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  • Annan to press Israel to lift Lebanon blockade Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 29 3:20 PM
    U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan will urge Israel to lift its air and sea blockade of Lebanon and discuss the deployment of U.N. peacekeepers when he meets Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Wednesday.

  • Annan calls on Israel to end blockade Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 29 2:08 PM
    U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan called Israel's air and sea blockade of Lebanon a "humiliation" Tuesday and demanded it be lifted. But Israel said it first needed assurances that forces deployed on the border can stop weapons shipments to Hezbollah.

  • Annan to press Israel PM on siege Open this result in new window
    BBC News - 6 minutes ago
    UN chief Kofi Annan is set to urge Israel's PM Ehud Olmert to end the blockade he says is "humiliating" Lebanon.

  • Annan arrives in Israel urging lifting of Lebanon blockade Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 29 12:06 PM
    UN Secretary General Kofi Annan arrived in Israel on the second leg of a major Middle East tour aimed at shoring up a fragile truce between the Jewish state and Hezbollah in Lebanon.

  • Talking to the neighbors: It's time Israel embraced the Mideast Open this result in new window
    International Herald Tribune - Aug 29 10:56 AM
    To revive its hopes, Israel must dare to consider a change of paradigm: transform itself into a Middle Eastern country.

  • Annan urges quick end to Israel, Hizbollah disputes Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 29 9:51 AM
    U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan urged Israel and Hizbollah on a visit to devastated south Lebanon on Tuesday to swiftly settle disputes blocking a permanent ceasefire to be upheld by 15,000 U.N. peacekeepers.

  • Annan urges Israel, Hizbollah to end disputes fast Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 29 7:35 AM
    U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan, visiting devastated south Lebanon on Tuesday, urged Israel and Hizbollah to move swiftly to settle disputes blocking a permanent ceasefire to be upheld by 15,000 U.N. peacekeepers.

  • Angry Ronaldinho denies Israel-Lebanon claims Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 29 8:14 AM
    Barcelona striker Ronaldinho has angrily denied claims by a Moroccan newspaper that he showed indifference to the suffering of Lebanese children killed in the recent war with Israel.

  • Israel should lift 'humiliating' Lebanon blockade: UN chief Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 29 6:30 AM
    UN Secretary General Kofi Annan said it was time for Israel to lift a "humiliating" blockade on Lebanon and for the Lebanese to better secure their borders.

  • Annan Arrives in Israel, Discusses Ending Blockade (Update3) Open this result in new window
    Bloomberg.com - Aug 29 3:10 PM
    Aug. 29 (Bloomberg) -- Israel's blockade on Lebanon must be lifted soon, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan said, adding that he expected the number of UN soldiers on the ground to double by the end of the week.

  • Annan Calls on Israel to End Blockade Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Aug 29 2:33 PM
    U.N. Chief Calls on Israel to End Blockade of Lebanon During Mideast Tour

  • Analysis:Olmert OKs Limited Investigation by Joshua Brilliant UPI Israel Correspondent Tel Aviv, Israel (UPI) Aug 28,  Open this result in new window
    Space War - Aug 29 6:40 PM
    Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert responded to severe criticism of the way Israel handled the Lebanon war by initiating three investigations. None of them carries the weight of a full-fledged judicial inquiry and it is not clear whether Olmert and his government will be able to get away with it.

  • Annan to urge Israel to end siege Open this result in new window
    BBC News - Aug 29 10:07 AM
    UN chief Kofi Annan arrives in Israel to urge an end to its blockade of Lebanon, after seeing war-hit areas.

  • Annan Arrives in Israel, to Discuss Ending Blockade (Update1) Open this result in new window
    Bloomberg.com - Aug 29 8:56 AM
    Aug. 29 (Bloomberg) -- United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan arrived in Israel as part of his tour to promote a cease- fire with Hezbollah and said he will discuss ending Israel's blockade of Lebanon.

