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Originally Posted by Bullshit
just found this interview with Galloway on Sky News. finally someone on mainstream news is allowed to speak some truth about the israeli hizbollah conflict and call out the news reporter's inherently biased questions. before anyone jumps on me about galloway's reputation or anything else, spare your breath. i'm only saying that its nice to see someone speaking some truth about the issue, such as his comment to the effect that mainstream news tends to value israeli blood more than lebanese or palestinian blood, which i believe is completely true. here it is on youtube.
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It looked like a silly pissing contest to me! Galloway strikes me a historical revisionist! His first big mistake is claiming that Israel never fully withdrew from Lebanon in 2000. Well the UN takes a different view of the matter. The UN certified Israel's withdrawal from Lebanon as complete after 2000.
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On May 22, 2000, Israel completed its withdrawal from the south of Lebanon in accordance with UN Security Council Resolution 425. A 50 square kilometer piece of disputed mountain terrain, commonly referred to as the Shebaa Farms, remains under the control of Israel. The UN has certified Israel's pullout, and regards the Shebaa Farms as occupied Syrian territory, while Lebanon and Syria have stated they regard the area as Lebanese territory.
The January 20, 2005, UN Secretary-General's report on Lebanon stated: " The continually asserted position of the Government of Lebanon that the Blue Line is not valid in the Shab'a farms area is not compatible with Security Council resolutions. The Council has recognized the Blue Line as valid for purposes of confirming Israel's withdrawal pursuant to resolution 425 (1978). The Government of Lebanon should heed the Council's repeated calls for the parties to respect the Blue Line in its entirety."
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So Galloway seems to have a rather unique view of history not based on any sort of legal historical fact!
The second mistake is that he claimed Hezbollah was not a terrorist organisation? Hmmmm what would you call a group that receives these kinds of demands from Human Rights Watch?