Comments on: Civil War in Lebanon?

By: Craig

Craig — Sun, 28 Jan 2007 08:50:51 +0000

OK, Tololy :)

I think It’s all about Hezbollah. I was saying theer would never be peace in Lebanon as long as HA was there, and armed. And that Hezbollah would never be disarmed. In fact, I won a dinner from an Arab blogger frined of mine of the HA disarmament thing. I’m biased, because I ahve a persoanl problem with HA, but in this case I’m also right. Or, I have been so far, at least.

Sorry for going off topic but I ahve trouble stomaching people blaming HA and Iran on "zionists" - neither gives a dman about Israelis or Palestinians, ideologically. The Palestinian cause is a just a matter of convenience, for them.

By: Tololy

Tololy — Sat, 27 Jan 2007 14:48:00 +0000

While the progress of this conversation is very stimulating, I suggest we stick to the topic of the post.

By: G.

G. — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 08:32:21 +0000

"Islam gives Muslims more rights than non-Muslims. Have you noticed?" Good point Craig.Yes,is it apartheid to prevent non-Muslims from entering Makka? Jordan has excellent relations with Israel with trade and tourism,but can  a Jewish (non-Israeli or Israeli ) person become a citizen of Jordan after living in Jordan for 5 years or more .I know that there are Israeli factories and firms in Jordan,but is it allowed for Jewish people to own property in Jordan? I wonder if the law passed by government of Jordan in 1973 Article 3 deemed the sale of land to any alien (i.e., a non-Arab) without permission from the Council of Ministers a security offense punishable by death Is that apartheid?

By: Craig

Craig — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 06:28:23 +0000

Madam Speaker, so your non-expert opinion is that it’s all the zionist’s fault?

Well, whatever. I do agree with you. Bigotry is the problem.

Zionism is racism because it gives jews more rights than non-jews

Islam gives Muslims more rights than non-Muslims. Have you noticed?

By: BO18

BO18 — Thu, 25 Jan 2007 22:59:51 +0000

Hi, excellent post, let me say that first.

But I was wondering what you meant by "estrangement" in Morocco and Tunisia?

By: Global Voices Online » Blog Archive » Lebanon At the Brink of a Civil War

Thu, 25 Jan 2007 20:31:18 +0000

[...] Lebanon is at the brink of a civil war, writes Jordanian blogger Tololy. To add insult to injury, she adds: “There is occupation and civil war in Iraq, occupation and apartheid in Palestine, internal turmoil in Egypt, war in Somalia, multiple problems in Jordan, backwardness in Saudi Arabia, armed division in Sudan, separatism in Algeria, estrangement in Morocco and Tunisia, painful neutrality in the United Arab Emirates and other Gulf states, and now — what seems to be a hideous incarnation of civil war in Lebanon.” Amira Al Hussaini [...]