  • Alan Dershowitz: Amnesty International's Biased Definition of War Crimes: Whatever Israel Does to Defend Its Citizens Open this result in new window
    HuffingtonPost - Aug 29 8:57 AM
    The two principal "human rights" organizations are in a race to the bottom to see which group can demonize Israel with the most absurd legal arguments and most blatant factual misstatements. Until last week, Human Rights Watch enjoyed a prodigious lead, having "found" - contrary to what every newspaper in the world had reported and what everyone saw with their own eyes on television - "no cases

  • Annan urges Israel to end siege Open this result in new window
    NDTV - 1 hour, 33 minutes ago
    UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan called on Israel on Tuesday to end its air and sea blockade of Lebanon. He appealed for the quick release of two Israeli soldiers captured by Hezbollah guerrillas.

  • Israel stocks higher; rates are steady and banks rebound Open this result in new window
    Market Watch - Aug 29 7:19 AM
    TEL AVIV (MarketWatch) -- Israel stocks were higher Tuesday in late trading after the Bank of Israel left interest rates steady and the bank stocks rebounded.

  • Queen Amidalah Wishes Israel, Lebanon, Dagobah System Could All Just Get Along Open this result in new window
    Gawker - Aug 29 7:15 AM
    The Post provides a startling reminder of the raw courage that is the American celebrity: August 29, 2006 -- THAT Natalie Portman is braver than most. She went to visit her family in Israel last...

  • Authors of Israel Lobby paper only add to skepticism in DC talk Open this result in new window
    JTA - Aug 29 3:50 PM
    WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 (JTA) The Israel Lobby, The Sequel, is officially on the road, and its forcing the Jewish community to reassess the two professors peddling its story of Washington in the grip of nefarious pro-Israel lobbyists.

  • Israel Turns Attention Back to the Palestinian Question Open this result in new window
    NPR - Aug 29 6:15 AM
    Now that there's a halt in fighting between Hezbollah and Israel, there is talk that it may be the time to revive negotiations for a peace plan between Israel and the Palestinians. The Bush administration says the so-called "road map" is still a viable plan. Others say that the road map was dead on arrival.

  • On Mideast tour, UN chief calls on Israel to end its blockade of Lebanon Open this result in new window
    CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Aug 29 2:22 PM
    JERUSALEM (AP) - UN Secretary General Kofi Annan demanded Tuesday that Israel lift its air and sea blockade of Lebanon, but Israel said it would only remove the embargo once it is assured that forces deployed on Lebanon's borders can stop new weapons shipments to Hezbollah.

  • Annan to press Israel to lift Lebanon blockade Open this result in new window
    RedNova - Aug 29 6:36 PM
    By Dean Yates JERUSALEM (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan will urge Israel to lift its air and sea blockade of Lebanon and discuss the deployment of U.N.

  • Israel hopes to end Lebanon blockade soon: DM Open this result in new window
    People's Daily - Aug 29 5:54 PM
    Israeli Defense Minister Amir Peretz said on Tuesday evening that he hoped Israel would be able to lift its air and sea blockade of Lebanon soon, Israel's newspaper Ha'aretz reported.

  • Kofi Annan in Israel for Talks Open this result in new window
    Voice of America - Aug 29 12:17 PM
    U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan says Israel is responsible for most of the violations of the two-week-old ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon.

  • Annan pushes Israel to lift Lebanon blockade Open this result in new window
    The Age - Aug 29 12:19 PM
    UNITED Nations chief Kofi Annan is pushing for Israel to lift its blockade of Lebanon on a visit to the war-torn region.

  • Israel faces "political, military stalemate", says French FM Open this result in new window
    People's Daily - Aug 29 5:07 PM
    French Foreign Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy said on Tuesday that "confusion and introspection" appeared to rule Israel, and that the Middle East state was facing "risks of a political and military stalemate".

  • Israels Intelligence Chiefs Warn Lebanon War Is Relocating to Gaza Open this result in new window
    DEBKAfile - Aug 29 3:50 PM
    Israels intelligence chiefs have formed a new lobby to put their warnings in the public domain when they see the Olmert government failing to properly address grave security threats to the country.

