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Israel sets up group to examine possible talks with Syria 
Al Bawaba - Aug 20 6:16 AM
Israel on Sunday said it had formed a ministerial working group on Syria, in what is seen as a first step towards the possible renewal of peace talks that have been stalled for more than six years.FM Livni appoints envoy for possible Syria talks Haaretz Daily - Aug 20 1:35 AM
Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni appointed a special "project manager" for possible negotiations with Syria.Emir to visit Egypt and Syria The Peninsula - Aug 19 6:17 PM
Source ::: QNA Doha The Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani is to leave today for Egypt and Syria. During the visits, the Emir will have talks with Egyptian President Mohamed Hosni Mubarak and Syrian President Bashar Al Assad.Syria signs Arab human rights charter AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 18 1:07 PM
Syria, whose record on democracy and political freedom has come under frequent Western criticism, has signed the Arab Charter on Human Rights adopted by the Arab League in Tunis in 2004, the country's official news agency SANA said.Arab ministers gather to discuss Lebanon AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 20 1:52 PM
Arab foreign ministers debated Sunday how to fund reconstruction in Lebanon and defuse Mideast tensions amid rising discord between moderate Arabs and Syria, a main backer of Hezbollah.Arab Foreign ministers gather in Egypt AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 20 8:43 AM
Arab League foreign ministers convened for an emergency meeting on Sunday to discuss how to fund reconstruction in war-ravaged Lebanon and defuse Mideast tensions amid rising discord between moderate Arabs and Syria, a main backer of Hezbollah.Iskandarani: Hayssam is in Syria Nine O'Clock - Aug 20 3:27 PM
Zaher Iskandarani, one of the most controversial businessman in Romania, affirms that he knows where Omar Hayssam hides.Israel is committed to blocking arms and killing Nasrallah International Herald Tribune - Aug 20 7:27 AM
Despite a cease-fire agreement, Israel intends to do its best to keep Iran and Syria from rearming Hezbollah and to kill the militia's leader, Sheik Hassan Nasrallah, says a senior Israeli commander.Syria signs Arab human rights charter Gulf Times - Aug 19 2:33 AM
DAMASCUS: Syria, whose record on democracy and political freedom has come under frequent Western criticism, has signed the Arab Charter on Human Rights adopted by the Arab League in Tunis in 2004, the country's official news agency Sana said yesterday.Arab foreign ministers discuss rebuilding Lebanon CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Aug 20 2:26 PM
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - Arab foreign ministers debated Sunday how to fund reconstruction in Lebanon and defuse Mideast tension amid rising discord between moderate Arabs and Syria, a main backer of Hezbollah.Syria still waits for a seat at negotiating table Boston Globe - Aug 18 1:12 AM
DAMASCUS -- As the war in Lebanon dragged on, Syrian analysts say, government officials here hoped Syria's isolation would finally end. They thought that Western diplomats would come calling, to ask Syria to rein in Hezbollah -- and that in return Syria could eventually get back the Golan Heights, the strategic border region that Israel has occupied since 1967.Israel asks Italy to man border posts The Australian - Aug 20 11:59 AM
ISRAEL asked Italy today to manage border posts between Syria and Lebanon and play a "fundamental part" in the multinational peacekeeping force to be deployed in southern Lebanon.Syria signs Arab League human rights charter The Daily Star Lebannon - Aug 18 11:59 AM
Syria has signed the Arab Charter on Human Rights adopted by the Arab League in Tunis in 2004, the countrys official news agency SANA said on Friday. The signing, which took place in Cairo on Thursday, was welcomed in Damascus on Friday by the head of the National Organization of Human Rights in Syria.Israel warns of more raids in Lebanon to stem arms flow Financial Times - Aug 20 12:08 PM
Israel on Sunday defended the decision to send a commando force deep into Lebanon in spite of a United Nations-brokered ceasefire and warned of possible further raids to prevent weapons reaching Hizbollah from Syria and Iran.Lebanese leaders hit back at Syria over war Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 17 10:34 AM
Anti-Syrian Lebanese leaders accused Syria on Thursday of trying to exploit the war between Hizbollah and Israel for its own gain after Damascus partly blamed them for the conflict.Select an Edition: AlertNet - Aug 20 8:25 AM
YABOOS BORDER CROSSING, Syria, August 18 (UNHCR) The number of Lebanese crossing from Syria fell sharply on Friday, indicating most have returned, and the UN refugee agency shifted its focus to assisting the returning Lebanese to recover from the destruction of a month-long war.Readers' Opinion News From Bangladesh - Aug 20 11:25 AM
Hizb-Ullah, a terrorist organization armed by Iran and Syria, launched an unprovoked attack against an Israeli army border post. As a result some Israeli soldiers were killed and two were kidnapped. Israel had no other option to get the soldiers released.Beirut seeks further commitments Gulf News - Aug 20 3:23 PM
