Further to my last posting, I point you to this website which sheds some more light on Iran’s involvement in this latest flare-up.
I'll start with that rarest of things (at least for me), namely an apology. A number of people who read this blog have approached me and asked me how the new job is panning out. I know I should have followed the original posts with updates, but honestly, I came back so tired from work, that I didn't have the will to compose any reports. In short, I am really happy in my new school. The students line up outside the door to my classroom (yes, my classroom) quietly instead of rushing in like a pack of deranged beasts and then, to my utter delight, stand , yes STAND(!!) behind their chairs and wait until I tell them to be seated. These students are actually listening to my instructions. When I tell them to switch their monitors off, they do what I ask. I don't find myself having to wait for fifteen minutes until they can be bothered to be quiet, they do something that I've been longing to experience for two years - they show an interest, in fact, a very keen interest, in w...
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Why is it acceptable that terrorists are shelling people in Sderot, Ashkelon and Northern Israel?
What would you do if someone walked into your country and started kidnapping your citizens?
No-one says that the deaths of innocents is acceptable. Each death is a tragedy and the Army is doing what it can to minimize civillian losses.
Yes, there will be tragedies, but if you look at what's really going on (as opposed to the bias presented through news organisations like the BBC), you will see that there is a very careful strategy to avoid hitting civillians.
Have a look at: http://www1.idf.il/DOVER/site/mainpage.asp?sl=EN&id=7&docid=54435.EN
If the Lebanese did their job correctly, Hezbollah wouldn't be running their country and this whole thing wouldn't have started up.