Daniel Dworsky wrote: Gush Shalom Immediately after the news about the Kana Massacre became known today (July 30), spontaneous protest demonstrations started near the Ministry of Defense compound in Tel-Aviv. In the evening, a larger demonstration was held. In spite of the fact that there was hardly any prior notice, more then 200 demonstrators gathered, including activists of Gush Shalom, Hadash, Anarchists Against Walls, Ta'ayush and other organizations. This time, a group of Meretz member, who rebelled against their party leadership, was also present. They included former Meretz MKs Ya'el Dayan and Naomi Hazan. Also present were Hadash MK Dov Hinin and former MK Tamar Gojansky. Conspicuous by its absence was Peace Now. The director of this organization, which has ceased to exist as an active peace movement years ago, appears now in the Media as one of the most enthusiastic supporters of the war. When a journalist wrote by mistake that Peace Now had taken part in a demonstration, the director denied it vigorously. Meretz leaders Yossi Beilin, Haim Oron and the others, except MK Zahava Galon, also publicly supported the war. "Peretz, Peretz, don't worry / Bush will meet you at The Hague!" shouted the demonstrators through their megaphones, which could be clearly heard in the ministry compound. The Hague, of course, is the seat of the International Criminal Court. "Peretz, you have promised education and pensions / all you gave us is tanks and dead bodies!" - "Children want to live / both in Beirut and in Haifa!" - "Killing Children is a war crime!" - "Labor in government / brings only war!" - "Olmert's agreement with Bush: / War and occupation!" (All these rhyme in Hebrew.) "It is rank hypocrisy to assert that the Kana inhabitants have been warned to leave their homes," former MK Uri Avnery said. "From the first day of the war, our army has bombed the roads and whole families were killed on the way. They have concluded that it is safer to stay in a shelter at home than to move on the roads." Avnery added that a commander who bombs and shells an inhabited area must know such disasters are bound to happen." "The criminal returns to the scene of the crime," commented Gush Shalom spokesman Adam Keller, referring to the massacre that happened in Kana in 1996, when Shimon Peres started a war in Lebanon. "That massacre compelled Peres to break off his war. The conclusion is that we must stop this war at once, before it is too late." Opposite, a small counter-demonstration took place. Usually, the fascists of the Kahane group play this role, but this time they were Labor Party members, who support the war completely. In the course of the demonstration, a special unit of the riot police appeared and for a moment it seemed that they were about to attack the protesters, but they only drove them off the road. After two and a half weeks of suppressing every voice against the war, this demonstration was covered on TV and the radio. At the same time, demonstrations were held around the country, mostly by of Arab citizens.

Bismillah,

Thank you for posting this. 

Your spelling is different -- I saw it here as Qana.  That could matter in an Internet search.  Which is right? Are both used?

Salaamu Alaykum

I have just read some words which should strike terror into the heart of every decent human being on this planet.  Those words are:

"Israel expressed regret............"

salaam Daniel,

do you think that some of your leaders will be charged with war crimes in the future

Daniel Dworsky wrote: If there is any justice, Yes. Right along with Cheny Nastrallah Bin Laden and former President Bush. I have excluded the current American president on account of my belief that it is inappropriate and cruel to prosecute the mentally handicapped

Naw, an imbecile is an imbecile, this one is a puppet of a much more vicious neo"con" group..he hasn't the intelligence to pull off the crimes he is committing by himself! Ever read the works of George Orwell alias Eric Blair, that is political satire at its best!

Daniel Dworsky wrote: If there is any justice, Yes. Right along with Cheny Nastrallah Bin Laden and former President Bush. I have excluded the current American president on account of my belief that it is inappropriate and cruel to prosecute the mentally handicapped

Bismillah,

It's hard to remember sometimes that the ultimate justice is with our Loving and Avenging Lord.  And although we must keep striving as long as we live to implement justice on this earth, it's not going to really happen. 

My long held belief is that just as Rome's dominance over the world militarily ended, so too shall Americas.  In Shah Allah, we will all be strong, patient, and remember Allah as the bombs fall on us or our children.

Surah Baqarah tells us that Allah, The Just, will remove one people through another and this is a method he has and will use again.

Salaamu Alaykum