Reader Ron wrote requesting we report this in light of earlier posts.
Pope Benedict XVI tonight lent his support to the G8 summit declaration on the Middle East, which blamed the militant groups Hamas and Hezbollah for the escalation in fighting and which urged Israel to exercise restraint.
and Vatican radio today reports the following statement from the Pope:
“In reality, the Lebanese have the right to see the integrity and sovereignty of their country respected, the Israelis the right to live in peace in their State, and the Palestinians have the right to have their own free and sovereign homeland.”
I don’t know how we are going to get the Palestinians a homeland that won’t be at perpetual war with Israel, but I am glad the Pope will go on record agreeing that Hezbollah started the present flare up and saying that the Israelis the right to live in peace in their State.