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The USA must itself withdraw all support for Israel , as must the EU countries until ( a ) there is a cessation of hostilities with Lebanon and any Lebanese groups ; ( b ) an immediate cessation of military action in Gaza and in the West Bank and a return to negotiations which include the democratically elected Palestinian authority government . we should have driven American-flag buses through Lebanon and into Syria ! It is my hope that our mutual efforts will lead to restored peace and prosperity for all the people of Lebanon and indeed in all of the Middle East . Security Council Resolution 1559 addressing the issue of Lebanon and Syria was co-sponsored by the United States and France . Today in a special extended interview about Lebanon , Israel and the media , we 'll talk to Lebanese-born American scholar Fawaz Gerges , professor of international studies at Sarah Lawrence college and the author of Journey of the Jihadists . Population transfers are ugly , but not as ugly as civil war ; look at Lebanon , the Balkins , India / Pakistan , etc. Reminds me of a sci-fi novel - - whose title & author I 'm sure I will remember immediately post posting - - in which children , granted a wish by aliens , are told , that yes , the aliens can assure world peace , they've done peace on a thousand worlds . There are those who would say there is no democratic tradition in the Arab world , but they overlook the examples of Lebanon and , most importantly , Iraq . The photographs of Bethlehem plants and steel-related enterprises within Pennsylvania are composed of steel plants at Lebanon , Lehigh , Northampton , Saucon and Williamsport . Canada has thousands of citizens in Lebanon , even more than France , which has had a close relationship with Lebanon and Syria for over a century . President Bashar al-Assad lashed out at the Israeli demand for international peacekeepers on Syrian border with Lebanon and termed it a ' hostile ' move aimed at damaging relations between the neighbors . Look at Lebanon , we had a proxy bomb them . A UNESCO Biosphere Reserve that has sheltered some of the few remaining specimens of the famous cedars of Lebanon and the only ones in the southern part of the country is at risk from the ongoing Israeli bombardment of Lebanon . More than 20,000 Syrian troops and security personnel occupy much of the sovereign territory of Lebanon and it is time for them to leave . As for Israel , far from moving towards peace with its neighbors , the Jewish state is embroiled in an escalating , two-front confrontation with Lebanon and Syria to its north , and with the Palestinians in its midst . Israel strives to widen the circle of peace to include agreements with Lebanon and Syria in a comprehensive settlement .