  • U.N. chief criticizes Israel, Hezbollah Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 28 3:11 PM
    U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan faulted both Israel and Hezbollah on Monday for not living up to key sections of the cease-fire resolution, while two more countries took steps to provide troops for an expanded peacekeeping force to secure the truce.

  • Annan arrives in Israel for two-day visit Open this result in new window
    People's Daily - Aug 29 5:08 PM
    UN Secretary General Kofi Annan arrived in Israel on Tuesday afternoon, kicking off his two-day visit after the 34-day-long Israel-Hezbollah conflict reached a ceasefire on Aug. 14.

  • Annan to Israel: End Lebanon blockade Open this result in new window
    Aljazeera - Aug 29 1:05 PM
    The UN secretary general has called on Israel to end its air and sea blockade of Lebanon at the earliest.

  • UN chief urges Israel to lift Lebanon blockade Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 28 2:10 PM
    UN Secretary General Kofi Annan urged Israel to lift its blockade of Lebanon, and pressed Hezbollah to free Israeli soldiers whose capture sparked a devastating 34-day onslaught on the Jewish state's northern neighbour.

  • Israel to Probe Handling of Military Campaign Open this result in new window
    Washington Post - Aug 28 1:26 PM
    JERUSALEM, Aug. 28 -- Prime Minister Ehud Olmert announced Monday the formation of two government committees to investigate the handling of Israel's military campaign in Lebanon after ruling out a review by an independent state commission as "not what the country needs."

  • End disputes, Annan urges Israel, Hezbollah Open this result in new window
    News Interactive - Aug 29 12:33 PM
    UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan urged Israel and Hezbollah on a visit to devastated south Lebanon today to swiftly settle disputes blocking a permanent ceasefire to be upheld by 15,000 UN peacekeepers.

  • Annan Arrives in Israel After Touring Southern Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Crosswalk.com - Aug 29 8:30 AM
    Jerusalem (CNSNews.com) - United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan arrived in Israel Tuesday for meetings with Israeli leaders after touring southern Lebanon. His Mideast tour began Monday in Beirut, where Annan attempted to bolster the Israeli-Hizballah ceasefire.

  • Israel, PNA: Hamas Smuggling Weapons? Open this result in new window
    India Daily - Aug 29 5:12 PM
    Israel is threatened by heightened levels of smuggling between Sinai and Gaza, Shin Bet head Yuval Diskin said Aug. 29 at the six-month review of the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee.

  • Basketball / Israel lands in Sofia to host Euro qualifiers Open this result in new window
    Haaretz Daily - Aug 29 4:47 PM
    Israel's basketball team arrived in Sofia, Bulgaria yesterday where it will host its European Championship qualifying tournament opening match against Bosnia tomorrow.

  • Annan urges quick end to Israel, Hizbollah disputes Open this result in new window
    RedNova - Aug 29 12:36 PM
    By Hussein Saad NAQOURA, Lebanon (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan urged Israel and Hizbollah on a visit to devastated south Lebanon on Tuesday to swiftly settle disputes blocking a permanent ceasefire to be upheld by 15,000 U.N.

  • Estonia Coach Goes names Estonia squad to face Israel Open this result in new window
    FIFA - Aug 29 9:43 AM
    Estonia coach Jelle Goes has named a 20-man squad for Saturday's UEFA EURO 2008 qualifier at home to Israel. Striker Andres Oper returns from injury after missing the 1-0 defeat by Macedonia on Aug. 16.

  • Kofi Annan Arrives in Israel Open this result in new window
    Voice of America - Aug 29 8:47 AM
    U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan is in Israel after meeting with Lebanese officials and visiting U.N. peacekeeping operations. Mr. Annan will hold talks Wednesday with Israeli leaders in his continuing effort to bolster the U.N.-mediated ceasefire in southern Lebanon.

