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  • Judge Rejects Dismissal of Pro-Israel Lobbyists Case Open this result in new window
    Washington Post - 1 minute ago
    A federal judge yesterday declined to throw out the criminal case against two pro-Israel lobbyists accused of violating the Espionage Act, denying their argument that the novel prosecution infringed on their constitutional right to free speech.

  • Israel delays northern push in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - 1 hour, 41 minutes ago
    Israel grabbed strategic high ground in south Lebanon on Thursday but delayed a major push northward, as diplomats cited progress toward agreement on a U.N. cease-fire resolution that could soon go to a vote.

  • Israel Holds Off on Drive to the North as U.N. Seeks a Diplomatic Alternative Open this result in new window
    New York Times - 2 hours, 58 minutes ago
    Israel warned residents of southern Beirut to evacuate even as it held off expanding its military operation.

  • Israel may be gearing up for escalation Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 10 1:38 PM
    Israel took control of the strategic southern hub of Marjayoun on Thursday and warned that its fight against Hezbollah could grow wider and more severe if diplomacy fails.

  • For Some Tourists, War Is No Bar to Visiting Israel Open this result in new window
    New York Times - Aug 10 10:35 AM
    More than four weeks after missiles began falling by the hundreds into northern Israel, travelers continue to visit Israel despite concerns about safety.

  • Israel Renews Attacks On Beirut Suburb Open this result in new window
    CBS News - 13 minutes ago
    Eight powerful explosions were heard in central Beirut Friday morning. This comes one day after Israel grabbed strategic high ground in south Lebanon and as the United Nations inched closer toward constructing a cease-fire agreement.

  • Rockets or not, Israel remains home for Russian Jews Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 10 10:25 AM
    The parents of Arkady, an Israeli reservist, brought him to Israel from Soviet Ukraine in 1972 so he could have a better life. He has never regretted their decision -- not even as he readies to go into Lebanon and face the fierce fire of Hezbollah.

  • Israel Delays Northern Push in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    ABC News - 56 minutes ago
    Israel Grabs Strategic High Ground in South Lebanon but Delays Major Northern Push

  • Israel halts offensive until the weekend Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 10 7:57 AM
    Israel will hold back on its new ground offensive in Lebanon until the weekend to give cease-fire efforts another chance, senior officials said Thursday, a day after the government approved a major expansion of the monthlong war.

  • Israel warns Beirut residents to flee Open this result in new window
    Chicago Tribune - 2 hours, 13 minutes ago
    Air assault hits lighthouse in center of capital Israel warned Beirut's residents Thursday that it plans to expand air strikes against the city as the military pressed its offensive deeper inside Lebanon, moving tanks into the southern town of Marjayoun and striking a lighthouse in West Beirut in the first attack against the heart of the capital since July 15.

  • Max Blumenthal: Israel, the US, and the Christian Right: The Menage a Trois From Hell Open this result in new window
    HuffingtonPost - Aug 10 6:27 PM
    As I reported for the Nation in my most recent article, "The Birth Pangs of a New Christian Zionism," the White House has convened a series of meetings over the past few months with leaders of Christians United for Israel (CUFI), a newly formed political organization that tells its members that supporting Israel's expansionist policies is "a biblical imperative." CUFI's Washington lobbyist,

  • Israel delays major Lebanon offensive Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 10 6:48 AM
    Israeli troops were battling Hezbollah fighters after columns of tanks rolled further into Lebanon but Israel said its threatened major ground offensive was on hold to give peace efforts a chance.

  • EU's Solana to visit Lebanon, Israel Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 10 7:40 AM
    EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana is to visit Lebanon and Israel from Friday to Sunday to discuss a diplomatic solution to the current war, his office has said.

  • Egypt's Mubarak rules out cutting Israel ties Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 10 7:12 AM
    Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has rejected calls to cut ties with Israel over its massive and deadly onslaught against Lebanon.

  • Israel stopping offensive 'til weekend Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 10 4:20 AM
    Israel will hold back a new ground offensive in Lebanon until the weekend to give cease-fire efforts another chance, senior government officials said Thursday, a day after Israel's Security Cabinet approved a major expansion of the month-long war.

