah and Berri alliance: 35
  • Hariri, Jumblatt, Geagea & allies: 72 Total no. of members: 128


The Hezbollah is listed as a terrorist group according to the U.S. Government. Despite their assurances in March of 2006 that they would not participate in violence against Israel, the Hezbollah crossed the border into Isreal at the beginning of July and kidnapped two Israeli soldiers, killed eight more, and killed three Lebanese. The action by Lebanon triggered an attack by Israel that continues today.



Questions to Ponder

  • Do you think that Israel is justified in using the force it has?

  • The Hezbollah decline to acknowledge the legal state of Isreal. Will they continue to attack Israel based on this idea?
  • Was Condelleza Rice ineffectual as a toll of peace in the Middle East?

  • What will it take to solve the Middle East crisis.



ClassBrain Learning Links

Israel Hits Lebanon After Troops Snatched
Source: BreitBart.com

Isreal, Lebanon still trading rockets Source: Daily Illini

 Israel, Hezbollah Vow Wider War. Source: Washington Post



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