More on the Plight of Lebanese Christians...

...here.

Excerpt:
"During the Lebanese Civil War from 1975 to 1990, devout Christian residents in Zahle successfully repelled Syrians who sought to occupy the town. At the time, the Israelis were major supporters of the Christians.

Unlike Hezbollah, there is no Christian militia that can take on the Shiite terrorist organization. "They watch TV, too," one Christian Lebanese man living in the United States said, referring to Hezbollah. "If they see you criticizing them, they will kill you."

Christian Lebanese sources for this story asked to remain anonymous for fear of retribution against family members who remain in Lebanon. One source said remarks by Cardinal Sfeir, who is visiting the U.S, may have prompted Hezbollah to retaliate by setting up Christians as a target of Israeli bombing."

Me: It's an immensely complicated situation, obviously. As my Christian friend in Lebanon indicated in an email, Hezbollah famiiles are now taking refuge in Christian areas. And the article above indicates that the Iranian-backed Hezbollah terrorists may actually be routing supplies through Christian neighborhoods.

This puts the Israelis into an agonizingly difficult position.