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First, Elmaleh decided not to come without any intervention of the Lebanese authorities. |
No, but he was intimidated by a media backed by a very powerful organization while the lebanese state just watched.
And of course the allies of this organization also did nothing
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Second, how did you jump to the intellectual terrorism? If Ziyad Makhoul takes all the issues he accumulated against HA over 20 years all at once in one article, it doesn't mean he's right. I might be misinformed but besides the article that was published (and I guess reported) on Manar, was there any action to ban him?
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There was a buzz on the net about the whole issue, it was discussed in Hezbollah forums.
Al manar reported it a couple of times and we all know that the station is more than just a TV.
Ziad Makhoul is a piece of ****, but this time he was right on, so were Tarek Mitri and other people who stood against these attacks.
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I don't think Elmaleh's agent was concerned about proving the allegations wrong. For him, it was just easier to cancel the show.
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He sent a press release denying the facts.
Why would he cancel the show then?
It would hurt only him
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Hypothetical question for you though, if you were in a position of authority, would you allow his show to take place assuming he was actually part of Tsahal at one point?
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The law forbids me to let him into the country.
If he actually fought in one of the wars against Lebanon, I wouldn't let him, regardless of the law
But the issue is much more complicated than this.
Any Israeli citizen has to enroll in the army for 3 years. That is not a choice, it's an obligation.
Should we consider all Israelis as ennemies ?
I think not, I think a lot of people had to fight for Tsahal because they had to.
And the day we're gonna make peace with Israel, all those who fought for Tsahal will be allowed into the country, so I suppose I won't have to ban anyone in this case