Move to block Hezbollah’s ‘terror TV’
Now, I rather like the separation of Church and State. I find it somewhat indispensable to democracy. However, others may not. Hizbollah and Hamas both make bloody good cases that in fact church and state can go together – because their primary goals are the freedom of their people from oppression, not imposing a ‘caliphate’. In the whole article by The Age, I see no actual evidence that al-Mansar is anti-semitic, except one allegation – by a member of a right-wing Zionist group. The article’s ‘evidence’ seems to be solely that Hizbollah is a terrorist group which opposes Israel, and so must be anti-Semitic – and this is never questioned. But is it true? When was the last time Hizbollah carried out offensive operations outside of Lebanon (baring the recent war)? Can’t answer? Because its over 15 years ago since their bombing of the Argentine Israeli embassy or what not. Since then, every Hizbollah action has been in accordance with international law, and their right to oppose illegal occupations of their land (by Israel). Their rockets which rained down on Northern Israeli cities were a war crime – targeting civilians – yet they pale in comparison to the destruction of the entire nation that Israel wrought on Lebanon. The kidnapping that sparked the affair? The Israel soldiers violated the border (thus their kidnapping was not a crime or terrorism). Hizbollah hates Israel not because it is Jewish, but because of two wars, countless bombings, routine border violations, thousands of Lebanese prisoners in Israeli jails, constant interference, and thousands of dead Lebanese because of Israeli aggression. That sounds a pretty good reason to oppose something to me – and the law agrees. Hizbollah is not a terrorist group, it is a Shiite resistance group that was formed in the early eighties because of Israeli aggression, it has not carried out terrorist operations in a long time, it is also now a legitimate political party, a provider of welfare, education and yes, television. It doesn’t have the ideals I’d like to see, but its not an anti-semitic devil – it even broadcasts in a Semitic language.