  • Soccer / Ambassador says Sweden would warmly recommend return of games to Israel Open this result in new window
    Haaretz Daily - Aug 29 4:47 PM
    Contrary to the position of UEFA President Lennart Johansson and the organization's chief executive Lars-Christer Olsson - both Swedes - the government of Sweden supports the return of international soccer to Israel, the country's ambassador told Haaretz yesterday.

  • Annan urges quick end to Israel, Hezbollah disputes Open this result in new window
    ABS-CBNNEWS.com - Aug 29 10:46 AM
    NAQOURA, Lebanon - UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan urged Israel and Hezbollah on a visit to devastated south Lebanon on Tuesday to swiftly settle disputes blocking a permanent ceasefire to be upheld by 15,000 UN peacekeepers.

  • Israel guilty of ceasefire violations: Annan Open this result in new window
    Outlook India - Aug 29 1:42 PM
    In a scathing criticism, United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan today said Israel was responsible for most of the ceasefire violations in southern Lebanon and urged it to lift aerial and naval blockade imposed on the Middle-east country since the beginning of the war.

  • Annan arrives in Israel on two-day visit Open this result in new window
    Yahoo! India News - Aug 29 11:30 AM
    Jerusalem, Aug 29 (Xinhua) UN Secretary General Kofi Annan arrived in Israel Tuesday afternoon on a two-day visit.

  • Annan calls on Israel to End Blockade Open this result in new window
    WPVI-TV Philadelphia - Aug 29 10:34 AM
    U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Tuesday called Israel's air and sea blockade of Lebanon a "humiliation," while Israel said it won't end the embargo until peacekeeping forces on the border can prevent Hezbollah guerrillas from importing new weapons.

  • Israel seeks ways of lifting blockade of Lebanon minister Open this result in new window
    Itar-Tass - Aug 29 12:18 PM
    CAIRO, August 29 (Itar-Tass) -- Israel is seeking ways of lifting the aerial and naval blockade of Lebanon as soon as possible, Defense Minister Amir Peretz told UN Secretary General Kofi Annan on Tuesday.

  • Annan urges Israel and Hizbollah to end disputes Open this result in new window
    EuroNews - Aug 29 12:45 PM
    On day two of Kofi Annan's mission to cement the ceasefire between Hizbollah and Israel, the United Nations Secretary-General has been meeting those charged with keeping...

  • End disputes fast, Annan urges Israel and Hezbollah Open this result in new window
    Gulf News - Aug 29 2:49 PM
    Naqoura, Lebanon: UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan urged Israel and Hezbollah on a visit to devastated south Lebanon on Tuesday to swiftly settle disputes blocking a permanent ceasefire to be upheld by 15,000 UN peacekeepers.

  • Annan faults Israel and Hezbollah Open this result in new window
    Boston Globe - Aug 29 1:18 AM
    BEIRUT -- UN Secretary General Kofi Annan faulted Israel and Hezbollah yesterday for not living up to key sections of the cease-fire resolution, while two more countries took steps to provide troops for an expanded peacekeeping force to secure the truce.

  • Israel breaks up military arms theft ring Open this result in new window
    UPI - Aug 29 10:59 AM
    HAIFA, Israel, Aug. 29 (UPI) -- Israeli police and Shin Bet security forces arrested seven people Tuesday for allegedly stealing Israeli soldiers' guns and selling them to Palestinians.

  • Annan tells Israel, Hizbollah to end disputes fast Open this result in new window
    RedNova - Aug 29 9:36 AM
    By Hussein Saad NAQOURA, Lebanon (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan, visiting devastated south Lebanon on Tuesday, urged Israel and Hizbollah to move swiftly to settle disputes blocking a permanent ceasefire to be upheld by 15,000 U.N.

