Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero on Wednesday again
condemned Israel's use of "abusive force" in killing innocent people in the
Middle East, warning that those who were silent now might regret it tomorrow.
Israeli armed forces attacked Beirut, the capital of neighboring Lebanon,
destroying the airport and blockading Lebanese ports after Hezbollah guerrillas
seized two Israeli soldiers. The air raids in Lebanon in the past eight days
have killed nearly 300 people.
"We have to condemn the kidnappings and we must also demand that no one use
abusive levels of force in self-defense," Zapatero told the International
Festival of Young Socialists, which began on Tuesday in the Spanish city of
Alicante.
While all states had the right to defend themselves against violence, terror
and fanaticism, one must not forget that above all, it was right to protect
innocent human beings, the prime minister added.