  • Israel delays major offensive as tanks thrust into Lebanon Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 10 4:08 AM
    Columns of Israeli tanks have thrust into Lebanon and battled Hezbollah fighters but Israel said it had put a broader offensive on hold to give diplomacy a chance to end the month-old war.

  • UN Makes Progress on Lebanon Agreement as Israel Delays Action Open this result in new window
    Bloomberg.com - Aug 10 3:27 PM
    Aug. 10 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. and France moved closer to agreement on a United Nations resolution to end Israel's war with Hezbollah, as Israel offered to delay sending troops deeper into Lebanon to allow more time for a diplomatic solution.

  • Finnish FM warns Israel it cannot crush Hezbollah by force Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 10 4:43 AM
    Finnish Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja, whose country currently holds the EU presidency, has warned Israel that it could not crush Shiite militant group Hezbollah by military means alone.

  • Spying Case Against Former Pro-Israel Lobbyists Will Proceed Open this result in new window
    Fox News - Aug 10 3:43 PM
    U.S. District Judge T.S. Ellis III rules that former lobbyists for the American Israel Public Affairs CommitteeSteven Rosen and Keith Weissman, can be tried under the 1917 Espionage Act.

  • Israel May Be Gearing Up for Escalation Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Aug 10 2:03 PM
    Israel Warns That Its Offensive in Lebanon Could Widen, Grow More Severe if Diplomacy Fails

  • Israel vows to expand its ground offensive Open this result in new window
    The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News - Aug 10 1:00 AM
    Israel's Security Cabinet authorized an expansion of ground operations in Lebanon Wednesday, signaling that the war could continue for several more weeks despite intense international efforts to reach a cease-fire.

  • Israel puts ground offensive on hold Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 10 1:27 AM
    Israel has put its massive new ground offensive into southern Lebanon on hold to give the U.N. Security Council more time to come to an agreement on a cease-fire, an Israeli Cabinet minister and senior officials said Thursday.

  • Israel rejects Russia's Mideast plan Open this result in new window
    AAP via Yahoo!7 News - 4 minutes ago
    Israel's UN ambassador has rejected a Russian proposal for a 72-hour humanitarian truce in the war between Israel and Lebanese Hizbollah guerrillas.

  • Israel, Hezbollah in more fierce combat Open this result in new window
    CNN.com - Aug 09 11:46 PM
    As cease-fire negotiations appeared to stall, Israel lobbed artillery rounds into southern Lebanon early Thursday while troops backed by tanks and armored vehicles moved across the border.

  • Israel widens Lebanon offensive as UN truce talks falter Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 09 11:29 PM
    Israel's security cabinet agreed to expand the ground war in Lebanon to try to deliver a knockout blow to Hezbollah, amid warnings the conflict could last another month or more.

  • Malaysia urges countries to cut off ties with Israel Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 10 12:24 AM
    Malaysia has urged other countries, particularly those in the Middle East, to sever diplomatic relations with Israel over its military operations in Lebanon.

  • Israel takes Lebanese town of Marjayoun Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 09 10:41 PM
    Israeli troops seized the town of Marjayoun and two nearby villages in south Lebanon on Thursday, witnesses said, even though Israel says it has put off plans for a broader offensive against Hizbollah guerrillas.

  • Israel holds off on Lebanon offensive for talks Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 09 10:30 PM
    Israel plans to allow more time for U.S.-led diplomatic efforts to resolve its dispute with Hizbollah before carrying out its decision to expand a ground offensive in Lebanon, a cabinet minister said on Thursday.

  • Israel OKs expansion; 15 troops killed Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 09 8:39 PM
    Israel approved a massive new ground offensive into southern Lebanon in an effort Wednesday to inflict further damage on Hezbollah and halt most rocket attacks before the U.N. Security Council demands a cease-fire.

  • Israel, Seeking Rocket Buffer, Sets Expansion Open this result in new window
    New York Times - Aug 09 9:31 PM
    Israel approved a plan to expand ground operations in Lebanon, but delayed the offensive pending the outcome of diplomatic efforts.

  • Israel, seeking rocket buffer, sets expansion Open this result in new window
    International Herald Tribune - Aug 09 8:26 PM
    Israel approved a plan to expand ground operations in Lebanon, but delayed the offensive pending the outcome of diplomatic efforts. Israeli warplanes dropped leaflets over Lebanon.

  • Israel Says It Will Delay Action, Give Diplomacy Time (Update2) Open this result in new window
    Bloomberg.com - Aug 10 7:26 AM
    Aug. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Israel is allowing more time for the United Nations Security Council to hash out the terms of a resolution to end the conflict with Hezbollah before implementing a wider ground offensive in Lebanon, Israeli officials said.

  • Israel grabs strategic high ground in south Lebanon, vote said close at UN Open this result in new window
    CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Aug 10 4:57 PM
    IBL EL-SAQI, Lebanon (AP) - Israel grabbed strategic high ground in south Lebanon on Thursday but delayed a major push northward, as diplomats cited progress toward agreement on a UN ceasefire resolution that could soon go to a vote.

  • Israel puts ground offensive on holdto Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 09 9:38 PM
    Israel has put its massive new ground offensive into southern Lebanon on hold to give diplomats working on a cease-fire agreement more time, an Israeli Cabinet minister and senior officials said Thursday.

  • Israel Halts Offensive Until the Weekend Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Aug 10 8:18 AM
    Israel Holding Back on New Lebanon Offensive Until Weekend to Give Cease-Fire Efforts a Chance

  • Jonah Goldberg: Its an entirely new war against Israel Open this result in new window
    New Hampshire Union Leader - 36 minutes ago
    IN FALL 2001, then-Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon delivered an impassioned and, some believed, ill-considered speech aimed at America. In 1938, enlightened Europe sacrificed Czechoslovakia for the sake of a temporary, convenient solution, Sharon said. Dont try to appease the Arabs at our expense. . . . Israel will not be Czechoslovakia. Israel will fight terrorism.

  • Israel steps up attacks as hopes grow at UN Open this result in new window
    Financial Times - 2 hours, 21 minutes ago
    Israel widened its offensive against the Hizbollah movement in southern Lebanon yesterday, as diplomatic efforts to find a ceasefire resolution accelerated in New York and the Middle East.

  • Israel push waits on diplomacy Open this result in new window
    Long Beach Press-Telegram - 24 minutes ago
    Military takes S. Lebanon heights; cease-fire draft progresses. IBL EL-SAQI, Lebanon - Israel grabbed strategic high ground in south Lebanon on Thursday but delayed a major push northward, as diplomats cited progress toward agreement on a U.N. cease-fire resolution that could soon go to a vote.

  • Israel, Hezbollah Continue Air War Open this result in new window
    CBS 4 Miami - 2 hours, 57 minutes ago
    Israel grabbed strategic high ground in south Lebanon on Thursday but delayed a new ground offensive toward the Litani River, as diplomats said the United Nations had made progress toward constructing a cease-fire agreement that could go to a vote before the weekend.

  • Olmerts popularity plunges in Israel: poll Open this result in new window
    Khaleej Times - 25 minutes ago
    JERUSALEM - Rising Israeli casualties and constant Hezbollah rocket attacks have sharply eroded public support in Israel for Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and his defence minister, an opinion poll showed on Friday.

  • Israel Stopping Offensive Until Weekend Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Aug 10 5:33 AM
    Israel to Hold Back on New Offensive in Lebanon Until Weekend to Give Cease-Fire Efforts

  • Israel delays northern push in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Syracuse.com - 1 hour, 52 minutes ago
    IBL EL-SAQI, Lebanon (AP) Israel grabbed strategic high ground in south Lebanon on Thursday but delayed a major push northward, as diplomats cited progress toward agreement on a U.N. cease-fire resolution that could soon go to a vote.

  • Israel Delays Expansion of Lebanon Offensive Open this result in new window
    NPR - Aug 10 6:30 AM
    Israel says it is delaying the expansion of its ground offensive in southern Lebanon to give the U.N. Security Council more time to come to an agreement on a ceasefire. Renee Montagne talks to Isaac Herzog, a member of Israel's Security Cabinet.