Cairo: Arab League foreign ministers convened for an emergency meeting yesterday to discuss how to fund reconstruction in war-ravaged Lebanon and defuse Mideast tensions amid rising discord between moderate Arabs and Syria, a main backer of Hezbollah.Israel Committed to Block Arms and Kill Nasrallah New York Times - Aug 19 9:31 AM
JERUSALEM, Aug. 19 Despite a cease-fire agreement, Israel intends to do its best to keep Iran and Syria from rearming Hezbollah and to kill the militia?s leader, Sheik Hassan Nasrallah, said a senior Israeli commander.Larsen Praises Redeployment of Lebanese Army Israel National News - Aug 20 6:12 PM
(IsraelNN.com) Today U.N. Envoy Terje Larsen praised the redeployment of the Lebanese army along the border with Israel. He stated that 2,000 Lebanese soldiers are already in the area around Lebanon s eastern border with Syria, while a further 1,000 are stationed along the coastline.Arab League foreign ministers pledge help for reconstruction The Daily Star Lebannon - Aug 20 12:29 PM
Arab foreign ministers met at the seat of the Arab League in Cairo on Sunday with promises of reconstruction help for Lebanon and some expressions of support for an urgent summit of heads of state. In another development, Israel said Sunday it has set up a ministerial working group on Syria, in what is seen as a first step toward the possible.Israel: Raid targets weapons transfer CNN.com - Aug 19 7:07 AM
The Israeli military says it conducted a successful operation deep inside Lebanon Saturday aimed at preventing and disrupting the transfer of weapons from Iran and Syria to Hezbollah.Outside view: A careful reading UPI - Aug 20 6:53 AM
DAMASCUS, Syria, Aug. 20 (UPI) -- After all what has been published about the motives behind Israel's attack on Lebanon, it became clear that it has nothing to do with the capture of two Israeli soldiers.Arab Foreign ministers gather in Egypt Syracuse.com - Aug 20 9:15 AM
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) Arab League foreign ministers convened for an emergency meeting on Sunday to discuss how to fund reconstruction in war-ravaged Lebanon and defuse Mideast tensions amid rising discord between moderate Arabs and Syria, a main backer of Hezbollah.Europeans delay decision on role inside Lebanon International Herald Tribune - 56 minutes ago
The shaky, UN-brokered ceasefire suffered another blow when European countries balked over sending troops for what they said was an ill-defined mission. Left, a Lebanese civilian reacted to the ruins in Beirut on Sunday.Lebanon warns against inciting Israel AP via Yahoo! News - 21 minutes ago
Lebanon's defense minister said Sunday he is certain Hezbollah will not break the cease-fire but warned all militant groups of harsh measures and a traitor's fate if they incite Israeli retaliation by firing rockets into the Jewish state.Israel says it won, wants arms supplies to Hezbollah stopped India Daily - Aug 20 10:09 AM
Israeli military today claimed it had won "by points" in the war in Lebanon, even as senior ministers said an ultimatum should be given to Beirut to stop the flow of arms to Hezbollah from Iran through Syria.A week after cease-fire, where are the peacekeepers? USA Today - Aug 20 5:19 PM
To the relief of civilians in southern Lebanon and northern Israel, the U.N.-brokered cease-fire that took effect last Monday has succeeded in bringing a week of relative peace to the war-torn region.Lebanese official criticizes Syria's Assad AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 17 3:17 AM
The head of Lebanon's largest parliamentary block blasted both Israel and Syria in a fiery nationalistic speech Thursday to hundreds of supporters.Iran, Syria: Cooperation To Increase India Daily - Aug 18 8:23 AM
Iran and Syria will increase cooperation in the industrial, energy, telecommunications and civil development sectors as a result of a memorandum of understanding signed by the two sides, IranMania news reported Aug. 18. Iranian firms will soon begin constructing industrial infrastructure and manufacturing zones in Syrian cities.Israel intends to kill Hezbollah leader UPI - Aug 20 7:23 AM
JERUSALEM, Aug. 20 (UPI) -- Israel intends to kill Hezbollah militia leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah, a senior Israeli commander says. And despite a cease-fire agreement, Israel will also do what it feels necessary to keep Iran and Syria from rearming Hezbhollah, the commander says.(AFX UK Focus) 2006-08-20 15:29 GMT: Israel to continue raids in Lebanon - minister Interactive Investor - Aug 20 8:02 AM
JERUSALEM (AFX) - Israel will continue to carry out raids in Lebanon aimed at halting alleged weapons smuggling to Hezbollah from Syria, an Israeli minister said.Siniora: Israel Has a Chance for Peace Israel National News - Aug 20 1:27 PM
(IsraelNN.com) Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora stated tonight that if Israel acts wisely it can use its conflict with Hizbullah to achieve true peace. According to Olmert, these statements regarding negotiations with Syria are only causing harm, and we do not have to run towards negotiations.Diplomatic divide over Lebanon crisis widens Tiscali - Aug 20 8:14 AM
