Vatican Condemns Israel
Charles Johnson
Fri Jul 14, 2006 at 8:45 am PDT • Views: 305
Atlas has a good roundup of reactions to the Middle East crisis from mostly feckless world leaders: ‘You are Either With Us Or Against Us.’
A big LGF thank you to Canada and Australia, for standing with the good guys as always.
But unfortunately, a big LGF lizardoid hiss of disappointment at the statement from the Vatican: Vatican condemns Israel for attacks on Lebanon.
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Vatican on Friday strongly deplored Israel’s strikes on Lebanon, saying they were “an attack” on a sovereign and free nation.
Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Angelo Sodano said Pope Benedict and his aides were very worried that the developments in the Middle East risked degenerating into “a conflict with international repercussions.”
“In particular, the Holy See deplores right now the attack on Lebanon, a free and sovereign nation, and assures its closeness to these people who already have suffered so much to defend their independence,” he told Vatican Radio.
Israel struck Beirut airport again on Friday and bombed Lebanese roads, power supplies and communication networks in a widening campaign after Hizbollah guerrillas seized two Israeli soldiers and killed eight.
Sodano said the Vatican condemned both “terroristic attacks” and military reprisals. But Sodano reserved his harshest words for Israel.
“The right of defence on the part of a state does not exempt it from its responsibility to respect international law, particularly regarding the safeguarding of civilian populations,” he said.
Frank says: