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New York Times - Aug 17 3:03 PM
Q&A: MIDDLE EAST: Both Israel and Hezbollah Committing 'War Crimes'.Lebanese army takes border villages as Israel pulls back AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 17 9:43 AM
Lebanese soldiers have begun taking control of the war-battered south for the first time in four decades, moving across the Litani river to shore up a UN truce ending a month of deadly conflict between Israel and Hezbollah.Israel downplayed Hezbollah's arsenal AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 17 4:11 AM
Israel's defense minister, his credentials already in question before the just-ended war in Lebanon, says the military downplayed the extent of the Hezbollah guerrilla group's missile threat when he took office, according to a newspaper report Thursday.France to Lead UN Troops in Lebanon as Israel Transfers Control Bloomberg.com - Aug 17 3:48 PM
Aug. 17 (Bloomberg) -- French President Jacques Chirac said his country will lead an expanded United Nations peacekeeping force in Lebanon as Israel's military transferred control of 50 percent of southern Lebanon to the UN.On balance, Israel won this round The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News - Aug 17 1:00 AM
For the past four decades, Israelis have not been able to taste true, flat-out military victory in their multiple conflicts with their neighbors. Gone are the heady days of 1967, when Israel unconditionally vanquished its Arab enemies.Abbas says Palestinian militants agree to halt violence, Israel bombs Gaza CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Aug 17 6:23 PM
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Thursday militant groups promised to suspend attacks on Israel in hopes of ending a nearly two-month-long Israeli crackdown in the Gaza Strip.Israel Hands Control of Southern Lebanon Areas to UN (Update3) Bloomberg.com - Aug 17 8:35 AM
Aug. 17 (Bloomberg) -- Israel's military transferred control of 50 percent of southern Lebanon to a United Nations force as Lebanese soldiers entered the region three days after a cease- fire halted fighting between Israel and Hezbollah.Israel vs Hizbollah: Round Two Bangkok Post - Aug 17 6:15 PM
The cease-fire in southern Lebanon will not hold. Israel will probably lose more soldiers killed in combat in the next month than in the past month (104). Ehud Olmert will probably no longer be prime minister of Israel by the end of this year.Israel launches Lebanon inquiry BBC News - Aug 17 5:19 AM
Israel sets up a commission to investigate how the military campaign in Lebanon was conducted.Peres: Israel may leave Lebanon in weeks AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 16 7:00 PM
Israel will withdraw its forces from Lebanon once the Lebanese army and an international peacekeeping force are deployed in Hezbollah's stronghold near the border with Israel, Deputy Prime Minister Shimon Peres said Wednesday.Israel wants U.N. to help monitor border AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 16 5:51 PM
Israel wants an expanded U.N. force to help monitor the Lebanese border to prevent Iran and Syria from replenishing Hezbollah's weapons, Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni said Wednesday.Israel Hands Control of Southern Lebanon Areas to UN (Update1) Bloomberg.com - Aug 17 4:43 AM
Aug. 17 (Bloomberg) -- Israel transferred control of 50 percent of southern Lebanon to a United Nations force as Lebanese soldiers entered the region three days after a cease-fire halted fighting between Israel and Hezbollah.Koor Industries Announces Successful Completion of Public Debenture Offering in Israel SYS-CON Media - Aug 17 5:21 PM
Koor Industries Ltd. ('Koor', 'Company') a leading Israeli holding company announced today that pursuant to the Company's prospectus published in Israel dated August 13, 2006, the company has successfully completed a public offering of debentures in Israel.Trans-Israel Highway goes after truant contractor Haaretz Daily - Aug 17 5:05 PM
Work on the southern section of the Trans-Israel Highway ground to a halt this week. The Trans-Israel Highway Company confiscated guarantees worth NIS 13 million from Dan Rolider on the grounds that the contractor allegedly violated its contract to carry out excavations and bridge work.Abbas says Palestinian factions to halt violence against Israel WSTM-TV NBC 3 - 4 minutes ago
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip A few days after Hezbollah (hez-BUH'-lah) rocket attacks on Israel stopped, other militant groups may be ready to follow suit.Roundup: Arab press expects more dangerous Mideast after Israel- Hezbollah conflict People's Daily - Aug 17 5:10 PM
Despite a Monday truce that ended a 34-day-long conflict between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah, the Arab press expects a more dangerous and uncertain Middle East after the Lebanon crisis.Lebanese troops poised to deploy as Israel begins pullback AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 16 4:11 PM
Lebanon was poised to start deploying government troops to Hezbollah's longtime bastion in the south after Israel announced its forces had began pulling back following its month-long conflict with the Shiite militant group.Palestinian factions agree on ceasefire with Israel: Abbas People's Daily - Aug 17 5:10 PM
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas announced on Thursday that Palestinian militant groups had agreed on a ceasefire with Israel to end the almost-eight-week-old violence in the Gaza Strip.Peace in Gaza hinges on both militants and Israel - Abbas Pretoria News - 28 minutes ago
Gaza - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said armed groups had agreed to stop firing rockets into Israel from Gaza, but militants said such a move would be dependent on Israel halting its offensive.Businessmen to Sue Israel Over Losses in Lebanon Arab News - Aug 17 4:12 PM
RIYADH, 18 August 2006 Saudi businessmen, who have incurred a loss of over $14 billion in Lebanon as a result of Israeli bombardment, are considering legal action against Israel for war damages.Israel wants UN to patrol Syrian border for weapons Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 16 1:52 PM
Israel's foreign minister on Wednesday urged U.N. peacekeepers to enforce an arms embargo to prevent Hizbollah guerrillas from getting weapons from their backers in Iran and Syria.Criticism of Lebanon war rises in Israel AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 16 1:27 PM
Israel's defense minister appointed a former army chief of staff on Wednesday to investigate the military's handling of the 34-day war in Lebanon as public criticism intensified that the offensive was poorly planned, unsuccessful and not worth its cost in human lives.Abbas says Palestinian factions to halt violence against Israel Fort Wayne News Channel 15 - Aug 17 2:33 PM
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip A few days after Hezbollah (hez-BUH'-lah) rocket attacks on Israel stopped, other militant groups may be ready to follow suit. Palestinian President...Peres Says Israel Allowed Arab Flights Washington Post - Aug 16 12:40 PM
WASHINGTON -- Israel's deputy prime minister, Shimon Peres, disclosed Wednesday that planes from Arab countries were permitted to fly over Israel during the war on their way to Lebanon to deliver food and medicine.Peres: Israel allowed Arab overflights AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 16 12:40 PM
Israel's deputy prime minister, Shimon Peres, said Wednesday that planes from Arab countries were permitted to fly over Israel during the war on their way to Lebanon to deliver food and medicine.Israel Military and Government Inquiry Begins Zaman Online - Aug 17 2:13 PM
Support for Israel s government is rapidly sinking after soaring to 80 percent in the first days of the attacks against Lebanon. Israel is searching for the fall guys to blame for the defeat against Hezbollah.With Guns Silent, Wartime Unity Unravels in Israel Amid Fierce Criticism of War Effort New York Times - 2 hours, 41 minutes ago
Israeli leaders are facing fierce, even vitriolic criticism in a country accustomed to swift and decisive battlefield triumphs against Arab enemies.Israel to probe how war was conducted AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 16 12:14 PM
Israeli Defense Minister Amir Peretz on Wednesday created a committee to investigate Israel's conduct during the 34-day fight against Hezbollah guerrillas, senior defense officials said.Ex-Egyptian consul to Israel says his brother tried to assassinate him The Daily Star Lebannon - Aug 17 2:14 PM
A former Egyptian consul in Israel told on Thursday how he had narrowly escaped an attempt to kill him in a Cairo street by his own younger brother. Ambassador Hassan Issa told Egyptian papers that his brother Ali had previously threatened him with death several times for his "apostasy" in having accepted the post of consul general in Eilat, southern Israel.Israel 'ready to do swap' for soldier News Interactive - Aug 17 11:36 AM
ISRAEL is ready in principle to free Palestinian prisoners in exchange for a soldier captured by Gaza-based militants in a June 25 raid, the serviceman's father Noam Shalit told Israeli television overnight.Panel will review Israel's performance during war Boston Globe - Aug 17 3:42 AM
JERUSALEM -- Israeli Defense Minister Amir Peretz yesterday created a committee to investigate Israel's conduct during the 34-day fight against Hezbollah guerrillas, senior defense officials said.Abbas says Palestinian factions to halt violence against Israel KXLY-TV Spokane - Aug 17 12:21 PM
GAZA CITY, GAZA STRIP -- A few days after Hezbollah rocket attacks on Israel stopped, other militant groups may be ready to follow suit. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas says groups have promised him they'll suspend attacks on Israel, in a bid to end a bloody Gaza Strip crackdown.International jurists group to probe Israel-Hezbollah conflict AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 16 11:39 AM
The International Commission of Jurists said it had set up an inquiry to investigate violations of humanitarian and human rights law during the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah.Damage, losses, death in the Israel-Hezbollah war CNews - Aug 17 12:32 PM
(AP) - The following figures for Lebanese and Israeli casualties and damages in the 34-day Israel-Hezbollah war were compiled by The Associated Press mostly from government officials on both sides.Israel Plans to Remain in Lebanon Until Force Arrives New York Times - Aug 16 10:28 AM
Israel will keep troops in the area until the multinational force arrives, even if that takes months, the Israeli general said.Israel to keep up blockade but permit civilian cargos: Peres AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 16 9:50 AM
Israel will maintain its blockade on Lebanon but will allow civilian cargoes to enter while interrupting military shipments, Deputy Prime Minister Shimon Peres has said.Israel 'Transferring Responsibility' to UN in Lebanon Voice of America - Aug 17 6:35 AM
Israel says it has begun handing over control of some areas of southern Lebanon to U.N. peacekeepers. The development comes as Lebanese troops began deploying in accordance with a U.N. cease fire resolution.Lebanese army takes border villages, Israel pulls back Middle East Times - Aug 17 7:55 AM
MARJAYUN, Lebanon -- Lebanese soldiers began taking control of the war-battered south for the first time in four decades Thursday, moving across the Litani River to shore up a UN truce ending a month of deadly conflict between Israel and Hezbollah.UN Plans Lebanon Force After Israel, Hezbollah Truce (Update1) Bloomberg.com - Aug 16 9:06 PM
Aug. 17 (Bloomberg) -- The United Nations is trying to persuade members to join a 15,000-strong peacekeeping force to monitor the cease-fire that halted fighting between Israel and Hezbollah in southern Lebanon.Israel turns to Turkey to block arms Stuff - Aug 17 10:12 AM
JERUSALEM: Israel wants the Turkish military to impose an air and ground embargo to prevent Iran using Turkish territory to send arms to resupply Hizbollah, a senior Israeli security source has said.Israel Begins Giving Positions to U.N. ABC News - Aug 16 9:03 PM
Israel Begins Giving Positions to U.N. As Lebanon's Army Moves SouthIsrael names investigators to probe the Lebanon war The Philadelphia Inquirer - Aug 17 12:06 AM
Israel's defense minister appointed a former army chief of staff yesterday to investigate the military's handling of the 34-day war in Lebanon as public criticism intensified that the offensive was poorly planned, unsuccessful, and not worth its cost in human lives.Israel doesn t fit mold of its neighbors Lebanon Daily News - Aug 17 9:23 AM
It s too bad that Israel is a Westernized democracy. Just think, if the Israelis were more like their neighbors, there wouldn t be any complaints about Israeli aggression in the Middle East.Israel troops could stay in Lebanon for months: army chief AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 16 9:18 AM
Israel's embattled army chief has said his troops could remain deployed on the Lebanese side of the border for months, fuelling opposition claims the war is being mismanaged.Despite fragile cease-fire, Israel still draws U.S. travelers CNN.com - Aug 16 8:22 AM
NEW YORK (AP) -- Even Hezbollah missiles couldn't keep Hilda Goodman and her husband from canceling a trip to Israel they planned 13 years ago -- when their grandson was born.Israel's Freeze Policy on Family Unification in OPT Splits Tens of Thousands of Palestinian Families Palestine News Agency - Aug 17 12:02 PM
TEL AVIV, August 17, 2006 (WAFA)- Two Israeli HR organizations said Israel's freeze policy on family unification in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT) splits tens of thousands of Palestinian families.Israel Begins Giving Positions to U.N. ABC News - Aug 16 8:18 PM
Israel Begins Giving Positions to U.N. As It Steps Up Withdrawal From LebanonIsrael, Hezbollah work toward cease-fire KVII 7 - Aug 17 8:46 AM
MARJAYOUN, LEBANON (AP) -- More steps today toward shoring up the UN cease-fire plan that ended fighting between Israel and Hezbollah. Lebanese troops are moving into the region. And Israel has eased an air blockade, allowing flights from Jordan to land.Russians think worse of Israel, dislike Hezbollah - poll Interfax - Aug 17 7:34 AM
MOSCOW. Aug 17 (Interfax) - The attitude of Russians toward Israel worsened during the last week of the armed conflict in the Middle East, the public Opinion Fund has found.Envoy condemns Israel's crimes in Lebanon Islamic Republic News Agency - Aug 17 9:40 AM
Lebanon - Envoy - Crimes Iranian Ambassador to Beirut Mohammad-Reza Sheybani in a meeting with Lebanese Foreign Minister Fawzi Salloukh, here Thursday condemned Israel's crimes in Lebanon.Israel hands over some land to U.N. Orange County Register - Aug 17 3:12 AM
Israel hands over some land to U.N.Malaysia defies Israel over U.N. force in Lebanon Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Aug 17 3:12 AM
PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia (Reuters) - Malaysia said on Thursday it wanted to send peacekeepers to Lebanon despite Israel saying it might oppose the inclusion of nations that do not have diplomatic ties with the Jewish state.Israel Wants U.N. to Help Monitor Border ABC News - Aug 16 6:18 PM
Israel Wants Expanded U.N. Force to Help Monitor Border With LebanonFrench foreign minister calls for Israel to lift its blockade of Lebanon Coos Bay World Link - Aug 17 11:31 AM
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) - The French foreign minister today called for Israel to lift its air, naval and land blockade of Lebanon, saying it was unnecessary with the U.N.-imposed cease-fire holding.Israel still drawing U.S. travelers USA Today - Aug 16 5:44 AM
Since hostilities in Israel and Lebanon started in July, Americans looking at the Middle East as a travel destination have had to answer a pressing question: to go or not to go. While tens of thousands of would-be visitors canceled flights, at least as many others are proceeding with travel to Israel.Israel pulls back in Lebanon Northern Territory News - Aug 17 11:10 AM
LEBANESE soldiers began taking control of the war-battered south of their country for the first time in four decades, moving across the Litani river to shore up a UN-brokered truce that ended a month of deadly conflict between Israel and Hezbollah.Israel Vazquez: Ready For Anything East Side Boxing - Aug 17 11:00 AM
LAS VEGAS, Nev.--(Aug. 17, 2006) Israel Vazquez, winner of eight in a row, can hardly wait to defend his World Boxing Council (WBC) super bantamweight title against WBC bantamweight champion Jhonny Gonzalez Sept. 16. I wish the fight was today, said Vazquez, who s promoted by Sycuan Ringside Promotions.Israel still draws U.S. travelers Coos Bay World Link - Aug 17 11:31 AM
NEW YORK (AP) - Even Hezbollah missiles couldn't keep Hilda Goodman and her husband from canceling a trip to Israel they planned 13 years ago - when their grandson was born. For his bar mitzvah in October, the couple plan to be in Jerusalem.Iran: Supreme Leader calls Bush's claims on victory of Israel ridiculous Payvand Iran News - Aug 17 8:13 AM
Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Seyed Ali Khamenei referred to recent remarks of US President George W Bush that the Zionist regime's military offensive in Lebanon was a defensive move and that Israel had emerged victorious as an example of this lack of reason and logic. -IRNAMarkey defends Israel at war Town Online - Aug 17 12:14 PM
LEXINGTON - Israel is an "oasis of democracy" and deserves our support against "a desert of despotism," U.S. Rep. Edward Markey said last week.Israel was unaware of Lebanese resistance force, Israeli defence min Islamic Republic News Agency - Aug 17 7:42 AM
Israel - War - Public Criticism Under fire for unleashing full-scale war on Lebanon for almost five weeks, Israeli defense minister Amir Peretz admitted that Israel had underestimated Lebanese resistance forces, Israeli newspaper said on Thursday.Lebanese troops moving south to keep the peace between Israel and Hezbollah Hamilton Spectator - Aug 17 11:17 AM
An Israeli Arab boy jumps into the Mediterranean sea off the ancient wall surrounding the old city of Akko, northern Israel today. Life began returning to normal in northern Israel after a U.N. cease-fire in Lebanon took effect Monday.Israel to halt pullout unless Lebanon army deploys Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 16 6:02 AM
Israel said on Wednesday it would stop withdrawing from south Lebanon unless Lebanese troops moved there within days, as diplomats worked on plans for a stronger U.N. force to bolster the truce with Hizbollah guerrillas.Middle East Despots Emboldened by Israel's Failure RealClearPolitics.com via Yahoo! News - Aug 16 6:13 AM
Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad, praising Hezbollah's "glorious battle" against Israel is arguing that US plans for the Middle East, i.e. for peace and democracy, have now vanished and that Israel is now known to be vulnerable.Israel pullout to stop if Lebanon army does not deploy Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 16 5:52 AM
Israel could withdraw its forces from southern Lebanon within 10 days, but only if the Lebanese army deploys quickly in the area, Israel's army chief of staff, Dan Halutz, said on Wednesday.Leading Islamist calls for holy war on Israel Middle East Times - Aug 17 5:55 AM
CAIRO -- Prominent Islamist preacher Sheikh Youssef Al Qaradawi has called for a holy war against Israel, an Egyptian newspaper reported Wednesday.Hezbollah Rockets Crash into Haifa; Israel Pounds Lebanon WTOL News 11 - Aug 17 10:55 AM
HAIFA, ISRAEL (AP) -- A barrage of Hezbollah rockets crashed into Haifa on Sunday, killing at least three people and wounding more than 40, officials said, in the heaviest attack on the port city since fighting with the Lebanese-based militia began nearly four weeks ago.Lebanese troops head south as Israel begins pullback The Manila Times - Aug 17 7:38 AM
Lebanon was poised to start deploying government troops to Hezbollah s longtime bastion in the south after Israel announced its forces had begun pulling back following its monthlong conflict with the Shiite militant group.U.S. Jews raise millions for Israel UPI - Aug 17 6:53 AM
NEW YORK, Aug. 17 (UPI) -- U.S. Jewish groups, including New York's United Jewish Communities federation, have raised millions of dollars for Israel since fighting with Hezbollah started.Al-Hariri: Syria worse than Israel Aljazeera - Aug 17 4:42 AM
The leader of Lebanon's largest parliamentary bloc has said the Syrian president's attack on Lebanese politicans is worse than the destruction wreaked by Israel.How Israel Lays Waste in the Eco-War RedNova - Aug 17 5:39 AM
By Lynas, Mark Green thinking It is a measure of the scale of Israel's atrocities against the Lebanese that the worst environmental disaster in Lebanon's history has gone largely unreported in the midst of all the death and destruction.Supreme Leader: Bush's claims on victory of Israel ridiculous Islamic Republic News Agency - Aug 17 7:46 AM
Iran - Lebanon - Supreme Leader Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Seyed Ali Khamenei referred to recent remarks of US President George W Bush that the Zionist regime's military offensive in Lebanon was a defensive move and that Israel had emerged victorious as an example of this lack of reason and logic.Malaysia defies Israel over UN force TVNZ - Aug 17 3:46 AM
Malaysia has said it wants to send peacekeepers to Lebanon despite Israel saying it might oppose the inclusion of nations that do not have diplomatic ties with the Jewish state.Ghana banks on Israel, Lebanon to respect ceasefire africast.com - Aug 17 7:41 AM
ACCRA, August 17 -- Ghanaian Foreign Minister Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, who chaired last week`s UN Security Council meeting that adopted the resolution on Middle East ceasefire, Wednesday expressed the hope that Israel and Lebanon would respect the resolution as a step towards finding lasting peace in the trouble region.Syria warns Israel over occupation of Golan AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 16 4:55 AM
Syria has warned Israel that the occupation of the Golan Heights "cannot last forever" and said Syrians would emulate Hezbollah to recover their land.Israel 'ready for swop' News 24 South Africa - Aug 17 11:51 AM
Israel is ready in principle to free Palestinian prisoners in exchange for a soldier captured by Gaza-based militants, the serviceman's father says.Israel: Troops Could Stay For Months CBS News - Aug 16 3:06 PM
Israel's top general says his troops will remain in Lebanon for months more, until the United Nations can assemble and deploy its peacekeeping force. A day earlier, Lt. Gen. Dan Halutz had said Israel would be out of Lebanon in 7 to 10 days.Abbas: PA To Reinstate Temporary Ceasefire With Israel, Hamas: No Deal. Israel National News - Aug 17 12:42 PM
(IsraelNN.com) Palestinian Authority terrorist organizations have agreed to a ceasefire with Israel, according to PA President Mahmoud Abbas, who announced the deal at a graduation ceremony for Force 17 presidential guards on Thursday.Ecumenical Pastoral Delegation Reports on Visit to Lebanon, Israel and Palestine [Press Release] Worldwide Faith News - Aug 17 2:29 PM
GENEVA, 17 August 2006 (LWI) - Peace in the Middle East will not be achieved until the core issue of the conflict in the region, namely the coexistence of Palestine and Israel is addressed, said the General Secretary of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF), Rev. Dr Ishmael Noko, when he joined leaders of the Ecumenical Center-based church organizations in welcoming an ecumenical pastoral Israel begins handoff to U.N. The State - Aug 17 12:13 AM
BEIRUT, Lebanon The Israeli army began handing over positions to the U.N. early today, stepping up its withdrawal from southern Lebanon after the Lebanese government agreed to deploy troops near Israel s border for the first time in nearly 40 years.Israel begins handoff to U.N. The State - Aug 17 12:12 AM
BEIRUT, Lebanon The Israeli army began handing over positions to the U.N. early today, stepping up its withdrawal from southern Lebanon as the Lebanese government deployed troops near Israel s border for the first time in nearly 40 years.Warning sirens in Israel were false alarm Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Aug 17 12:49 AM
Warning sirens sounded in northern Israel on Thursday for the first time since a ceasefire went into effect with Lebanese Hizbollah guerrillas, but media reports said it was a false alarm.Israel's Olmert faces possible property deal probe AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 17 10:04 AM
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, already under fire for his handling of the Lebanon war, is facing a possible probe over a Jerusalem property deal.Israel might use bomb The Fort Collins Coloradoan - Aug 17 5:10 AM
I predict that Israel will have no alternative but to drop the bomb on Iran and Syria if the fighting continues. They may feel if the shelling continues, they may be invaded. Does that seem reasonable?Couples Join Israel's Biggest Marriage Ceremony Totally Jewish - Aug 17 8:53 AM
