Wer einen libanesischen Pass besitzt, und auf einer Party in Los Angeles zufällig mit jemandem spricht, der die israelische Staatsangehörigkeit hat, macht sich strafbar und kann theoretisch im Libanon dafür verurteilt werden. Selbst eine Facebook-Freundschaft ist nach libanesischem Gesetz strafbar. Das gilt selbstverständlich auch dann, wenn es sich bei dem israelischen Gesprächspartner z.B. um einen Araber aus Haifa handelt. Dieser Artikel erklärt, wie irre die Gesetzeslage ist. Sehr zurechnungsfähig sind hingegen einige libanesische Leser, die kommentiert haben. Dass dieses wunderschöne Land von der Hezballah als Geisel gehalten wird, ist wirklich eine Schande:
“It is about time to grow up. We have been at war with Israel for 63 years. We need to make peace NOW not in a hundred years. Whether Hizbullah likes it or not Israel will continue to exist for many centuries to come. We have much more in common with the Israelis than with Yemenis, Syrians, Qataris, Saudis etc… We are different and the arab world needs to accept it. I dream of the day when we will be able to cross the borders at Nakoura and visit. The Palestinian Authority has been in direct contact with the Israelis for many years and I don’t see why we cannot do the same. The Israelis want peace contrary to what the Hizbullah propaganda is saying. Let us finish with the stupid hatred and make peace. The lebanese jews who had to leave and cannot visit Beirut are more proud to be lebanese than any of the Hizbullah followers who prefer to be Iranians”
“I can name no less than 10 people who i know to have broken at least 2 of the nos mentioned above. Ultimately if your liberterian you’ll want the state to have as little as possible to do with your personal affairs, thus who you friend or do business with becomes outside of the states hand. Im no liberterian but on this topic Im willing to become one! The only way you can start solving the Palesistinian issue and in a wider picture the Arab one is by dialogue with the Israeli public. You need to communicate with them and let them know that their actions, electing their hater leaders, is only inflaming the situation. The Israeli leaders are the worst breed of politicians, thus to ultimately achieve peace you’ll need to convince their electoral roll to not vote for them!”
“This just proves how archaic our laws are. I’m not advocating to admire the ‘enemy’, but at the very least open a line of communication so the two sides can learn about each other from each other, instead of secondary sources. Everything starts with dialogue and dialogue does not mean peace right away, but clarification and understanding, and then you can choose whether you want to accept or reject the enemy. Also, I find it really ridiculous to enforce such laws that prohibit communication given the internet these days. Update our laws, modernize our country and progress, or else take your me3ze and go back to your village!”
“i always play online poker and sometimes an israeli is on my table… it’s happened often to be honest.. am i an enemy of the state??? even if i take his money??? not that i really care”
