Hezbollah vows end to Lebanon government

[jordanianprincess 0]

I would love to see more pictures.... thanks

My pleasure

These pictures are amazingly good.

I thought they were quite striking. What a photo op.... it's a photographer's dream come true !

But mainly they are so interesting because they show this to be such a "people's movement." From listening to mainstream American media, you get the idea that it's some Kalashnikov-waving screaming mob of masked gunmen threatening some violent coup. But when you look at the pictures, you see men, women, children, conservative Muslims, not-so-conservative Muslims, Christians, all sorts of people.... and all protesting peacefully together, proudly displaying the symbols of almost all segments of Lebanese society, especially the Lebanese flag.

Looks like they're having a good time.... I think they are ready for a quite a party after such a hellish summer of blood and destruction.

You also see alot of support for Hezballah. I think these photos only represent a small portion of the Lebanese people. There are alot more that are against Nasrallah and Hezballah.

[PalestineMyHeart 1,897]

You also see alot of support for Hezballah. I think these photos only represent a small portion of the Lebanese people. There are alot more that are against Nasrallah and Hezballah.

Certainly, the Siniora government still has its supporters. There have been pro-government rallies, but they have been nowhere near as large as the ones protesting it.

The support for Nasrallah and Hezbollah is tremendous, and unprecedented. How big is it ? No one knows exactly, but you have to consider that more than 800,000 people showed up to protest in Beirut. That's about 1/4 the *entire* population of Lebanon. (By the way, the figure is from Lebanese police estimates; Hezbollah claims an even larger crowd.)

The Shi'a (which form about 40% of the Lebanese population) overwhelmingly support Nasrallah, and about half the Christians (which also total about 40% of the population) now support the protests calling for a new unity government as well. This adds up to close to 60 %, and that's not even counting the supporters within the Sunni and Druze communities.

Of course, this swell of support is in no small part due to the Lebanese government's miserable performance during the Israeli attacks over the summer -- it is seen as having been incompetent at best, and complicit at the worst.

According to a poll released by the "Beirut Center for Research and Information" on 26 July during 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict, 87 percent of Lebanese support Hezbollah's fight with Israel, a rise of 29 percent on a similar poll conducted in February. More striking, however, is the level of support for Hezbollah's resistance from non-Shiite communities. Eighty percent of Christians polled supported Hezbollah along with 80 percent of Druze and 89 percent of Sunnis,[169][170] while according to another poll, from July 2005, 74 percent of Christian Lebanese viewed Hezbollah as a resistance organization.[171]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hezbollah

[jordanianprincess 0]

You also see alot of support for Hezballah. I think these photos only represent a small portion of the Lebanese people. There are alot more that are against Nasrallah and Hezballah.

Certainly, the Siniora government still has its supporters. There have been pro-government rallies, but they have been nowhere near as large as the ones protesting it.

The support for Nasrallah and Hezbollah is tremendous, and unprecedented. How big is it ? No one knows exactly, but you have to consider that more than 800,000 people showed up to protest in Beirut. That's about 1/4 the *entire* population of Lebanon. (By the way, the figure is from Lebanese police estimates; Hezbollah claims an even larger crowd.)

The Shi'a (which form about 40% of the Lebanese population) overwhelmingly support Nasrallah, and about half the Christians (which also total about 40% of the population) now support the protests calling for a new unity government as well. This adds up to close to 60 %, and that's not even counting the supporters within the Sunni and Druze communities.

Of course, this swell of support is in no small part due to the Lebanese government's miserable performance during the Israeli attacks over the summer -- it is seen as having been incompetent at best, and complicit at the worst.

According to a poll released by the "Beirut Center for Research and Information" on 26 July during 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict, 87 percent of Lebanese support Hezbollah's fight with Israel, a rise of 29 percent on a similar poll conducted in February. More striking, however, is the level of support for Hezbollah's resistance from non-Shiite communities. Eighty percent of Christians polled supported Hezbollah along with 80 percent of Druze and 89 percent of Sunnis,[169][170] while according to another poll, from July 2005, 74 percent of Christian Lebanese viewed Hezbollah as a resistance organization.[171]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hezbollah

Well that is one of the problems, your source. I don't think wikipedia is the best source for information. I just don't think your photos represent the true feelings of the Lebanese. Don't get me wrong, they are great and they show lots of unity and patriotism. However there are many Lebanese people that would disagree with what Wikipedia has to say about the situation.

[PalestineMyHeart 1,897]

You also see alot of support for Hezballah. I think these photos only represent a small portion of the Lebanese people. There are alot more that are against Nasrallah and Hezballah.

Certainly, the Siniora government still has its supporters. There have been pro-government rallies, but they have been nowhere near as large as the ones protesting it.

The support for Nasrallah and Hezbollah is tremendous, and unprecedented. How big is it ? No one knows exactly, but you have to consider that more than 800,000 people showed up to protest in Beirut. That's about 1/4 the *entire* population of Lebanon. (By the way, the figure is from Lebanese police estimates; Hezbollah claims an even larger crowd.)

The Shi'a (which form about 40% of the Lebanese population) overwhelmingly support Nasrallah, and about half the Christians (which also total about 40% of the population) now support the protests calling for a new unity government as well. This adds up to close to 60 %, and that's not even counting the supporters within the Sunni and Druze communities.