  • 42% of Americans Believe God Gave Israel to Jews Open this result in new window
    Israel National News - Aug 29 4:35 PM
    (IsraelNN.com) According to a poll commissioned by the Pew Research Center, a nonpartisan research organization, 42% of Americans believe that the modern state of Israel is a gift to the Jewish people by God. 35% of Americans see Israel as the fulfillment of New Testament prophecy about Jesus and the End Times.

  • Annan: Israel, Hezbollah falling short on pact Open this result in new window
    The Philadelphia Inquirer - Aug 29 12:33 AM
    U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan accused both Israel and Hezbollah yesterday of not living up to key sections of the cease-fire resolution, while two more countries took steps to provide troops for an expanded peacekeeping force to secure the truce.

  • Israel will lift Lebanon sea blockade when UN ships in place: FM Open this result in new window
    TurkishPress.com - Aug 29 10:05 AM
    COPENHAGEN - Israel will lift its sea blockade of Lebanon once UN-sponsored warships are in place to stop arms deliveries to Hezbollah, the country's foreign minister said Tuesday in Copenhagen.

  • Calling on Israel to end Lebanon blockade, Annan urges Hizbollah to free soldiers Open this result in new window
    Islamic Republic News Agency - Aug 29 7:58 AM
    UN - Lebanon - Annan United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan, currently in Beirut on the first leg of his shuttle diplomacy to the Middle East, has called on Israel to lift its blockade of Lebanon and urged Hizbollah to free two captured Israeli soldiers.

  • Annan arrives in Israel urging lifting of Lebanon blockade Open this result in new window
    TODAYonline - Aug 29 9:50 AM
    UN Secretary General Kofi Annan flanked by French Forces commander General Alain Pellegrini reviews UNIFIL soldiers. Annan arrived in Israel on the second leg of a major Middle East tour aimed at shoring up a fragile truce between the Jewish state and Hezbollah in Lebanon.

  • U.N. chief presses Hezbollah and Israel Open this result in new window
    The Columbus Dispatch - Aug 29 4:48 AM
    BEIRUT, Lebanon U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan faulted both Israel and Hezbollah yesterday for not living up to key sections of the ceasefire resolution, while two more countries took steps to provide troops for an expanded peacekeeping force to secure the truce.

  • Bank of Israel to End Shekel-Dollar Option Tenders Open this result in new window
    Israel National News - Aug 29 3:35 PM
    (IsraelNN.com) Beginning Friday, the 1st of September 2006, the Bank of Israel will no longer be offering the option of bidding on shekel-dollar options.

  • Annan arrives in Israel urging lifting of Lebanon blockade Open this result in new window
    TurkishPress.com - Aug 29 9:20 AM
    JERUSALEM - UN Secretary General Kofi Annan arrived in Israel Tuesday on the second leg of a major Middle East tour aimed at shoring up a fragile truce between the Jewish state and Hezbollah in Lebanon.

  • Annan: Israel is Greatest Violator of Cease-Fire Open this result in new window
    Israel National News - Aug 29 2:35 PM
    (IsraelNN.com) United Nations General Secretary Kofi Annan told Defense Minister Amir Peretz during a meeting between the two on Tuesday evening that Israel is responsible for most violations of the UN-brokered cease-fire in southern Lebanon.

  • Annan Visits Southern Lebanon Before Heading to Israel Open this result in new window
    Voice of America - Aug 29 4:17 AM
    U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan has visited southern Lebanon Tuesday, before traveling to Israel on a Mideast tour aimed at shoring up the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah.

  • Israel watchdog issues report on Olmert Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 28 7:41 AM
    Four political allies of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert received key jobs in a state-funded agency linked to a government ministry he headed in 2004, Israel's top government watchdog said Monday.

  • Annan: Israel should end blockade, Hizbollah free soldiers Open this result in new window
    Daily News - Aug 29 1:38 PM
    LEBANON : UN Secretary General Kofi Annan called in Beirut for Israel to lift its blockade of Lebanon and for Hizbollah to free two captured Israeli soldiers.

