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Syria will talk peace 'when Israel is ready' 
AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 27 7:55 AM
Syria is ready to resume the peace process with Israel whenever the Jewish state is ready, Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Meqdad said.Too Early For Israel-Syria Talks by Joshua Brilliant UPI Israel Correspondent Tel Aviv, Israel (UPI) Aug. 25, 2006 Space War - Aug 27 5:44 PM
The month-long war between Israel and Lebanese Hezbollah guerrillas has emboldened Syrian President Bashar Assad. "Israel... was defeated... from the very beginning," he declared.Israel 'Not Fooled' By Iran Nuclear Assurances by Staff Writers Jerusalem (AFP) Aug 26, 2006 Space War - Aug 27 5:43 PM
Israel said on Saturday it was not fooled by assurances from Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad that Tehran's nuclear programme was no threat to the Jewish state.Germany Confirms Sale Of Two Submarines To Israel by Staff Writers Berlin (AFP) Aug 25, 2006 Space War - Aug 27 5:44 PM
The German government on Friday confirmed reports that two German submarines have been sold to Israel, but said the vessels are not equipped to carry nuclear weapons.Egypt daily reports deal on Israel-Hezbollah prisoner swap AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 27 1:33 AM
Israel and Lebanese militant group Hezbollah have reached a deal brokered by Germany for a prisoner exchange to take place within two or three weeks, Egyptian state-owned daily Al-Ahram has reported.In Israel, a Divisive Struggle Over Targeted Killing Washington Post - Aug 26 9:16 PM
TEL AVIV Israel's top military commander sat on the edge of his bed, talking on the phone, rubbing his forehead. The bedroom door was closed, muffling the Saturday clink and giggle of his children at lunch. His chief of operations was on the gray, secure phone, the line that rang louder and sharper...Hamas official: Stop blaming Israel Knoxville News Sentinal - 23 minutes ago
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - In a rare case of self-criticism, a senior official in the Hamas-led government said the Palestinians have bungled the aftermath of Israel's withdrawal from the Gaza Strip and called on residents to stop blaming Israel for all their woes.Lebanon to seek Annan's help in easing Israel's grip Financial Times - 2 hours, 28 minutes ago
The Lebanese government will today urge Kofi Annan, UN secretary-general, to press for a lifting of the Israeli air and sea blockade and appeal for international help to persuade Israel to withdraw from a disputed border area.Israel: No negotiations with Hezbollah ABS-CBNNEWS.com - 2 hours, 33 minutes ago
JERUSALEM - Israel denied late Sunday that it was in negotiations to exchange prisoners with the Lebanese Shiite militia Hezbollah, public radio reported, quoting sources at the prime minister's office.Israel asks Muslim states to send troops AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 26 6:13 PM
The Israeli government said Saturday it is asking friendly Muslim countries to contribute troops to the U.N. force that is to help police the cease-fire in southern Lebanon between Israel and Hezbollah.In Israel, a Divisive Struggle Over Targeted Killing Washington Post - Aug 26 6:34 PM
TEL AVIV Israel's top military commander sat on the edge of his bed, talking on the phone, rubbing his forehead. The bedroom door was closed, muffling the Saturday clink and giggle of his children at lunch. His chief of operations was on the gray, secure phone, the line that rang louder and.........In Israel, the Vitriol Spreads New York Times - Aug 26 6:20 PM
The press in Israel continued to vent its anger at the government last week over the Lebanon war.Israel denies prisoner negotiations News Interactive - Aug 27 3:26 PM
ISRAEL today denied that it was in negotiations to exchange prisoners with the Lebanese Shiite militia Hezbollah, public radio reported, quoting sources at the prime minister's office.Switzerland suspends officer's trip to Israel NZZ - Aug 27 3:13 PM
Swiss Defence Minister Samuel Schmid has blocked a visit to Israel in December by the head of the Swiss Land Forces, Corps Commander Luc Fellay. Schmid came out against the visit three weeks ago when fighting was raging between Israeli forces and Hezbollah militants in Lebanon.Syria will resume peace talks when Israel is ready People's Daily - Aug 27 5:24 PM
Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Meqdad said Sunday that his country would resume peace talks with Israel on basis of international resolutions when the Jewish state is ready.Israel to decide on massive increase of defense budget within week People's Daily - Aug 27 4:54 PM
Israel is to decide within a week on a massive boost to the country's defense budget over the next three years, Israeli newspaper Ha'aretz reported Sunday on its website.WP: Israel struggles with targeted killing MSNBC - Aug 27 12:28 AM
In Israel, targeted killing has become a select weapon. It is also, arguably, the most complicated for the country's leaders who debate the legality and morality of its use.Hezbollah-Israel Prisoner Swap May Be Near Fox 6 News San Diego - Aug 27 1:47 PM
Reports say the exchange would begin with the release of two Israeli soldiers whose kidnappings sparked the monthlong conflict between Israel and Hezbollah.Israel seeks troops from Muslim nations AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 26 12:50 PM
Israel said Saturday it was encouraging some Muslim countries to send peacekeepers to southern Lebanon, a contribution that would lend credibility to the heavily European force.Iran opens nuclear facility saying no threat to Israel AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 26 1:02 PM
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad insisted that Iran is no threat to Israel as he inaugurated a heavy water production plant just five days before a UN Security Council deadline to suspend sensitive nuclear fuel cycle work.Massive hike expected in Israel's defence budget Yahoo! India News - Aug 27 11:32 AM
Jerusalem, Aug 27 (Xinhua) Israel is to decide in a week on a massive boost to the country's defence budget over the next three years, Israeli newspaper Ha'aretz reported Sunday on its website.Hezbollah-Israel prisoner swap may be near UPI - Aug 27 12:38 PM
JERUSALEM, Aug. 27 (UPI) -- Israel and Hezbollah may exchange prisoners within the next two or three weeks, reports from the Middle East say.Israel Project provides lasting impression Cleveland Jewish News - Aug 27 2:19 PM
Eyes widened, jaws dropped, and the press conference room in Washington, D.C., buzzed with commotion in July when news broke of war in Israel.Switzerland suspends officer's trip to Israel NZZ - Aug 27 9:28 AM
Swiss Defence Minister Samuel Schmid has blocked a visit to Israel in December by the head of the Swiss Land Forces, Corps Commander Luc Fellay. Schmid came out against the visit three weeks ago when fighting was raging between Israeli forces and Hezbolla militants in Lebanon.Israel close to prisoner exchange The Age - Aug 27 7:10 AM
Israel and Hezbollah have reached a deal engineered by Germany for a prisoner exchange, an Egyptian newspaper reported yesterday.Israel, Hezbollah back Euro peacekeepers Business Day - Aug 27 10:30 AM
BEiRUT Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah group backed the deployment of as many as 7,000 European soldiers to bolster a cease-fire and clashed over a proposal to send United Nations-backed forces to the Syrian border to curb arms supplies.Israel 'not fooled' by Iran nuclear assurances AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 26 8:42 AM
Israel said it was not fooled by assurances from Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad that Tehran's nuclear programme was no threat to the Jewish state.Israel Asks Muslim States to Send Troops ABC News - Aug 26 6:49 PM
Israel Urging Friendly Muslim Nations to Join U.N. Peacekeeping Force in LebanonIsrael, Hezbollah agree to exchange of prisoners: report Kaumundi Online - Aug 27 11:55 AM
JERUSALEM : Israel and Lebanese militant outfit Hezbollah have reached an agreement, brokered by Germany, to facilitate exchange of prisoners within two-three weeks.Syria will talk peace 'when Israel is ready' TurkishPress.com - Aug 27 8:48 AM
DAMASCUS - Syria is ready to resume the peace process with Israel whenever the Jewish state is ready, Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Meqdad said on Sunday.Israel and Lebanon hail EU troop pledge AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 26 6:39 AM
Israel and Lebanon both welcomed an EU pledge to contribute up to 7,000 troops to a beefed-up UN peacekeeping mission capable of enforcing the fragile truce with Shiite militants of Hezbollah.Analysis: Arabs between Israel and Iran UPI - Aug 27 6:09 AM
AMMAN, Jordan, Aug. 27 (UPI) -- The emergence of Iran's power in the region has trapped most Arab regimes between a rock and a hard place as they seek to avoid choosing between two evils: Israel and Iran.Iran's nuclear programmes no threat to Israel New Kerala - Aug 27 10:15 AM
Tehran, Aug 27: Iran's nuclear programmes are no threat to Israel, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hamid-Reza Assefi said Sunday.Israel: Muslim Nations Asked To Send Troops India Daily - Aug 27 9:08 AM
Israel is asking friendly Muslim nations to contribute troops to the U.N. peacekeeping force in Lebanon, an Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman said Aug. 27. The United Nations is seeking Muslim peacekeepers in order to lend credibility to the force, which so far is predominantly European.AI: Israel Intentionally Kills Lebanese Civilians Turks.US - Aug 27 8:38 AM
Amnesty International (AI) issued a new report accusing Israel of intentionally killing Lebanese civilians in the operation against Hezbollah.Zim depresses Israel Corp. second quarter results Globes Online - Aug 27 6:26 AM
Israel Corp may invest in Paz, which won the tender for Oil Refineries Ashdod.Israel welcomes EU troop pledge to Lebanon force AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 26 2:44 AM
Israel welcomed an EU pledge to contribute up to 7,000 troops to a beefed-up peacekeeping mission in Lebanon capable of enforcing the fragile truce with Shiite militants of Hezbollah.Israel Seeks Troops From Muslim Nations ABC News - Aug 26 1:18 PM
Israel Urges Muslim Countries to Send Peacekeepers to Lebanon; Europe Pledges 6,900 TroopsIsrael detains Palestinian Hamas MP in West Bank AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 27 8:07 AM
The Israeli army seized a Hamas Palestinian lawmaker at his West Bank home, witnesses said, the latest in a string of officials from the ruling Islamist movement to be detained by the Jewish state.Nasrallah not expecting second round with Israel any time soon Al Bawaba - Aug 27 7:16 AM
Hizbullah leader Hassan Nasrallah said Sunday that there would not be a second round of fighting with Israel any time soon, and that its fighters would adhere to the cease-fire despite Israeli provocations.Israel urging friendly Muslim nations to join U.N. peacekeeping force The Jakarta Post - Aug 26 11:27 PM
JERUSALEM (AP): The Israeli government said Saturday it is asking friendly Muslim countries to contribute troops to the U.N. peacekeeping force that is to help police the cease-fire in southern Lebanon between Israel and Hizbollah.Israel and Hezbollah Back European Peacekeepers (Correct) Bloomberg.com - Aug 26 10:48 AM
(Corrects seventh paragraph to indicate recent conflict was between Israel and Hezbollah.)Israel urging friendly Muslim countries to join UN Lebanon peacekeeping force CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Aug 26 7:33 PM
JERUSALEM (AP) - The Israeli government said it is asking friendly Muslim countries to contribute troops to the UN force that is to help police the ceasefire in southern Lebanon between Israel and Hezbollah.Israel Gets Super Subs Strategy Page - Aug 27 4:17 AM
August 27, 2006: The Israeli government admitted that they had finally, after over two years of negotiations, signed a deal with Germany to receive two more Dolphin class submarines. It appears that Israel will receive two that are already built, or under construction.El Salvador moves embassy in Israel AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 25 11:48 PM
El Salvador will move its embassy in Israel from Jerusalem to Tel Aviv, saying Friday it had made the decision following a U.N. cease-fire resolution on the conflict in Lebanon that sought to promote greater security in the Middle East.Israel PM faces tough choices on Lebanon war probe AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 27 5:24 AM
Embattled Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert mulled whether to set up a powerful state commission to examine the conduct of the Lebanon war amid increasing calls for him to do so.Wake of War Idles Lebanon?s Fleet, and Its Fishermen New York Times - 1 hour, 11 minutes ago
The war may be over, but Israel?s blockade of Lebanese waters goes on, leaving some fisherman at the brink of destitution.Israel asks Muslim states to send troops Baltimore Sun - Aug 26 6:28 PM
Country wants their help with cease-fire in Lebanon The Israeli government said Saturday it is asking friendly Muslim countries to contribute troops to the U.N. force that is to help police the cease-fire in southern Lebanon between Israel and Hezbollah. Siege in Gaza Leaves Isolation Washington Post - Aug 27 6:26 PM
Israel's war in Lebanon overshadows second front that is deepening the poverty and desperation.Nasrallah: Soldiers' abductions a mistake CNN.com - Aug 27 5:54 PM
Had Hezbollah known how Israel was going to respond, the group would not have captured two Israeli soldiers last month in northern Israel, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah said Sunday.Israel seeking Muslims to assist U.N. peacekeepers Worcester Telegram & Gazette - Aug 27 1:42 AM
JERUSALEM - The Israeli government said yesterday it is asking friendly Muslim countries to contribute troops to the U.N. force that will help police the cease-fire in southern Lebanon between Israel and Hezbollah.Israel wants Muslim troops in UN force Aljazeera - Aug 26 5:12 PM
