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Originally Posted by puckluck
Ha? Liberated us from the Syrians? We still aren't liberated from the Syrians to this very day.
Don't know enough about the PLO to comment on that, but I don't think torture and abuse is justified under any circumstances.
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There was a lot of pressure internationally to get out of Lebanon, so Israel moved back and just kept the buffer zone. Back to my original point, Lebanon may have been better off had Israel completed their mission. I think we both agree Israeli action was justified and looking back Lebanon had an opportunity to align with Israel and really become independent. Unfortunately, Lebanon sat back and later did not make peace with Israel.
I am sorry your parents were caught up in this, but as you can see war is hell regardless of what side you are on. As you have pointed out, Israel was basically liberating Lebanon when your family was impacted.
I am still not sure about the torture part, unless we are saying that the abuse was tantamount to torture. It certainly was not Israeli policy to abuse or torture civilians, but I don't doubt in a conflict that can occur. I am fairly certain that incidents of abuse and torture are far greater threats from some other neighbors in the region.