  • (AFX UK Focus) 2006-08-29 18:46 GMT: Israel will lift Lebanon sea blockade when UN ships in place - minister Open this result in new window
    Interactive Investor - Aug 29 11:12 AM
    COPENHAGEN (AFX) - Israel will lift its sea blockade of Lebanon once UN-sponsored warships are in place to stop arms deliveries to Hezbollah, the country's foreign minister said in Copenhagen today.

  • Coach Goes names Estonia squad to face Israel Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo!7 Sports - Aug 29 4:08 AM
    TALLINN, Aug 29 (Reuters) - Estonia coach Jelle Goes has named a 20-man squad for Saturday's Euro 2008 qualifier at home to Israel.

  • Israel headed for  political and military stalemate Open this result in new window
    The Manila Times - Aug 29 7:31 AM
    PARIS, France: French Foreign Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy said Tuesday that Israel was beset by confusion and introspection after the conflict in Lebanon and was heading toward political and military stalemate.

  • Israel Kashtan names Israel squad to face Estonia and Andorra Open this result in new window
    FIFA - Aug 29 1:43 AM
    Israel coach Dror Kashtan has named his squad for their first two UEFA Euro 2008 qualifiers away to Estonia on Saturday and at home to Andorra the following Wednesday in the Netherlands.

  • Annan arrives in Israel Open this result in new window
    Gulf News - Aug 29 10:19 AM
    Jerusalem: UN Secretary General Kofi Annan arrived in Israel on Tuesday to shore up the ceasefire between the Jewish state and Lebanon's Hezbollah. Annan has urged Israel to lift its blockade of Lebanon, and pressed Hezbollah to free Israeli soldiers whose capture sparked the 34-day war in Lebanon.

  • Observers proposed for Israel-Gaza area Open this result in new window
    USA Today - Aug 28 5:29 AM
    The U.S. is proposing deploying international observers at the main cargo crossing between Israel and Gaza to prevent repeated security closures of Gaza's economic lifeline, a Palestinian negotiator said Monday.

  • Israel should lift 'humiliating' Lebanon blockade: UN chief Open this result in new window
    TODAYonline - Aug 29 6:50 AM
    UN Secretary General Kofi Annan flanked by French Forces commander General Alain Pellegrini reviews UNIFIL soldierd. UN Secretary General Kofi Annan said it was time for Israel to lift a "humiliating" blockade on Lebanon and for the Lebanese to better secure their borders.

  • Annan tells Israel, Hezbollah to end disputes fast Open this result in new window
    Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Aug 29 6:45 AM
    United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan, visiting devastated south Lebanon, urged Israel and Hezbollah to move swiftly to settle disputes blocking a permanent cease-fire to be upheld by 15,000 UN peacekeepers.

  • 'Israel should lift Lebanese blockade' Open this result in new window
    Independent Online - Aug 29 9:03 AM
    UN Secretary General Kofi Annan says it is time for Israel to lift a "humiliating" blockade on Lebanon and for the Lebanese to better secure their borders.

  • Israel holds Palestinian finance minister in prison for two more weeks Open this result in new window
    Pravda - Aug 29 6:31 AM
    An Israeli military court on Tuesday extended the detention of the Palestinian finance minister for two more weeks, the army said Tuesday. The minister, Omar Abdel Razek , is among dozens of top Hamas officials rounded up by Israel after Hamas-allied militants kidnapped an Israeli soldier in June, the AP says.

  • UN: Annan Visits Southern Lebanon, Israel Open this result in new window
    Radio Free Europe: Radio Library - Aug 29 5:46 AM
    PRAGUE, August 29 (RFE/RL) -- On the second-day of a regional tour to seal conditions for the deployment of a strengthened UN force to southern Lebanon, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan is visiting the war-damaged region today before traveling on to Israel.

