Shalom Edward,

Our thoughts are with all Israelis at this difficult time, especially all in the North.

I hope and pray for total victory for the IDF over our common Jihadi enemy.

Below is a letter I sent to-day to many papers, in Ireland, UK and US, as well as Israel.

Best wishes,

Tom Carew,
Dublin,
Ireland.

Letter to the Editor,

RE: Hamas and Hezbollah.

Dear Sir,

Israel’s decision to go for a very restrained response is shown when they refrain from hitting anything at Beirut Airport other than part of the runways.

It is not Israel’s legitimate, defensive response, but the provocative capture of two of its soldiers by Hezbollah which has brought the Middle East to its most dangerous level of instability in recent times. The Israeli complete withdrawl from South Lebanon in 2000, and from Gaza in August, 2005, has been met with continuing cross-border aggression by the Arab Jihadis of Hezbollah and Hamas. Their refusal to respond to Israeli withdrawl with anything but more attacks is the primary reality, and the cause of tension.

PM Ehus Olmert’s description of this as an act of war by the Lebanese government is valid – Hezbollah is part of that regime, and has been given an armed monopoly in South Lebanon by it since Israel withdrew, in spite of the UN resolution demanding Hezbollah be disarmed.

International pressure is urgently needed to scale down the tension but pressure on the Hamas and Hezbollah aggressors who initiated the tension with their unprovoked cross-border attacks, and kidnappings.

Yours etc,

Tom Carew,

Ranelagh,
Dublin, 6

Tf 00353-1-4978293

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