The UN didn't accuse Hezbollah of anything, it was the UNSC--they're the last people to judge anyone.
It was actually Ban Ki-moon who accused Hezbollah in his report to the UN Security Council on Lebanon.
But that is completely besides the point.
You claimed that Hezbollah does not 'persecute others' and I provided ample evidence to the contrary all the way to accusations that Hezbollah committed war crimes.
Hezbollah did start off as an Iranian inspired group wanting an Islamic revolution in Lebanon but quickly realised it'd never work, they've been around for decades and haven't challenged the lebanese state even though they could probably defeat the lebanese army.
Thanks for providing additional evidence to the point I was trying to make.
The very fact that Hezbollah could defeat the Lebanese army is a form of pressure and intimidation exerted by Hezbollah onto the Lebanese coalition government when it comes to possible negotiations. It's a form of power projection.
Stop twisting my words ...
I did no such thing. You dug your own hole. What I wrote was a logical conclusion to your assertion.
, would I prefer Hezbollah having the capability of armed resistance without having to resort to indiscriminate attacks (jet fighters, modern missiles etc)? Yes. Unfortunately they don't and have to rely on rockets that have been around since WW2 OR they could just sit around, delude themselves with 'peace' talks, watch as more land is annexed and more massacres are committed. If you were in their position would you do the latter? I think not.
Irrelevant. That's an appeal to emotions.
What you are actually implying here is that any form of resistance (including indiscriminate targeting of civilians which is a war crime) is OK provided that the resisting party does not have access to sophisticated weapons. Which is clearly nonsense because it means that International Humanitarian Law does not apply to such situations simply because the party in question does not posses adequate weapons.
There's a big difference between committing acts violence in self-defence and violence as an aggressor ...
Really? Says who? Could you post a few links to appropriate sections of International Humanitarian Law where such distinctions are defined to back up your claims?
Fact is that attacks perpetuated by Hezbollah were intentionally, purposefully and indiscriminately aimed at civilian targets. And that Hezbollah (and apparently you as well) perceives such attacks as 'defence' in no way minimizes the criminality of what Hezbollah was doing.
... if the US was targeting Taliban commanders in self-defence then you could compare them to Hezbollah.
US do perceive targeting of Taliban commanders as a 'self defence' in much the same way that Hezbollah perceived targeting of Israeli civilians as 'self defence'. I explained why in my previous post.
And what is the party of policy the MB? Taken from their site: "The MB has confirmed that it does not object to the election of women or Copts in cabinet however it does not believe it would be appropriate to nominate a woman or a Copt as head of the party."
The latter part of the statement is a disappointment however its an improvement even from the past 'secular' regime where copts were marginalised so much.
So what? Is that supposed to transform MB into a progressive power or what? That's not nearly enough. My claim was that MB are a bunch of reactionaries and I do think that to be a fair assessment.
... but you seem to think all Islamists are the same so I understand why you disagree. You're likening the MB to the BNP? LOL!
Do you have issues with reading comprehension?
In my previous post I specifically refuted such implications and explained that I do however think that all Islamist that I know of promote reactionary values. No more, no less.
If you claim that I previously asserted that 'all Islamists are the same' than I would ask you to substantiate such a claim with a quote from my previous posts. Thanks.
Btw where did you get the "you're likening the MB to the BNP" from? Please re-read the relevant passage and try to understand it.
What I said is that I do not need to personally conduct interviews with all members of BNP to know that they are a bunch of fuckheads. Just looking at the values they are trying to promote is enough.
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