International reactions to the 2006 Lebanon War Lebanon and urged all parties to end the violence in favor of peaceful negotiation. "We are seriously concerned about the escalating tension in West Asia as a result of developments on the Israel-Lebanese border since yesterday which have the potential to inflame the region further and widen the conflict," the statement issued said. On 27 July 2006 India made a statement condemning Israel’s “disproportionate and excessive use of force” in Lebanon but simultaneously criticized Hezbollah for kidnapping two Israeli soldiers. Junior Foreign Minister Anand Sharma in a statement to Parliament demanded an immediate cessation to hostilities, saying Lebanon had become
Pilgrimage to the Cedars in Lebanon part of his work. The symbolism stems from the strong religious character. According to the ancient beliefs, cedars play an important role in ancient Hungarian mythology. The cedar is a symbol of fertility, assumed to be the tree of life and the tree of knowledge. In his painting, Chontvari presents his outlook, which is reflected in the art. It is a complex system of symbols, and synthesizes diverse content. Pilgrimage to the Cedars in Lebanon Pilgrimage to Cedars of Lebanon (in Hungarian: Zarándoklás a cédrusokhoz Libanonban) is a picture of the Hungarian painter Tivadar Csontváry Kosztka of 1907. The picture