Israel said on Saturday that it has been in touch with some Muslim countries to encourage them to participate in the expanded UN peacekeeping force to be deployed in Lebanon .Lebanon's fishermen crippled by wartime oil spill AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 27 3:39 PM
Israel's war against Hezbollah has brought disaster to Lebanon's fishermen, stricken by a massive oil spill on the country's shores, as well as heavily damaged boats and a continuing naval blockade.Iran's President Says Nation Is `No Threat' to Israel (Update1) Bloomberg.com - Aug 26 5:59 AM
Aug. 26 (Bloomberg) -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said the Islamic state is no ``threat'' to Israel or any other nation and pledged to maintain a nuclear program regardless of threatened sanctions from the United Nations Security Council.Israel says welcome to Muslim troops Independent - Aug 26 4:42 PM
As European nations agreed to form the backbone of an expanded UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon, Israel has been in touch with some Muslim countries to encourage them to participate.Israel 'not fooled' by Iran nuclear assurances IranMania.com - Aug 26 9:45 PM
LONDON, August 27 (IranMania) - Israel said it was not fooled by assurances from Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad that Tehran's nuclear programme was no hreat to the Jewish state, AFP reported.Worth reading: 'CIA leak;' energy; Israel USA Today - Aug 27 6:14 PM
Three stories you might have missed over the weekend that are worth checking out: CIA leak: Newsweek's Michael Isikoff, citing numerous sources, reported that former State Department deputy secretary Richard Armitage was the original source for columnist Robert Novak... Annan to visit Beirut Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 27 3:32 PM
U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan will discuss the deployment and role of a planned 15,000-strong peacekeeping force for southern Lebanon when he visits Beirut on Monday for the first time since the Israel-Hizbollah war.Hizbollah hints at talks on prisoner exchange Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 27 3:20 PM
The leader of Hizbollah said on Sunday that "contacts" had been made which might bring talks on an exchange of prisoners held by the Lebanese guerrilla group and Israel.Iran Is `No Threat' to Israel or Any Nation, Ahmadinejad Says Bloomberg.com - Aug 26 4:29 AM
Aug. 26 (Bloomberg) -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said the Islamic republic isn't a ``threat'' to any nation, including Israel, as he opened a heavy-water production plant that is part of the country's nuclear program.Hezbollah says won't resist UN troops AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 27 2:48 PM
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah said that UN troops set to deploy in southern Lebanon would not face resistance from his fighters and expressed regret for the month-long war between Israel and his militia.Turkey torn on joining U.N. mission AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 27 3:31 PM
The European Union and the United Nations are pushing for Muslim participation in the expanded U.N. peacekeeping force in Lebanon, but a growing public chorus in Turkey opposes sending troops who could be seen as supporting Israel against fellow Muslims.US investigating Israel cluster bomb use in Lebanon AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 25 4:13 PM
The United States probed Israel's use of US-made cluster bombs in its blitz on southern Lebanon, after warnings that the devices, which sow mini-minefields, were still killing civilians.Saudi Foreign Min: Israel Must Respect Neighbors' Security Zawya - Aug 26 10:33 PM
JIDDAH, Saudi Arabia (AP)--Saudi Arabia's foreign minister said Saturday that Israel must take into account its Arab neighbors' security if it wants peace in the Middle East.Teens visit Israel during war with Hezbollah The Edmond Sun - Aug 26 7:57 PM
Erin Collins and Laura Bock had been hiking in the mountains of the Negev desert in southern Israel when the Edmond North juniors learned two Israeli soldiers had been kidnapped by Hezbollah.Hizbullah leader: we regret the two kidnappings that led to war with Israel Guardian Unlimited - Aug 27 5:32 PM
Hassan Nasrallah admits Hizbullah would not have kidnapped the two Israeli soldiers last month had it known a war would follow.Attack on Israel was mistake, Hezbollah leader says CBC - Aug 27 4:01 PM
The leader of the militant group Hezbollah says that if he could do it all over again, he wouldn't order the capture of Israeli soldiers that ignited the war in Lebanon.Hizbullah leader: we regret the two kidnappings that led to war with Israel Guardian Unlimited - Aug 27 4:18 PM