  • U.N. Chief Criticizes Israel, Hezbollah Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Aug 28 4:03 PM
    U.N. Chief Demands That Hezbollah Free Captured Soldiers, Israel Lift Blockade of Lebanon

  • Israel-Lebanon Conflict - Loss Of The Moderate Arab Voice Open this result in new window
    Blogcritics.org - Aug 29 8:20 AM
    The aftermath of the Israel-Hezbollah conflict has raised numerous issues and brought to the fore the harsh and brutal reality of war. There are a number of repercussions and lessons to be learnt from the Israeli invasion and subsequent withdrawal from southern Lebanon. One of the foremost results is the failure, yet again, of the United Nations as an international body that can promise to

  • Israel targeted farms and homes Open this result in new window
    Socialist Worker - Aug 29 10:17 AM
    An early survey of the destruction in Lebanon shows that Israel deliberately attempted to destroy the Lebanese economy during the month-long war - targeting farms, hospitals and generators.

  • Israel should lift blockade: Annan Open this result in new window
    Sunday Times - Aug 29 8:02 AM
    NAQURA - United Nations (UN) Secretary General Kofi Annan has said that it was time for Israel to lift a "humiliating" blockade on Lebanon and for the Lebanese to better secure their borders.

  • ISRAEL HEADING FOR 'POLITICAL AND MILITARY STALEMATE': FRENCH FM Open this result in new window
    The Tocqueville Connection - Aug 29 1:49 AM
    PARIS, Aug 29, 2006 (AFP) - French Foreign Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy said Tuesday that Israel was beset by "confusion and introspection" after the conflict in Lebanon and was heading towards "political and military stalemate".

  • UBS leaves Israels risk rating unchanged Open this result in new window
    Globes Online - Aug 29 4:26 AM
    UBS continues to recommend Bank Hapoalim, Delek, Elbit Systems and Israel Chemicals.

  • Israel foreign minister travels to Berlin Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 28 12:51 AM
    Israel's foreign minister traveled to Berlin on Monday amid signs Germany was trying to negotiate the release of two Israeli soldiers captured by Hezbollah militants.

  • ADL Says Political Cartoonists and U.S. Newspapers Support Israel and SeeHezbollah as Terrorist Group Open this result in new window
    [Press Release] U.S. Newswire via Yahoo! News - Aug 29 9:35 AM
    In the aftermath of Hezbollah's kidnapping of Israeli soldiers on July 12 and its shelling of Israeli towns and cities, political cartoonists and U.S. newspaper editorials overwhelmingly supported Israel's right to defend itself against Hezbollah's acts of aggression, said the Anti-Defamation League (ADL).

  • Nasrallah for Prime Minister - of Israel Open this result in new window
    Haaretz Daily - Aug 29 12:44 AM
    Now it's official. Israel is a country without a prime minister. This had been no more than an educated suspicion until Monday night, when Ehud Olmert effectively made the announcement. Not in so many words, of course.

  • Israel denies negotiations with Hezbollah Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 27 11:55 PM
    Israel 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.

  • Annan critical of both sides in Israel-Hezbollah dispute Open this result in new window
    Arizona Daily Star - Aug 29 12:16 AM
    BEIRUT U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan faulted both Israel and Hezbollah on Monday for not living up to key sections of the cease-fire resolution, while Italy and Turkey took steps to provide troops for an expanded peacekeeping force.

  • Israel kills 6 Palestinians, including 3 militants Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 29 2:04 PM
    Israeli troops killed six Palestinians and wounded more than a dozen in attacks on militants in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank on Tuesday, medics and witnesses said.

  • Israel Cause Of Corruption In Palestine, Says MP Open this result in new window
    Bernama - Aug 28 8:28 PM
    KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 29 (Bernama) -- The destruction and occupation of Palestinian land by Israel is the root of corruption in Palestine, according to Palestinian Member of the Legislative Council (Fatah), Prof Dr Najat Omar Abou Bakr.

  • Israel kills 5 Palestinians, including 3 militants Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 29 1:21 PM
    Israeli troops killed five Palestinians and wounded more than a dozen in attacks on militants in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank on Tuesday, medics and witnesses said.

