The 2006 Lebanese war killed at least 1,500 people, mostly Lebanese civilians, severely damaged Lebanese civil infrastructure, and displaced approximately one million Lebanese. It matters not whether the synagogue was being built or rebuild or who attacked first. The point is that these Muslims had ever reason in the world to tell the Jews what they could do with their synagogue, but they let them rebuild. This is real religious tolerance.The rebuilding of the Maghen Abraham Synagogue was recently completed in downtown Beirut just 4 years after Israel attached Lebanon. The conflict killed at least 1,500 people, mostly Lebanese civilians, severely damaged civil infrastructure, and displaced approximately one million Lebanese.
The Lebanese people could have said locate your synagogue some place else. It disrespects the victims of the attack and will be a monument to the attackers. But they didn't. The project received the green light after political officials and community leaders became convinced it could show that Lebanon is an open country, tolerant of many faiths including Judaism. Maybe we have something to learn here, or maybe not.
Beirut synagogue restored to glory, despite tensions with Israel - Haaretz Daily Newspaper | Israel News
2006 Lebanon War - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This really is not the same thing. One, the synagogue was already there. They were just rebuilding it. Secondly, it was destroyed during a tussle that involved Israel in the first place. Had the Israelis attacked Lebanon for no reason and killed 1500 Lebanese and then asked to build a synagogue at ground zero where one had not existed this example would be more applicable.
No, they didnt have any reason not to let them rebuild. No religious tolerance here. Not letting them do it would have been intolerance.
And any "lessons" for the US and the mosque from this are purely imaginary.