The Hizbullah leader, Hassan Nasrallah, admits the militia would not have captured two Israeli soldiers last month had it known a war would follow.Iranian president says Tehran not a threat to other countries, even Israel ABC 7 Chicago - 39 minutes ago
Iran's hard-line president on Saturday inaugurated a heavy-water production plant, a facility the West fears will be used to develop a nuclear bomb, as Tehran remained defiant ahead of a U.N. deadline that could lead to sanctions.Annan to follow up Lebanese truce BBC News - 2 hours, 1 minute ago
The UN head visits Lebanon on Monday at the start of an extensive tour to underpin the truce with Israel.Israel Lebanon: Hezbollah KTRE-TV East Texas - 2 hours, 10 minutes ago
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) _ Hezbollah's leader says he didn't realize the abduction of two Israeli soldiers would have led to a month-long war.Sheik Hassan Nasrallah (HAS'-ahn NAS'-ruh-lah) tells Lebanese T-V that if he'd known such a bloody conflict would have resulted, he wouldn't have told his guerrillas to capture the Israelis.In Israel, Protests by Soldiers Often Drive Political Change Washington Post - Aug 26 5:34 PM
JERUSALEM, Aug. 26 -- Itamar Shapira refused to go to war. The 26-year-old first sergeant, a combat veteran called up from reserves to fight in southern Lebanon, told his superiors he did not think the war made sense.Israel flattens Foreign Ministry Tiscali - 16 minutes ago
GAZA (Reuters) - An Israeli air strike flattened the 8-storey Palestinian Foreign Ministry building in Gaza City on Monday, part of a campaign against the Hamas militant group and the government it controls.Israel 'not fooled' by Iranian nuclear assurances Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Aug 26 1:24 PM
Israel says it was not fooled by assurances from Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad that his country's nuclear program posed no threat.Lebanon's 'Armageddon Museum' CBS News - 11 minutes ago
Ten years of U.S.-funded rebuilding turned a former World War II bunker in Lebanon into a cultural museum. But after the recent fighting between Israel and Hezbollah, the museum is back in ruins, CBS News correspondent Allen Pizzey reports. Israel and Lebanon welcome EU pledge on troops Gulf News - Aug 26 3:04 PM
Occupied Jerusalem/Paris/Beirut : Israel and Lebanon yesterday welcomed an EU pledge to contribute up to 7,000 troops to a beefed-up UN peacekeeping mission capable of enforcing the fragile truce with Hezbollah.Israel Asks for Muslim Troops Washington Post - Aug 26 3:10 PM
The Israeli government calls on friendly Muslim states to send troops to the U.N. force in Lebanon.Probe: Israel may have used U.S.-made cluster bombs Ashland Daily Tidings - Aug 26 1:24 PM
WASHINGTON The State Department said Friday that it has begun a preliminary investigation into allegations that Israel violated U.S. rules prohibiting the use of American-made cluster bombs in civilian areas during the recent war in Lebanon.U.S. investigates use of cluster bombs in Israel Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 25 9:45 AM
The United States is investigating whether Israel violated U.S. rules in its use of U.S.-made rockets armed with cluster bombs in Lebanon, the State Department said on Friday.Israel Buys 2 Nuclear-Capable Submarines KABC-TV Los Angeles - Aug 26 9:11 AM
With the purchase of two more German-made Dolphin submarines capable of carrying nuclear warheads, military experts say Israel is sending a clear message to Iran.We are in touch with Muslim countries': Israel Pakistani Newspaper - Aug 26 1:10 PM
TEL AVIV, Aug 26: Israel said Saturday it has been in touch with some Muslim countries to encourage them to participate in the expanded UN peacekeeping force to be deployed in Lebanon.Israel's strategy seeks to stop Hezbollah supplies The Olympian - Aug 26 4:32 AM
JERUSALEM - Nearly two weeks into its cease-fire in Lebanon, Israel is bent on thwarting any efforts to resupply Hezbollah with weapons while pressing the international community to create a U.N. force strong enough to weaken its Shiite Muslim foe even more in southern Lebanon.US investigating Israel cluster bomb use in Lebanon attacks AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 25 8:24 AM
The United States has said it was investigating whether Israel broke secret agreements in its use of US-made cluster bombs in its attacks on Lebanon.In postwar Israel, Olmert loses support AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 25 8:01 AM
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's popularity has plunged sharply after Israel's war with Hezbollah and he would likely be crushed by the right-wing opposition if elections were held now, according to a poll published Friday.Israel 'not fooled' by Iran nuclear assurances TODAYonline - Aug 26 8:47 AM