Of course, this swell of support is in no small part due to the Lebanese government's miserable performance during the Israeli attacks over the summer -- it is seen as having been incompetent at best, and complicit at the worst.

According to a poll released by the "Beirut Center for Research and Information" on 26 July during 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict, 87 percent of Lebanese support Hezbollah's fight with Israel, a rise of 29 percent on a similar poll conducted in February. More striking, however, is the level of support for Hezbollah's resistance from non-Shiite communities. Eighty percent of Christians polled supported Hezbollah along with 80 percent of Druze and 89 percent of Sunnis,[169][170] while according to another poll, from July 2005, 74 percent of Christian Lebanese viewed Hezbollah as a resistance organization.[171]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hezbollah

Well that is one of the problems, your source. I don't think wikipedia is the best source for information. I just don't think your photos represent the true feelings of the Lebanese. Don't get me wrong, they are great and they show lots of unity and patriotism. However there are many Lebanese people that would disagree with what Wikipedia has to say about the situation.

The only thing I've quoted from Wikipedia is the poll, the source of which is given -- the Beirut Center for Research and Information. And the very same poll has been cited over and over by *both* supporters and critics of Hezbollah.

I certainly do not agree with everything Wikipedia has to say about everything; however, they often footnote their sources quite well. If you like, I will post other links citing the exact same poll (perhaps from the political persuasion with which you may agree.)

You are entitled to your opinion that the feelings of protestors are not representative of the majority of the Lebanese people, and you are of course welcome to post anything to support that opinion.

[jordanianprincess 0]

You also see alot of support for Hezballah. I think these photos only represent a small portion of the Lebanese people. There are alot more that are against Nasrallah and Hezballah.

Certainly, the Siniora government still has its supporters. There have been pro-government rallies, but they have been nowhere near as large as the ones protesting it.

The support for Nasrallah and Hezbollah is tremendous, and unprecedented. How big is it ? No one knows exactly, but you have to consider that more than 800,000 people showed up to protest in Beirut. That's about 1/4 the *entire* population of Lebanon. (By the way, the figure is from Lebanese police estimates; Hezbollah claims an even larger crowd.)

The Shi'a (which form about 40% of the Lebanese population) overwhelmingly support Nasrallah, and about half the Christians (which also total about 40% of the population) now support the protests calling for a new unity government as well. This adds up to close to 60 %, and that's not even counting the supporters within the Sunni and Druze communities.

Of course, this swell of support is in no small part due to the Lebanese government's miserable performance during the Israeli attacks over the summer -- it is seen as having been incompetent at best, and complicit at the worst.

According to a poll released by the "Beirut Center for Research and Information" on 26 July during 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict, 87 percent of Lebanese support Hezbollah's fight with Israel, a rise of 29 percent on a similar poll conducted in February. More striking, however, is the level of support for Hezbollah's resistance from non-Shiite communities. Eighty percent of Christians polled supported Hezbollah along with 80 percent of Druze and 89 percent of Sunnis,[169][170] while according to another poll, from July 2005, 74 percent of Christian Lebanese viewed Hezbollah as a resistance organization.[171]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hezbollah

Well that is one of the problems, your source. I don't think wikipedia is the best source for information. I just don't think your photos represent the true feelings of the Lebanese. Don't get me wrong, they are great and they show lots of unity and patriotism. However there are many Lebanese people that would disagree with what Wikipedia has to say about the situation.

The only thing I've quoted from Wikipedia is the poll, the source of which is given -- the Beirut Center for Research and Information. And the very same poll has been cited over and over by *both* supporters and critics of Hezbollah.

I certainly do not agree with everything Wikipedia has to say about everything; however, they often footnote their sources quite well. If you like, I will post other links citing the exact same poll (perhaps from the political persuasion with which you may agree.)

You are entitled to your opinion that the feelings of protestors are not representative of the majority of the Lebanese people, and you are of course welcome to post anything to support that opinion.

You are right, I probebly should have posted something supporting my opinion. However since my opinions are formed differently than others I don't really have anything to support it at the moment.

Its just different when you know people I guess. It's different when you have family that has lived through these things. Most arabs will form their opinions not based on searching the internet for photos and polls but by their actual experiances. Every thing is usually different on the other side. Things in the media are never portrayed the way they really are, you should know that just by the situation in Israel.

[PalestineMyHeart 1,897]

You are right, I probebly should have posted something supporting my opinion. However since my opinions are formed differently than others I don't really have anything to support it at the moment.

Its just different when you know people I guess. It's different when you have family that has lived through these things. Most arabs will form their opinions not based on searching the internet for photos and polls but by their actual experiances. Every thing is usually different on the other side. Things in the media are never portrayed the way they really are, you should know that just by the situation in Israel.

Uh... I didn't come to my "opinions" by "searching the internet for photos and polls."

"It's different when you know people" ???????? Have you lost your mind ??? In case you've forgotten, I have family members as well as friends who are "living through these things" in Lebanon right now. I have "actual experiences" living in Palestine, where people eat, drink and breathe politics all day and all night, especially the politics of Palestine-Israel, Lebanon, and Jordan. I have dear friends, some born and raised in miserable refugee camps across the area, who are now journalists, doctors and health professionals, teachers, and human rights workers. My "opinions" were formed over years of personal experiences, discussions, and observations.

It is fine if you don't agree -- you are entitled to your opinions. But don't try to pull the "you just don't know" ####### with me.