Fifty couples from the north of Israel, whose wedding plans were scuppered by Katyusha rockets, came together this week to celebrate the country s biggest ever mass marriage ceremony.Uni students protest against Israel offensive ABC via Yahoo!7 News - Aug 17 1:06 AM
Hundreds of university students have staged a protest in Melbourne today to voice their opposition to Israel's recent offensive in Lebanon.Lebanese troops moving south to keep the peace between Israel and Hezbollah Hamilton Spectator - Aug 17 8:47 AM
Lebanese troops are moving into places they haven't been in nearly four decades. They will patrol in the south to keep the peace between Israel and Hezbollah.Spielberg Donates $1m Od Aid To Israel Totally Jewish - Aug 17 7:53 AM
As Steven Spielberg this week claimed the top spot in the list of the world s highest paid showbiz celebrities, it was revealed that the Schindler s List director is to give some of his immense fortune to aid relief efforts in the north of Israel.Cease-Fire Terms Irks Israelis by Joshua Brilliant UPI Israel Correspondent Kiryat Shmona (UPI) Aug 15, 2006 Space War - Aug 16 6:59 PM
Convoys of army trucks carrying explosives and Humvees with mounted machine guns traveled away from Israel's border with Lebanon as a stream of private cars, taxis and vans headed north returning residents who had left their homes during the month long Hezbollah shelling.Lebanese president condemns Israel`s continued air, sea blockade AngolaPress - Aug 17 7:24 AM
BEIRUT, LEBANON, 08/16 - Lebanese President Emile Lahoud on Tuesday condemned Israel for its continued sea and air blockage on Lebanon after the UN resolution for truce took effect.Israel Cedes Southern Lebanon Positions To U.N. Peacekeepers WLBZ Bangor - Aug 17 4:17 AM
Israel has begun handing over control of its positions in southern Lebanon to U.N. peacekeepers as Lebanese troops move south across the Litani River.Israel says Assad has chosen camp of extremism AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 16 2:39 AM
Israel has accused Syria of choosing what it called the "camp of extremism" after its president, Bashar al-Assad, hailed the victory of the Hezbollah militia and ruled out peace talks with Israel.David Blaine Entertains Soldiers In Israel Totally Jewish - Aug 17 8:09 AM
American-Jewish magician and stunt performer David Blaine arrived in Israel this week on a five-day mission to entertain civilians and soldiers caught up in the recent conflict.ISRAEL BEGINS WITHDRAWAL FROM LEBANON Middle East Newsline - Aug 17 3:58 AM
TEL AVIV [MENL] -- Israel has begun the withdrawal of its military from Lebanon. Thousands of Israeli troops left Lebanon on Monday as the United Nations Security Council ceasefire resolution took effect.Criticism of Lebanon War Rises in Israel ABC News - Aug 16 1:48 PM
Public Criticism of 34-Day War in Lebanon Intensifies in IsraelIsrael launches probe of military The Star-Ledger - Aug 16 10:04 PM
JERUSALEM -- Israel's defense minister appointed a former army chief of staff yesterday to lead the investigation of the military's handling of the 34-day war in Lebanon, amid intensifying public criticism that the offensive was poorly planned and not worth the cost in lives.Israel Cedes Control in Some Areas of Lebanon New York Times - Aug 17 8:03 AM
French troops are expected to form the backbone of the larger U.N. force, but other nations will join the effort.Israel to Probe How War Was Conducted ABC News - Aug 16 12:48 PM
Israeli Defense Chief Creates Military Committee to Investigate Israel's Conduct of 34-Day WarIsrael transfers responsibility with Lebanese army People's Daily - Aug 17 2:11 AM
Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) source said on Thursday that Israel had begun transferring some of its positions in southern Lebanon to the UN forces with the deployment of the Lebanese army in the area, Israel's newspaper Ha 'aretz reported.Iran leader: Israel gets 'slap in face' Al Bawaba - Aug 17 5:16 AM
Iran's Supreme Leader Seyed Ali Khamenei referred to recent remarks of US President George W Bush that the Israel's military offensive in Lebanon was a defensive move and that Israel had emerged victorious as an example of this lack of reason and logic.