Satellite images taken in 2004 (L) and 2005 show construction of a heavy water production plant in Iran near the Arak nuclear research reactor. Israel said it was not fooled by assurances from Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad that Tehran's nuclear programme was no threat to the Jewish state.Israel''s Economy OK Baltimore Jewish Times - Aug 26 10:54 AM
David Ben-Kiki of Nahariya lost a month of work due to no-shows and cancellations during Israel's war with Hezbollah. A chiropractor in the North who treats both people and animals, Ben-Kiki estimated that he lost about $500 a day during the 34-day conflict.Non-Jews Defend Israel On Campus Baltimore Jewish Times - Aug 26 10:53 AM
A cadre of students hit the pro-Israel books early this summer, studying techniques ahead of what is promising to be one of Israel's toughest seasons on campus in the wake of the Lebanon war. The difference for these activists is that they're not Jewish.U.S. Jews Volunteer In Israel Baltimore Jewish Times - Aug 26 10:53 AM
As Maury Kelman watched the distressing news from Israel in the early days of the war in Lebanon, he felt helpless and out of touch at his home in New York.Departure of El Salvador's Embassy Diplomatic Blow to Israel KYW News Radio 1060 - Aug 26 8:22 AM
Israel sustained a painful -- though mainly symbolic -- diplomatic blow when El Salvador decided to pull its embassy out of Jerusalem. The Central American state was the last and only to base its ambassador in the city designated by Israel as its national capital.Israel may have broken secret weapons pact Fort Worth Star-Telegram - Aug 26 2:21 AM
American-made munitions used by Israel have been found in 285 sites in south Lebanon.Israel denys negotiations with Hezbollah TurkishPress.com - Aug 27 3:03 PM
JERUSALEM - Israeli denied late Sunday that it was in negotiations to exchange prisoners with the Lebanese Shiite militia Hezbollah, public radio reported, quoting sources at the prime minister's office.US investigating Israel cluster bomb use: report AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 25 6:51 AM
The US is investigating whether Israel broke secret agreements in its use of US-made cluster bombs in its attacks on Lebanon in July and August, it was reported.Under fire, Indian eatery drops Hitler from name Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 27 6:18 AM
A restaurant in India's financial hub has agreed to change its name from "Hitler's Cross" following strong protests by the country's tiny Jewish community and pressure from Israel.Key US legislator says will block aid to Lebanon Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 27 2:36 AM
A key U.S. legislator said in Israel on Sunday he would block aid President George W. Bush promised Lebanon and free the funds only when Beirut agreed to the deployment of international troops on the border with Syria.Iran opens nuclear facility, saying no threat to Israel Channel NewsAsia - Aug 26 5:02 AM
KHONDAB, Iran : President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad insisted that Iran is no threat to Israel as he inaugurated a heavy water production plant just five days before a UN Security Council deadline to suspend sensitive nuclear fuel cycle work.Iran Opens Nuclear Facility, Says No Threat to Israel Deutsche Welle - Aug 26 8:05 AM
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad insisted Saturday that Iran is no threat to Israel as he inaugurated a heavy-water production plant five days before a UN Security Council deadline to suspend nuclear fuel cycle work.Chavez rips U.S., Israel during China visit CNN.com - Aug 25 5:22 AM
BEIJING, China (AP) -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez slammed Washington on Friday for opposing his bid for a U.N. Security Council seat and condemned Israel's strikes in Lebanon as comparable to the acts of Adolf Hitler.U.S. probes Israel's possible misuse of bombs Miami Herald - Aug 26 12:26 AM
The State Department is investigating whether Israel misused U.S.-made cluster bombs in civilian areas of Lebanon. The United Nations said unexploded cluster bombs, which are anti-personnel weapons that spray bomblets over a wide area, litter bombed-out homes, gardens and highways in south Lebanon.Israel getting ready to go it alone on Iran - Al Jazeera - Aug 26 4:50 AM
Israel is taking serious steps to ensure that it s well prepared in the event of a possible war with Iran: the Jewish state has bought two German-made nuclear-capable submarines, and Israel s army chief, Dan Halutz, appointed a top officer to be a campaign manager for Tehran.Israel Lebanon: Hezbollah ABC 7 El Paso - Aug 27 11:38 AM
Hezbollah leader says he wouldn't have ordered capture of Israeli soldiers BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) _ Hezbollah's leader says he didn't realize the abduction of two Israeli...