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In reply to the discussion: Netanyahu's Minister of Education: "There is no difference between Hezbollah and Lebanon. Lebanon will be annihilated." [View all]ancianita
(43,404 posts)25. Not all. I've always said that believer wars are the bane of the planet. Islam believes in jihad, and is the prime mover
of today's believer wars.
from the Catholic Church...
At the same time, our faith compels us to have the same care for Muslims and Jews that we do for fellow Christians. We are called to defend the rights and dignity of all who suffer in Israel-Palestine, regardless of their religion, ethnicity or nationality.
https://www.americamagazine.org/politics-society/2024/06/20/catholic-social-teaching-israel-palestine-conflict-248191#:~:text=At%20the%20same%20time%2C%20our,their%20religion%2C%20ethnicity%20or%20nationality.
The International Christian Embassy is in Jerusalem, and is interdenominational.
At present, there are 103 Catholic parishes in Israel and the Palestinian Territories.
The Catholic Church considers the Holy Land to include Israel, the Palestinian Territories, Jerusalem and Jordan. For some Eastern Churches, the Holy Land also includes Lebanon and Syria.
Pope Francis has often stressed the importance of dialogue, diplomacy, and the search for peaceful solutions, emphasising that war begets war, violence begets violence. The Catholic Church, under Pope Francis, advocates for a two-state solution, with both Israel and Palestine coexisting peacefully.
https://catholictt.org/2023/10/13/the-israel-palestine-war-through-a-catholic-lens/#:~:text=Pope%20Francis%20has%20often%20stressed,begets%20war%2C%20violence%20begets%20violence.&text=The%20Catholic%20Church%2C%20under%20Pope,Israel%20and%20Palestine%20coexisting%20peacefully.
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Netanyahu's Minister of Education: "There is no difference between Hezbollah and Lebanon. Lebanon will be annihilated." [View all]
tenderfoot
Sep 2024
OP
So far, most of the world is doing absolutely nothing to criticize or stop Netanyahu's carnage.
Lonestarblue
Sep 2024
#8
Netanyahu and his hardliners are trying to start WWIII, get Orange Man elected, or both.
ms liberty
Sep 2024
#5
Not as much as Hezbollah taking over Lebanon in 2005 when Netanyahu was out of office.
ancianita
Sep 2024
#19
People keep saying that. Yet I've never seen that claim sourced here. Have you got any?
ancianita
Sep 2024
#22
Took me 2 seconds: "'Buying Quiet': Inside the Israeli Plan That Propped Up Hamas" NYT
hlthe2b
Sep 2024
#23
Thanks. Understood. I stopped reading NYT a year ago and hadn't seen anything, which is why I asked.
ancianita
Sep 2024
#27
Nope. Hezbollah OWNS Lebanon. The Lebanese admit they have no say over their former country.
ancianita
Sep 2024
#20
Not all. I've always said that believer wars are the bane of the planet. Islam believes in jihad, and is the prime mover
ancianita
Sep 2024
#25
Sad. And I grew up knowing a wonderful lady and her family, all were originally from Lebanon. Such a
SWBTATTReg
Sep 2024
#28
Oh....lol...now Israel is committing "genocide" in Lebanon too? How ridiculous.
tritsofme
Sep 2024
#40