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Islamic
terrorists harbor: The second-largest party in Lebanon. Hizballah
-- along with its backers in Tehran and Damascus -- were second
only to al-Qaida in their global terror operations. Hizballah
is part
of the Lebanese government. Lebanese military forces actively
collaborated with Hizbullah units by identifying Israeli targets
for Hizbullah rocket and missile units, transferring intelligence
about IDF troop movements, and paying pensions to the families of
killed Hizbullah fighters. Hizballah
is not only a terrorist organization, it is like an Iranian state
within Lebanon.
Hisballah terrorists murdered hundreds of Americans, French and
Argentinians. Hisballah
terrorists attacked Israeli cities with thousands of rockets in
2006.
Islamic terrorists shooting at Israeli civilians
use Arab civilians
as human shields
Arab
Palestinian terrorist militias occupy enclaves Lebanon and support
Islamist Hizballah
Lebanese
security forces are not allowed to enter the Arab Palestinian camps
in Lebanon
Southern Lebanon ruled for years by the terrorist Palestinian militias
until evicted in 1982 by Israel
100,000 dead
and 100,000 maimed in civil
war from 1975-1990
Civil war in 2008
Occupied by Arab Syria from 1976 - 2005 | Until
2008, Syria never accepted
the legitimacy of a separate, sovereign Lebanese state, had
no diplomatic relations and no delineated border
with Lebanon | In Syrian textbooks Lebanon appears as part of
"Greater Syria" | The former leader of the Druze (Kemal
Jumblatt, father of the current leader), Sunni Muslims (Rafiq Hariri,
father of the current leader), Christians (Bashir Gemayel) were
all murdered by Syrian agents.
Major producer of drugs bound for Western markets
Arab
Palestinians cannot, by law, hold full time jobs, purchase property,
or become professionals
Palestinians
and Lebanese Muslims persecute
Lebanese Christians
Invaded Israel in 1948 with the declared intent of destroying her
Israel-Lebanon Peace Treaty Rescinded by Lebanon
Blood & Death
Cult
Democracy
in Lebanon destroyed by Islamic and Arab terrorists and their sponsors
Iran and Syria
Shia
Muslims mark Ashura (BBC, Mar 24, 2002): "Thousands of
Shia Muslims - many bloodied from beating themselves - marched through
Lebanon's cities on Sunday to commemorate the killing of one of
their most revered figures, Imam Hussein."
Allaahuakbar.net
Ashura
observed with blood streams (Ismail Zabeeh, Jafaryia Shia News Website,
Jul 15, 2006): "Thousands slit open their heads with swords,
big knives and razor blades streaming their blood"
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Physicians'
shingles in Lebanon |
Arabic text: "Specialist for the followers of the religion
X" (Eindruecke aus Arabien, accessed Jun 6, 2007)
Compare
Freedom Score of Lebanon (Not Free)
and Israel (Free)
Source: Freedom House (PDF, 187
KB)
Compare
Human Development Index of Lebanon
(0.752) and Israel (0.905) (PDF,
670 KB)
Source: United Nations Human
Development Report 2003
Compare
Corruption Index of Lebanon (2.6),
Israel (7.3), Germany (7.3) and USA (7.7) Source:
Transparency International (PDF,
1.8 MB)
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Islamic
terrorists use Arab
civilians as a human shield. Israeli flyer
warning Lebanese people after Hizballah attacked Israeli cities
in July 2006: "To all citizens south of the Litani River Due
to the terror activities being carried out against the State of
Israel from within your villages and homes, the IDF is forced to
respond immediately against these activities, even within your villages.
For your safety! We call upon you to evacuate your villages and
move north of the Litani River. State of Israel"
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An
Arab Dissident. Practicing law cost Beirut's Muhammad Mugraby his
freedom (Claudia Rosett, Wall Street Journal, Aug 13, 2003)
Former
Lebanese Prime Minister Michel Aoun (Hudson Institute, Mar 14, 2003):
"Many regions of the world
today are in a state of a global and fateful confrontation with
terrorism ... Lebanon, a small country by size but much larger in
mission, was the first victim of modern terrorism.
At the end of the 1960s, Lebanon, a multicultural society, began
to absorb the shocks of the conflict between the East and the West.
In the early 1980s it found itself at the frontlines of confrontation
with Islamic fundamentalists. As
a democracy and free market economy surrounded by autocratic regimes
and directed economies, Lebanon strived to live under its secular
and democratic constitution. In addition, Lebanon
contributed to the drafting of the Human Rights Charter of the United
Nations and it is the only Arab country that has signed it as of
today. From their daily lives to their intellectual and cultural
discourse, the Lebanese people lived and practiced tolerance and
moderation. Lebanon became a model for all Arab intellectuals and
a shelter for the persecuted among them, and was in fact commonly
known then as the “Switzerland of the East.” Indeed,
Lebanon was an oasis of freedom
in the midst of the human desert that surrounded it.
