Why is Israel getting away with these atrocities?

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There is no such thing as a disproportianate response when your goal is to rescue and protect your own citizens. It's a pity Hezbollah doesn't think the same way.

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So you're saying that Hezbollah aren't ruthless enough ? You do realise that the kidnapping that started this was an attempt to get prsionsers released from Israeli jails ?

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So it all started when he hit me back huh?

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That's not what I said. I simply pointed out that the justification you gave for Israel's actions also worked for Hezbollah. I don't buy that justification, and apparently neither do you since you choose to misrepresent my post rather than answer my point..

Personally I can't say why Israel holds the prisoners it does. It is entirely possible that some should not be held prisoner even by Israeli law. It is far more likely that Hezbollah considers the improsinment unjust.However the fundaemntal problem is that you set all other considerations aside when you said that "getting people back" takes priority over everything else. Israel is not simply attacking Hezbollah. They are bombing the airport in Beirut, even attacking Tripoli even further away from the actual fighting. They even hit a Lebanese army barracks although the Lebanese army is not involved in the conflict (and has orders not to return fire).So long as you take the attitude that Israel can do whatever it likes in the name of "getting their people back" even if said actions are killing innocents with no chance of actually contributing to the supposed objective, then you aren't in any position to pass moral judgement on others.t