Bambi learned from Naharnet that “Hezbollah hailed what it called its ally Iran’s victory over Israel after 12 days of war, declaring it the start of a “new historical phase“. “In a statement, it offered its “most sincere congratulations” to the Islamic republic, praising its “glorious divine victory” (https://tinyurl.com/434xb2pv).
What can be “divine” in about “at least 610 civilians killed” in Iran “and more than 4,700 wounded in the fighting”? And what is divine in 28 killed Israeli civilians” (https://tinyurl.com/434xb2pv).
With all due respect to any Lebanese citizen voices supporting this point of view of Hezbollah out of political or ideological convictions (it is their right), Bambi will ask the Hezbollah officials the following: can we please leave God out of the war equation and from the resulting suffering of all the innocent victims of war?
Perhaps such request is an impossible one when we are too blinded by our Islamist ideology and vision of the world and/or when we are being blinded by anger or hate toward Israel (with or without a justified reason)?
Regardless, Bambi urges Hezbollah not to insult the intelligence of the people of Lebanon or of their loved ones abroad. The latter, and she will speak for herself, are sick and tired of seeing their birth country taken hostage in regional conflicts or being dragged into the war of others.
This being said, Hezbollah (already hit hard) and the official Lebanon showed wisdom recently during this past round of direct Iran-Israel (+ USA) war. Regardless of the motivation behind it, bravo for the restraint.
May reason, peace, and love know how to find their ways into the Middle East and in each person’s heart and mind. May those who have lost wars have the wisdom to accept their loss and may the region finally move forward toward more safety and stability. May those who think that they won refrain from more arrogance and cruelty. May all the leaders involved know how to compromise to allow ALL the Middle Eastern innocent populations to live and sleep without fear, whether they reside in Israel, Iran, Palestine, Lebanon, Yemen, Irak, Syria, etc. Same wishes for the people of the United States of America and of the entire world, including but not limited to Sudan, Ukraine, Russia, China, Haiti, Canada, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, etc.
Enough of armed conflicts between nations or tribes, at times fuelled by powerful countries for economic reasons. Related to the latter, Bambi will always recall how all the so-called civilized, European countries used to host the Lebanese civil war warlords to discuss to reach ceasefires and solution while selling each fighting group weapons that kept them fighting for fifteen years.
Was there something “divine” about civil war back then? No, even if each fighting group thought it was doing something “holy”, even though it was cruel or criminal. Is there something “divine” about the outcome of the current Israel-Iran war? Of course not. So, please leave Allah/God/G-d/No Gods out of war games and power struggles.