It was a cultural bridge between East and West, savoring the value
of freedom in all its dimensions, from the freedom of creed to the
freedom of speech, the right to differ, political plurality and
diversity, and all the way to economic freedom."
Pining
for Freedom. Syrian occupation suffocates Lebanon, and the world
shrugs (Claudia Rosett, The Wall Street Journal, Feb 5, 2003)
Lebanon
Report (Freedom House, July 18, 2002): "Syria
continues to occupy the country with approximately 30,000 troops."
Lebanon
is ruled by Arab Syria, designated as State Sponsor of Terrorism
by the United States: "Syria
granted a variety of terrorist groups--including HAMAS, the PFLP-GC,
and the PIJ--basing privileges or refuge in areas of Lebanon's Bekaa
Valley under Syrian control."
End
the occupation (Alan Dershowitz, professor at Harvard Law School,
JP, Sep 20, 2004): "When is the last time you heard about
a demonstration on a university campus calling for the end of the
Syrian occupation of Lebanon? How about never?"
Genocides,
Crimes and Massacres Committed by the PLO and the Syrians Against
the Lebanese, 1975-2002 (Guardians of the Cedars)
We
need another PLO (Arab-American journalist Joseph Farah, WND, Sep
2, 2003): "Syrian troops
deny Lebanon – one of only two Middle East nations with a
recent history of representative government – its sovereignty
and freedom. ... In addition, under Syrian control,
Lebanon has become a haven for terrorist groups such as Hezbollah
and other terrorist organizations. It has become a major producer
of heroin and other drugs. Syrian domination has resulted in the
worst imaginable human-rights abuses. People just disappear off
the streets."
![](../saudi/dresslebsaudi.jpg) Reuters:
Lebanese model Nathaly Fadlallah models the 'Dress of Revolution,'
designed by Saudi
haute couture designer Yehya al-Bashri. The dress was part of a
collection featured at an Arab fashion festival in Beirut on September
17, 2002 to demonstrate solidarity with the Palestinian uprising
against Israel. The
dress is covered with faux bloodstains from the waist to the knees,
and below the knees it shows an Israeli tank against a background
of burning buildings. Reuters, by the way, classifies this as an
"entertainment" photo.
Needless
to say, in Saudi Arabia, the home of the designer, the same woman
would be imprisoned as a "prostitute" for daring to dress
like that.
Lebanon:
Torture and ill-treatment of women in pre-trial detention: a culture
of acquiescence (Amnesty International, Aug 22, 2001):
"Widespread torture or other
ill-treatment of women detainees, especially those accused of major
criminal offences, takes place in police stations. Women in pre-trial
detention are routinely held in incommunicado detention and coerced
to confess guilt or testify against themselves at a time when they
lack the protection of the law. Women accused of political offences
have also been tortured or ill-treated. Another vulnerable category
of women are migrant workers, who have frequently been subjected
to torture and ill-treatment in detention."
Patterns
of Global Terrorism, Lebanon -2001 (Office of the Coordinator for
Counterterrorism, U.S. Department of State): "Several terrorist
organizations continued to operate or maintain a presence in Lebanon,
including Hizballah, the Islamic Resistance Movement (HAMAS), the
Palestine Islamic Jihad, the Popular Front for the Liberation of
Palestine-General Command, 'Asbat al-Ansar, and several local Sunni
extremist organizations. The Lebanese Government failed to hand
over to US authorities three senior Hizballah operatives, including
Imad Mugniyah, after the men were placed on the FBI's list of most
wanted terrorists in 2001 for their role in the 1985 hijacking of
TWA flight 847. Lebanese law prohibits the extradition of Lebanese
nationals, but the Government has not taken adequate steps to pursue
the cases in Lebanese courts, claims the individuals are not in
Lebanon, and that it does not know their whereabouts. ... Hizballah,
HAMAS, the Palestine Islamic Jihad, and other Palestinian terrorist
organizations were recognized as legal organizations and were allowed
to maintain offices in Beirut. The Government refused to freeze
the assets of Hizballah or close down the offices of rejectionist
Palestinian organizations. It also continued to reject the US Government's
position that Hizballah has a global reach, asserting it to be a
local, indigenous organization integral to Lebanese society and
politics."
