هدوء حذر على الحدود وإسرائيل تقول أن حزب الله أبلغها بعدم رغبته بالتصعيد

Immense pressures are being exerted on Israel to limit its retaliation. They lost a captain and a sergeant.
Ebola is Iranian NOT lebanese. Full stop.

let it be an all out war ou khalsouna ba2a

(1). The two main enemies of Lebanon are: (1) Israel, (2), Hezbollah. Facts: Lebanon is a nation made up of the most dynamic and enterprising people on earth, no one is like the Lebanese, give the Lebanese peace and they will astound the world, but give them peace and leave them in peace, simple. Like anything human, a person needs to plan, make contingencies, plan for the future, his future, his children and loved ones, so in theory one plans for at least the next ten years to come. But who in Lebanon can plan? Who can do any kind of contingency for even a year these days? No sooner than Lebanon begins to find some peace and with it some kind of stability and with it some kind of prosperity, than would the enemies of Lebanon create some sort of fireworks, followed by one lengthy speech from a derided Sayed Hassan closely matched by an Israeli PM.

very well said and spot on mowaten , very nice arguments
god bless democracy

(2). Now both leaders will threaten each other's countries, but in truth, who will bear the brunt but the people on both sides? Be it Israeli PM, or Hezbollah's top cadres, what do they have to worry, they are safe, pampered and fully catered for. Like the recent conflict in Gaza, Ismael Haniyah and other top Hamas cadres, none got hurt nor got touched, but their people. Watch the news, the headlines are clear, the conflict is one between Hezbollah and Israel, NOT Lebanon and Israel, but Hezbollah and Israel, wow, great!! Now the truth persists and remains, Lebanon is not Hezbollah's state, HA is trying, but Lebanon will not change, it is and remains, The State of Lebanon. Furthermore, we are in 2015, certainly not in 2006, things have changed. First, the people.

(3). The people of Lebanon are NO longer rallying behind Hezbollah anymore, if for anything, possibly the majority of the Lebanese don't even want to hear the name Hezbollah. Second, Hezbollah may have grown in strength and sophistication, or maybe this is what HA wants us to believe, but with a war that is bleeding it now more profusely than ever, it is hard to believe anything but the inherent weakening of HA. Israel on the other hand is not weak, has no conflict to deal with as yet, and has definitely grown both in strength and sophistication, now it recognizes the surprise elements of HA so it has its own contingencies and more. Lebanon however has changed its mood with wars and conflicts, Lebanon has changed its mood with refugees and a generosity it longer can afford.

(4). Most diaspora Lebanese want to return back to the homeland, the West is no longer the land of milk and honey. Lebanon needs to rebuild itself, from its army, to its infrastructure, to its legislations, its constitutional institutions and more, thus Lebanon wants out of war and the very psyche or mentality of war. Hezbollah has now been impairing Lebanon's ability to live as a normal state. It is barring the election of a new president and much more. Hezbollah is profoundly implicated in a war of attrition in Syria, a war it now knows it can never win, even with the regime, Iran and Russia aboard, this is a war of attrition that will bleed everyone involved in it.

(5). A new war with Israel will spell total disaster for Lebanon as the majority Lebanese now have come to hate Hezbollah, except of course its own constituency and its allies in Lebanon. This time, if war breaks out, Israel will not toy with Hezbollah like the previous administration did, guess working at best, this time there's a man called Benyamin Netanyahu, a man known for his ruthlessness and cruelty. Netanyahu will without doubt go for the jugular this time, something that will probably annihilate Lebanon for good. We are tired of war everyone now says, me amongst them, we want no more wars, no more conflicts, no more tripping of our lives, all we want is peace, stability and to live in prosperity.

(6). If we have peace and the guarantee of peace, Lebanon will in no time spring back on its feet, those of us that went to invest abroad, will bring back part of their wealth and invest it in Lebanon. The economy will grow immeasurably and within a very short time, Lebanon's constitutional institutions will regain their status and Lebanon will no more need a militia to fight anymore wars on its soil, yesterday it was the PLO, today its Hezbollah, we want none of them anymore, NONE but the L.A.F.

(7). Most reasonable Lebanese have time and time again called on Hezbollah to give up on its weapons, to drop the call for war, Lebanon is now fully free, albeit a contended sliver of land neither owned but claimed. In fact, Lebanon can have peace, if only. Israel knows that the state of Lebanon is no threat to it, but being kept weak since the days of the PLO to those of Hezbollah, the state of Lebanon on its own can't do much to change its internal imbalance. We can have peace, if only we're left to make peace. Egypt and Jordan have peace with Israel as have now most Arab countries, why can't we then?! Can anyone imagine the potential of a peaceful Lebanon, the No: 1 banking sector of the region and beyond, the No: 1 service industry of the region, and the best tourist destination.

(8). My question, who does it benefit a prosperous, peaceful and strong Lebanon? Would Israel get worried because of our prosperity? Would Hezbollah loose all excuses for its existence? By proxy would that not mean the final end of all plans of Hezbollah's masters in Damascus and Tehran? Would that not mean the end of all proxy wars in Lebanon, as has always been called, the wars of others on Lebanese soil? But a peaceful, prosperous and stable Lebanon is today a must. In long days gone by, Bachir Gemayel spoke of Lebanon being the microcosm of world affairs, Lebanon is indeed the mirror thus what happens here will happen elsewhere. Just for this last time, let Hezbollah know it beyond all doubt, that it has long since overstayed its welcome in Lebanon. I very much believe that every single reasonable Lebanese citizen will be happy to accept Hezbollah purely as a political part and nothing more, representing the majority of our Lebanese Shiite siblings.

(9). Also every reasonable Lebanese will readily accept a reasonable transitional period under which Hezbollah will surrender its weapons to the state and integrate the army. So far, most Lebanese wish no harm to Hezbollah, provided Hezbollah listens, if not, then Hezbollah will soon discover what it means to be unwelcome in one's homeland. One must state this: that so far Israel has shown surprising restraint, however it is also easy to feel palpably the growing pulse of antagonism, therefore it will be fair to say that one more spark could spark the unthinkable.

it was just like i said before: a childish revenge... how does it serve the liberation of shebaa? in no woay...
just because his majesty nasrallah want his sheep to believe he is strong but right away says: "we were just kidding! we do not want any escalation! " LOL
in both cases it shows the stupidity of this militia and how they spit on the lebanese government and the lebanese people as usual....

Nice posts Phoenix.

"Hezbollah just proved yesterday that their way is the only one that can prevent israeli aggressions. By showing strength and determination they obtained a result that was never obtained by being weak and unarmed, bending over to feltman or kissing saudi flipflops."

LOL, this guy mowaten is too much. Which reality does this guy live in? Do you think Israel just woke up one day and decided to bomb hizbo and these iranians (terrorist invaders with no business in syria anyways) just for fun? They were trying to set up a front in the golan against israel and guess what? Israel made it very clear that they ain't allowing that. They accomplished what they wanted to do. In retaliation, they lost two low level soldiers, insigificant in the big picture. It means nothing to them. Yet in this guy's fantasy world, this little attack somehow prevented what was already accomplished.