  • Despite war toll, some Christians in Lebanon support Israels goals Open this result in new window
    JTA - Aug 10 3:20 PM
    JERUSALEM, Aug. 10 (JTA) As Israel pounds Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon with bombs, artillery fire and advancing ground troops, some Lebanese at home and abroad are quietly applauding Israels offensive.

  • Israel grabs strategic high ground in south Lebanon, vote said close at U.N. Open this result in new window
    Boston Herald - Aug 10 2:43 PM
    IBL EL-SAQI, Lebanon - Israel grabbed strategic high ground in south Lebanon on Thursday but delayed a major push northward, as diplomats cited progress toward agreement on a U.N. cease-fire resolution...

  • Israel's El Al Sets Standard For Airline Security Open this result in new window
    CBS 2 New York - Aug 10 3:23 PM
    Since the 1970s Israel's El Al Airlines has been the world leader is airline security. The premise is simple -- profile everyone coming aboard and ask every passenger questions. "Everyone has to be interviewed, " said Isaac Yeffet, El Al Security Chief from 1978-84.

  • Israel Delays Northern Push in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    RedNova - Aug 10 6:08 PM
    By CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA IBL EL-SAQI, Lebanon - Israel grabbed strategic high ground in south Lebanon on Thursday but delayed a major push northward, as diplomats cited progress toward agreement on a U.N. cease-fire resolution that could soon go to a vote.

  • White Lace and Rocket Fire: Northern Israel Couples Wont Let War Ruin Their Wedding Open this result in new window
    New York Times - Aug 09 6:51 PM
    Fifteen couples from northern Israel whose weddings had been canceled because of the war married in a group ceremony Tuesday in Tel Aviv, Israel.

  • Senior EU officials to visit Lebanon, Israel Open this result in new window
    People's Daily - 1 hour, 36 minutes ago
    European Union (EU) officials are traveling to the Middle East in an attempt to bring to an end the Israel-Hezbollah conflict and assess the humanitarian needs in Lebanon.

  • New Leader Signals Israel's Unease Over War Progress (Update1) Open this result in new window
    Bloomberg.com - Aug 10 4:29 AM
    Aug. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Israel's decisions to change the commander of its military forces in Lebanon and expand its ground operations there reflect the conviction that the war with Hezbollah isn't going well, Israeli military analysts said.

  • ICRC receives pledges from Israel on better access Open this result in new window
    People's Daily - 1 hour, 36 minutes ago
    The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said on Thursday that it had received pledges from Israel to give better access for the ICRC in southern Lebanon.

  • Annan pushes for Security Council resolution on Israel-Hezbollah conflict Open this result in new window
    People's Daily - 1 hour, 52 minutes ago
    UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan called on the Security Council on Thursday to adopt a resolution on the Israel-Hezbollah conflict which has claimed over 1,000 lives and displaced hundreds of thousands of people.

  • Israel asks U.S. to ship rockets with wide blast Open this result in new window
    International Herald Tribune - 19 minutes ago
    Some officials have sought to delay delivery because of concerns over the likelihood of civilian casualties.

  • Israel takes key town, delays expansion of push into Lebanon Open this result in new window
    CBC via Yahoo! Canada News - Aug 10 1:50 PM
    Israeli forces in southern Lebanon took control of a key town on Thursday as Israel's leaders postponed a planned expansion of their ground offensive in Lebanon and diplomatic talks on a ceasefire moved forward.

  • Israel to Put Lebanon Offensive on Hold Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Aug 10 4:03 AM
    Israel to Put New Offensive in Lebanon on Hold Until Weekend to Help Cease-Fire Efforts

  • Israel Stopping Offensive Until Weekend Open this result in new window
    San Francisco Chronicle - Aug 10 7:26 AM
    Israel will hold back on its new ground offensive in Lebanon until the weekend to give cease-fire efforts another chance, senior officials said Thursday, a day after the government approved a major expansion of the monthlong war. But prospects for a...

  • France to search all carry-on luggage on flights to USA, UK, Israel Open this result in new window
    People's Daily - 2 hours, 51 minutes ago
    French Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy announced Thursday France will "search at 100 percent" all the carry-on luggage on the flights to the United States, the United Kingdom and Israel.