![](hizb.jpg) Hizballah
(Party of God) a.k.a. Islamic Jihad, Revolutionary Justice Organization,
Organization of the Oppressed on Earth, and Islamic Jihad for the
Liberation of Palestine (Background Information on Designated Foreign
Terrorist OrganizationsPatterns of Global Terrorism -2001, Office
of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism, U.S. Department of State:
"Three members of Hizballah,'Imad
Mughniyah, Hasan Izz-al-Din, and Ali Atwa, are on the FBI's list
of 22 Most Wanted Terrorists ... Receives substantial
amounts of financial, training, weapons, explosives, political,
diplomatic, and organizational aid
from Iran and received diplomatic, political,
and logistical support from Syria."
Palestinians
in Lebanon (Julie Peteet, World Refugee Survey 1997):
"Despite international law governing the treatment of refugees,
the Lebanese state implemented laws to restrict Palestinians in
a variety of ways. In 1962, legislation placed Palestinians on a
par with foreigners so that their gaining employment required a
work permit. While Palestinians circumscribed this requirement for
nearly two decades, the post-1982 period has witnessed its vigorous
implementation. For example, Decision no. 289/1, issued by the Ministry
of Labor and Social Affairs on December 18, 1982, set out the categories
of employment closed to foreigners, which range from banking to
barbering. The ministry also issued a circular detailing the arenas
of work open to foreigners, with work permits, as: 'construction
workers and workers in ancillary tasks, excluding electrical installations,
sanitation facilities and glass mounting; agricultural workmen;
tanning and leather workers; excavation workers; textile and carpet
workmen; smelters; sanitation workers; nannies, nurses; servants
and cooks; car wash and ubrication workers.' In other words, Palestinians
are forbidden to work in all but the most menial of positions."
Who
Cares about Palestinians? (Arab-American journalist Joseph Farah,
Aug. 23, 2001)
The
Legal Status of Palestinian Refugees and their Relation with the
Lebanese State (Nasri Saleh Hajjaj, Shaml, the Palestinian Diaspora
and Refugee Center)
Lebanon
permits Palestinians to work (ArabicNews, Jun 29, 2005): "The
Lebanese minister of labor Tarrad Hamadeh said that Lebanon alleviated
restrictions which prevent resident Palestinian refugees to work
in most of the jobs. He said that "Israel was the one who expelled
the Palestinians [in 1948 - MEI]. They are now in our country, accepting
it or not, depriving them from work is a violation of human rights."
The decision taken by Hamadeh permits Palestinians who were born
in Lebanon to work in private sector jobs, used to be limited for
the Lebanese citizens."
The
End of 'Arafat'. Even if he lives, the idea of him must die. (Wall
Street Journal, Sep 17, 2003): "If you look at the Nobel
Prizes' own biography of Yasser Arafat, you find this remarkable
sentence toward the end: 'Like other Arab regimes in the area, however,
Arafat's governing style tended to be more dictatorial than democratic.'
That is to say, Arafat by his own choice of governance--dictatorship
over democracy--bears individual responsibility for the legacy he
leaves. That legacy includes: the contemporary crime of hijacking
and blowing up civilian-filled airliners; the attempted destabilization
of Jordan and Israel and the successful destruction
of Lebanon as a formerly sovereign nation; and
decades of violated international agreements, culminating in the
collapse of Oslo. ... has made possible any crime, culminating in
the anti-moral act known as suicide bombers."
Peace
Agreement between Israel and Lebanon, 17 May 1983 (Lebanese Forces):
"The agreement was finally
signed on 17 May following high-level US involvement including a
ten day shuttle diplomacy by Secretary of State Shultz. The main
features of the agreement include putting an end to the state of
war between Israel and Lebanon a mechanism for treaty supervision
military cooperation and the establishment of an Israeli mission
in Beirut. Although the agreement was signed it was never ratified
by the Lebanese government due to strong Syrian opposition to the
treaty."
[Overseas
based] Lebanese Forces
[Jerusalem
based] Lebanese Foundation for Peace
[Overseas
based] United States Committee for A Free Lebanon
[Overseas
based] Guardians of the Cedars National Lebanese Movement
Trafficking
in Persons Report 2002 (U.S. Department of State) (PDF,
630 KB) - Lebanon,
Bahrain, Iran, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, United
Arab Emirates
Syria
Accountability and Lebanese Sovereignty Restoration Act of 2003,
H. R. 1828, signed into law by U.S. President Bush on Dec 12, 2003:
"To halt Syrian support for
terrorism, end its occupation of Lebanon, and stop its development
of weapons of mass destruction, and by so doing hold Syria accountable
for the serious international security problems it has caused in
the Middle East, and for other purposes."
Lebanon
related documents at Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI)
Country
Reports on Human Rights Practices, Lebanon - 2001 (Bureau of Democracy,
Human Rights, and Labor of U.S. Department of State)
Library
of Congress's Country Studies (Lebanon)
CIA
World Factbook (Lebanon): "Syrian
troops in northern, central, and eastern Lebanon since October 1976"
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