International reactions to the 2006 Lebanon War deaths primarily of innocent people." Prime Minister Stephen Harper said he does not favour sending Canadian troops to southern Lebanon as part of a multinational peacekeeping force, adding that countries in the area should be responsible for resolving the conflict. On 6 August 2006, Bloc Québécois leader Gilles Duceppe was accused of supporting Hezbollah by Israel's ambassador to Canada, Alan Baker after Duceppe participated in a march in Montreal protesting the war in Lebanon. Following the Zar'it-Shtula incident, the United States government condemned what it called Hezbollah's "unprovoked act of terrorism", and called for the "immediate and unconditional release" of
History of the Jews in Lebanon and civic leader Jack Benaroya and Major League Baseball player John Grabow are of Lebanese-Jewish descent. The Jewish Community Presidents include: Between the years of 1799 and 1978, a series of Chief Rabbis led the Lebanese Jewish community. History of the Jews in Lebanon The history of the Jews in Lebanon encompasses the presence of Jews in present-day Lebanon stretching back to Biblical times. Following large-scale emigration following the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, and much more importantly the Lebanese Civil War, the vast majority of Lebanese Jews now live in Western countries and many live in Israel. As the latest census