  • Gaza hit hard by Israel offensive, UN Open this result in new window
    NDTV - Aug 28 8:42 PM
    The UN's World Food Programme warned that Gaza was facing a rapidly escalating crisis as a result of Israel's two-month-old offensive there.

  • Community Wide Pro Israel Solidarity Walk and Rally Open this result in new window
    [Press Release] PR Web via Yahoo! News - Aug 29 5:00 AM
    Tampa, Florida (PRWEB) August 29, 2006 -- The Tampa Bay Committee to Bless Israel (TBCBI) is hosting a Pro Israel Solidarity Walk and Rally on Sunday, September 17, 2006.

  • 137 Arabs in Israel Illegally Arrested in B'nei Brak Area Open this result in new window
    Israel National News - Aug 29 4:05 AM
    (IsraelNN.com) In the Bnei Brak area Monday night, 137 PA Arabs from Judea and Samaria were arrested for residing in pre-1967-borders Israel illegally.

  • Tel Aviv stocks mixed; Bank of Israel rate decision awaited Open this result in new window
    Market Watch - Aug 28 7:34 AM
    TEL AVIV (MarketWatch) -- The main stock indexes in Tel Aviv made mixed moves Monday as investors awaited a Bank of Israel decision on whether it would raise the current benchmark interest rate from its current 5.5%.

  • Germany's role in Israel-Hizbullah prisoner swap Open this result in new window
    ArabicNews.com - Aug 28 8:03 PM
    Iran's Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier has denied an Egyptian news report about a German role in an imminent prisoner swap between Israel and Lebanon's Islamic resistance Hizbullah, DPA reported today.

  • Annan urges Israel to end Lebanon blockade Open this result in new window
    ArabicNews.com - Aug 28 8:03 PM
    UN Secretary General Kofi Annan today called for Israel to lift its air and sea blockade of Lebanon. He also called for Lebanese resistance movement to free two captured Israeli soldiers.

  • Rada Receives Israel Defense Contract Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! Finance - Aug 28 6:50 AM
    Israel-based Rada Electronic Industries Ltd., a maker of aviation and defense equipment, on Monday said it has received a $2 million contract to supply equipment to Rafael Armament Development Authority Ltd.

  • Israel kills six Palestinians Open this result in new window
    ArabicNews.com - Aug 28 8:01 PM
    Israel intensified its military assaults on Gaza killing at least six Palestinians. Palestinian officials said the four were manning roadblocks in the area when they were hit by an Israeli missile fired from the air.

  • Observers Proposed for Israel-Gaza Area Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Aug 28 5:33 AM
    U.S. Proposes Deploying International Observers at Cargo Crossing Between Israel and Gaza

  • MP: Iran would not use nukes on Israel Open this result in new window
    ArabicNews.com - Aug 28 8:04 PM
    an Iranian member of parliament today said that Iran believes Israel is a criminal and not the people living in the Palestinian occupied lands.

  • Israels captive soldier turns 20 as more die Palestinian death toll increases to 196 in conflict that started as  Open this result in new window
    Daily Dispatch - Aug 28 11:56 PM
    ISRAEL killed four Palestinians in Gaza as the army kept up a two-month offensive in the coastal strip to recover a seized soldier who passed his 20th birthday in captivity yesterday.

  • Israel to host Andorra qualifier in Netherlands Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo!7 Sports - Aug 28 12:42 PM
    JERUSALEM, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Israel will host their first home Euro 2008 qualifying match in the Netherlands due to UEFA's ban on international matches under its jurisdiction being played in the Jewish State, the Israeli FA said on Monday.

  • Kashtan names Israel squad to face Estonia and Andorra Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo!7 Sports - Aug 28 1:37 PM
    JERUSALEM, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Israel coach Dror Kashtan has named a 22-man squad for their first two Euro 2008 qualifiers away to Estonia on Saturday and at home to Andorra the following Wednesday in the Netherlands.

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