  • Israel Asks U.S. to Ship Rockets With Wide Blast Open this result in new window
    New York Times - 1 hour, 57 minutes ago
    Some officials have sought to delay the approval because of concerns over the likelihood of civilian casualties.

  • Israel gains key foothold in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Vancouver Province - Aug 10 4:24 PM
    An Israeli armored personnel carrier (APC) rolls out of Lebanon back into Israel, 10 August 2006. Although Israeli government officials said their decision to expand the ground offensive in Lebanon had yet to begin, Israeli troops and Hezbollah militants were engaged in fierce fighting in several Lebanese border towns today.

  • Challenge by accused former pro-Israel lobbyists rejected Open this result in new window
    Army Times - Aug 10 12:58 PM
    CHANTILLY, Va. A federal judge on Thursday rejected a constitutional challenge filed by two former lobbyists with a pro-Israel group who are charged under a World War I-era espionage law with receiving and disclosing national defense information.

  • Israel May Be Gearing Up for Escalation Open this result in new window
    RedNova - Aug 10 3:08 PM
    By CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA IBL EL-SAQI, Lebanon - Israel took control of the strategic southern hub of Marjayoun on Thursday and warned that its fight against Hezbollah could grow wider and more severe if diplomacy fails.

  • U.N. Calls Israel, Hezbollah 'Disgrace' Open this result in new window
    Fox 6 News San Diego - Aug 10 4:37 PM
    Speaking at U.N. offices in Geneva, Switzerland, Jan Egeland said Israel and Hezbollah were preventing relief workers from saving people's lives.

  • Israel to expand war Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 09 3:35 PM
    Israel moved on Wednesday to expand its ground offensive in Lebanon, and Hizbollah's leader vowed to turn it into a graveyard for Israeli troops and unleash more rockets on the city of Haifa.

  • Israel approves new offensive in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 09 2:26 PM
    Israel approved a massive new ground offensive into southern Lebanon on Wednesday in a gambit aimed at bringing Hezbollah to its knees before the international community imposes a cease-fire, but disagreements emerged between the U.S. and France over terms for halting the month-old conflict.

  • U.S. directs criticism at Israel Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 09 4:08 PM
    The White House said Wednesday neither Israel nor Hezbollah should escalate their month-old war, as Israel decided to widen its ground invasion in southern Lebanon.

  • Spielberg group to donate $1M for Israel Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 09 3:32 PM
    A foundation created by filmmaker Steven Spielberg will donate $1 million to relief efforts in Israel as it battles with Hezbollah.

  • Local leaders speak on Israel trip Open this result in new window
    Town Online - 35 minutes ago
    "I am madly in love with Israel," says Rabbi David Paskin, before delving into how far he was willing to go to show his love.

  • Israel puts Lebanon attack on hold Open this result in new window
    Navhind Times - 19 minutes ago
    Jerusalem, Aug 10: Israel has put its new military campaign in Lebanon on hold to give diplomatic efforts to reach a cease-fire another chance, an Israeli cabinet minister and senior officials said today.

  • Israel Puts Ground Offensive on Hold Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Aug 10 1:48 AM
    Israel Puts Ground Offensive on Hold to Give Chance to Diplomatic Efforts

  • US warns Israel, Hezbollah against 'escalation' Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 09 3:20 PM
    The United States warned against any "escalations" in the Middle East conflict, an unusually critical response after Israel widened its war on Hezbollah in Lebanon.

  • Israel orders Gaza-Egypt border closed just hours after it was opened Open this result in new window
    CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Aug 10 10:25 AM
    GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israel ordered the Gaza-Egypt border crossing closed Thursday afternoon, just hours after it was partially opened for the first time in weeks, EU and Palestinian officials said.

  • Israel holds off major push Open this result in new window
    The Australian - Aug 10 12:49 PM
    ISRAEL said today it was giving diplomacy a last chance to bring the conflict in Lebanon to an end before launching an expanded ground offensive to battle Hezbollah deep inside the country.

  • Israel Pushes Further Into Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Sky News via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Aug 10 10:19 AM
    Israel has continued its offensive in Lebanon, moving through the south east of the country.

