George Soros is one of those seriously rich people in the world. He is known as a trader who has made zillions. He is also a supporter of Israel and who campaigned against the re-election of George Bush spending quite a bit of money in the process.
Soros has also got his own blog. In his latest piece a couple of weeks ago, he criticises Israel's methods in its war with Hezbollah:
"The failure of Israel to subdue Hezbollah demonstrates the many weaknesses of the war-on-terror concept. One of those weaknesses is that even if the targets are terrorists, the victims are often innocent civilians, and their suffering reinforces the terrorist cause.
In response to Hezbollah's attacks, Israel was justified in attacking Hezbollah to protect itself against the threat of missiles on its border. However, Israel should have taken greater care to minimize collateral damage. The civilian casualties and material damage inflicted on Lebanon inflamed Muslims and world opinion against Israel and converted Hezbollah from aggressors to heroes of resistance for many. Weakening Lebanon has also made it more difficult to rein in Hezbollah."
Read the full piece here. Meanwhile, as Haaertz reports, it now appears beyond any question - where are the challenges to Israel from any quarter? - that Israel did use cluster and phosphorous bombs in the recent war.
"The failure of Israel to subdue Hezbollah demonstrates the many weaknesses of the war-on-terror concept. One of those weaknesses is that even if the targets are terrorists, the victims are often innocent civilians, and their suffering reinforces the terrorist cause.
In response to Hezbollah's attacks, Israel was justified in attacking Hezbollah to protect itself against the threat of missiles on its border. However, Israel should have taken greater care to minimize collateral damage. The civilian casualties and material damage inflicted on Lebanon inflamed Muslims and world opinion against Israel and converted Hezbollah from aggressors to heroes of resistance for many. Weakening Lebanon has also made it more difficult to rein in Hezbollah."
Read the full piece here. Meanwhile, as Haaertz reports, it now appears beyond any question - where are the challenges to Israel from any quarter? - that Israel did use cluster and phosphorous bombs in the recent war.
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I'm all in favour of bringing such people to justice, but the same must apply to Israel - unfortunately today's double standards allows Israeli atrocities to go unpunished.