Letter from Larry Shapiro, Calgary, to Editor, Time magazine, addressing article by Rebecca Schneid about one million people displaced in Lebanon, March 17, 2024

Re: One Million People Displaced in Lebanon as Israel Launches Ground Assault, By Rebecca Schneid, Mar 16, 2026, Time

March 17, 2026

Dear Editor,

The moment Israel and the U.S. started bombing Iran, Hezbollah, an Iranian proxy embedded in Lebanon started launching rockets and drones at Israel. This despite the government of Lebanon pleading with Hezbollah to refrain from getting Lebanon into another war. But Hezbollah is controlled by Iran, and if Iran was going down, then so was Lebanon. Israel had no other choice than to stop the barrage which was mounted from within civilian areas. It had the choice of bombing followed by an invasion that would result in civilian casualties, or advising civilians to flee to save their lives. Israel chose the more humane action. Naturally, those disposed to oppose Israel are interpreting this as Israel cruelly driving people out of their homes. I am very disappointed in Time that appears to be in this "keep all the facts from its public in order to condemn Israel mode".

Larry Shapiro, Calgary, Alberta