  • Not even war can deter singer from peacenik concerts in Israel Open this result in new window
    JTA - Aug 10 11:05 AM
    BOSTON, Aug. 9 (JTA) Neither war nor the cancellation of the WorldPride parade in Jerusalem, where she was scheduled to perform, can keep Sonia Rutstein from Israel.

  • Israel seizes south Lebanon town Open this result in new window
    BBC News - Aug 09 11:17 PM
    Troops seize the south Lebanon town of Marjayoun, after Israel's cabinet decides to expand ground operations.

  • Rockets or not, Israel remains home for Russian Jews Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Aug 10 10:25 AM
    The parents of Arkady, an Israeli reservist, brought him to Israel from Soviet Ukraine in 1972 so he could have a better life.

  • Israel's 'sorry' over massacre! Open this result in new window
    Business Recorder - Aug 10 5:04 PM
    BEIRUT (August 11 2006): In the past two weeks, that I (Batool Fatima) have been in Lebanon to cover the Israel-Lebanon war, I have seen many faces of Israel. Unfortunately none of them is pleasant. But I will admit this much; sometimes I feel awe at the sheer audacity of its lies.

  • US warns Israel, Hezbollah against 'escalation' Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 09 1:30 PM
    The United States said that the timing of a United Nations resolution on the Lebanon crisis was unclear and warned against any "escalations" in violence, as Israel widened its war against Hezbollah.

  • Judge Denies Effort To Toss Out Pro-Israel Spy Case Open this result in new window
    NBC4 Washington, D.C. - Aug 10 2:39 PM
    CHANTILLY, Va. -- A federal judge has rejected a constitutional challenge filed by two former lobbyists with a pro-Israel group.

  • Israel's ground move on hold Open this result in new window
    The Hindu - Aug 10 2:21 PM
    DUBAI: Israel has persisted with aerial bombardment across Lebanon, but the proposed ground offensive cleared by its Cabinet on Wednesday has so far failed to materialise. Senior Israeli official Rafi Eitan said the fresh advance by ground ...

  • Israel 'must face trial for rights violation' Open this result in new window
    Gulf Daily News - 2 hours, 37 minutes ago
    A BAHRAIN youth human rights groups yesterday sent a letter to members of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council, calling for Israel to be brought before the International Criminal Court for committing human rights violations in its attacks on Lebanon.

  • New Spielberg Foundation Sending $1 Million to Israel Open this result in new window
    Fox 6 News San Diego - Aug 10 1:43 PM
    The Righteous Persons Foundation will donate $1 million to relief efforts in Israel as it battles with Hezbollah. $250,000 will go to the Jewish Federation of Los Angeles Israel Crisis Fund.

  • ICRC receives pledges from Israel on access Open this result in new window
    NZZ - Aug 10 11:17 AM
    The president of the International Committee of the Red Cross says he has received pledges from Israel to gain better access for the ICRC in southern Lebanon.

  • Israel warns of 'painful expansion of war' Open this result in new window
    Independent Online - Aug 10 12:33 PM
    Israeli forces have taken control of the strategic southern hub of Marjayoun - warning that its fight against Hezbollah could grow wider and more severe if diplomacy fails, according to Israel's defence minister, Amir Peretz.

  • Basketball / European Championship / FIBA tells Israel to find new venue for home matches Open this result in new window
    Haaretz Daily - Aug 10 4:49 PM
    Israeli basketball yesterday became the latest sporting victim of the war in the north, when the sport's governing body, FIBA, instructed the Israel Basketball Association (IBA) to find alternative venues for its European Championship qualifying campaign home matches later this month.

  • Councilmember Weprin: My mission to Israel Open this result in new window
    Queens Courier - Aug 10 12:30 PM
    The sudden thump from beneath my feet made by the landing gear and the dull thud of rubber meeting concrete signaled my return to U.S. soil and the end of my three-day trip to Israel.

  • Israel takes two towns despite vow to hold back Open this result in new window
    Sydney Morning Herald - Aug 10 7:21 AM
    FIERCE fighting continued in southern Lebanon yesterday, even though Israel says it has put off plans for a broader offensive against Hezbollah militants. -

  • Investigators rule out Israel link in US Navy spying case Open this result in new window
    Gulf Daily News - 2 hours, 37 minutes ago
    INVESTIGATORS have apparently ruled out Israel as the nation to which a US Navy sailor allegedly tried to pass secrets in Bahrain, Mexico and Vienna, Austria.

  • Cabinet OKs expanding Israel's offensive Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 09 11:07 AM
    Israel's Security Cabinet overwhelmingly decided Wednesday to send troops deeper into Lebanon in a major expansion of the ground war an attempt to further damage Hezbollah before a cease-fire is imposed.

  • Judge won't dismiss pro-Israel spy case Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 10 6:12 PM
    A federal judge rejected claims Thursday that two former lobbyists' constitutional rights would be violated if they were prosecuted under a World War I-era espionage law for receiving and disclosing national defense information.

  • Israel Warns Beirut Residents, Troops Push Futher Into Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Free Internet Press - Aug 10 3:29 PM
    Israeli forces operating in Lebanon pushed to the strategic town of Marjayoun today while Israeli missiles hit a radio tower in Beirut and planes dropped a shower of leaflets warning of broader bombing in the Lebanese capital whose "painful results will not be limited" to Hezbollah. At the same time, Hezbollah militia fired rockets into Israel, leaving a mother and her young son dead in an Arab

  • Israel orders Gaza-Egypt border crossing closed just hours after opening it Open this result in new window
    KTRE-TV East Texas - Aug 10 12:10 PM
    GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip Just hours after it partially opened for the first time in weeks, Israel has ordered the Gaza-Egypt border crossing closed.

  • Israel giving peace a chance Open this result in new window
    The Columbus Dispatch - Aug 10 6:03 AM
    JERUSALEM Israel has put its massive new ground offensive into southern Lebanon on hold to give the U.N. Security Council more time to come to an agreement on a cease-fire, an Israeli cabinet minister and senior officials said today.

  • Israel takes chance on new cease-fire Open this result in new window
    Albuquerque Tribune - Aug 10 11:09 AM
    JERUSALEM - Israel will hold back a new ground offensive in Lebanon until the weekend to give cease-fire efforts another chance, senior government officials said today, a day after Israel's Security Cabinet approved a major expansion of the monthlong war.

  • Israel steps up ground war Open this result in new window
    The Chronicle Herald - Aug 10 11:11 AM
    JERUSALEM Israel approved a massive new ground offensive into southern Lebanon in a gambit aimed at bringing Hezbollah to its knees before the international community imposes a ceasefire. Fifteen soldiers were killed Wednesday, the deadliest day for Israeli troops in the war.

  • Israel to push even deeper into Lebanon Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 09 9:50 AM
    Israel's Security Cabinet overwhelmingly decided Wednesday to send troops deeper into Lebanon in a major expansion of the ground war an attempt to further damage Hezbollah and score quick battlefield victories before a cease-fire is imposed.

  • Judge denies effort to toss out pro-Israel spy case Open this result in new window
    WRIC 8 - Aug 10 12:19 PM
    CHANTILLY, Va. A federal judge today rejected a constitutional challenge filed by two former lobbyists with a pro-Israel group who are charged under a World War One-era espionage law with receiving and disclosing national defense information.

  • Israel OK's deeper push in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Boston Globe - Aug 10 1:20 AM
    JERUSALEM -- Israel's security Cabinet yesterday approved a major expansion of the war against Hezbollah as combat raged across southern Lebanon, killing 15 Israeli soldiers, the highest daily combat toll in the four-week-old war, and an estimated 40 Hezbollah fighters.

  • Israel poised for wider ground war Open this result in new window
    NorthJersey.com - Aug 10 6:02 AM
    JERUSALEM -- Israel approved a massive new ground offensive into southern Lebanon in a gambit aimed at bringing Hezbollah to its knees before the international community imposes a cease-fire. Fifteen soldiers were killed Wednesday, the deadliest day for Israeli troops in the war.

  • Israel will delay new ground offensive Open this result in new window
    Denver Post - Aug 10 1:33 AM
    Israel has put its massive new ground offensive into southern Lebanon on hold for two or three days to give the U.N. Security Council more time to come to an agreement on a cease-fire, an Israeli Cabinet minister and senior officials

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