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - A diplomatic divide over how to end the fighting in Lebanon widened on Thursday, with France pressing for an early U.N. cease-fire resolution while the United States directed new warnings at Syria and Iran.Hariri in bitter attack on Syria BBC News - Aug 17 9:04 AM
Leading Lebanese political Saad Hariri strongly criticises the president of neighbouring Syria, Bashar al-Assad.Egypt: Emergency Arab League Meeting India Daily - Aug 20 10:08 AM
Foreign Ministers of Arab League nations convened in Cairo, Egypt on Aug. 20 for an emergency meeting. The agenda included pledging funds for Lebanon's reconstruction and the tensions between Syria, Hezbollah's chief backer, and moderate Arabs.Europeans Delay Decision on Role Inside Lebanon New York Times - 2 hours, 2 minutes ago
The ceasefire suffered another blow when European countries balked over sending troops for what they said was an ill-defined mission.The de-Zionisation of the American mind News From Bangladesh - Aug 20 11:24 AM
It is true that a change in the US policy with respect to the Israel-Palestine conflict would change nothing about traditional imperialism the United States would still support traditional elites everywhere, and press countries to provide a favourable investment climate .But the conflict in the Middle East, involving Iraq, Iran, Lebanon, Syria, Palestine, has all the aspects of a religious Waiting for Jacques New York Times - 2 hours, 12 minutes ago
After insisting for years that they be treated like a superpower, the French are behaving as if they have no responsibility for helping dig out of the Lebanon mess.Israeli commando dies in Lebanon raid AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 19 7:18 AM
Israeli commandos raided a Hezbollah stronghold deep inside Lebanon Saturday, sparking a fierce clash with militants that left one Israeli soldier dead. Lebanon called the raid a "flagrant violation" of the U.N.-brokered cease-fire, while Israel said it was aimed at disrupting arms smuggling from Iran and Syria.Hezbollah fighters fill raided town CNN.com - Aug 20 4:21 PM
Jumpy Hezbollah fighters flooded Boudai on Sunday, brandishing Kalashnikovs and stopping, searching and questioning outsiders the day after the town fought off an Israeli commando raid with a 90-minute shootout.TURKEY GROUNDS 2 IRANIAN PLANES Middle East Newsline - Aug 20 6:28 AM
ANKARA [MENL] -- Turkey has been searching Iranian cargo planes for weapons for Hizbullah. Over the last month, Turkish authorities intercepted two Iranian planes bound for Syria. The Iranian planes were inspected for weapons for Hizbullah. No weapons were found.Lebanon warns against ceasefire violations AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 20 3:54 PM
Lebanon warned it would punish any group which violated the uneasy truce ending the month-long war between Israel and Hezbollah, as Israel vowed it was preparing for the "next round" against the Shiite guerrillas.Israel 'to continue' raids in Lebanon The Australian - Aug 20 12:14 AM
ISRAEL will continue to carry out raids in Lebanon aimed at halting alleged weapons smuggling to Hezbollah from Syria, an Israeli minister said today.Venezuela Strengthens Its Relationships in Middle East New York Times - Aug 20 5:58 PM
Venezuela?s ties with Iran have become a defining element in its effort to curb American influence in developing countries.Iran Fires Practice Missiles and Affirms Nuclear Stance New York Times - Aug 20 5:58 PM
Iran fired 10 short-range missiles today amid growing international pressure over its nuclear program.Olmert asks Italy to lead UN force Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 20 3:40 PM
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has called for Italy to lead a U.N. peacekeeping force for Lebanon, his office said in a statement on Sunday.Mideast foes shake hands at Pope s funeral Tiscali - Aug 20 4:28 AM
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli President Moshe Katsav says he shook hands with the leaders of Syria and Iran at Pope John Paul s funeral, when the Pontiff in death brought together the Middle East foes.Hezbollah reportedly had British goggles AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 20 5:18 PM
Britain said Monday that it is investigating a report that Israeli soldiers found British-made night-vision goggles in a Hezbollah hideout.Israel Committed to Block Arms and Kill Nasrallah Gasden Times - Aug 20 3:04 AM
JERUSALEM, Aug. 19 Despite a cease-fire agreement, Israel intends to do its best to keep Iran and Syria from rearming Hezbollah and to kill the militia s leader, Sheik Hassan Nasrallah, says a senior Israeli commander.Israel, Mideast foes shake hands at Pope s funeral Tiscali - Aug 20 4:28 AM
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli President Moshe Katsav said he shook hands with the leaders of Syria and Iran at Pope John Paul s funeral on Friday, when the Pontiff in death brought together Middle East foes as no man alive ever had.Historic handshake at Pope funeral Tiscali - Aug 20 4:28 AM
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli President Moshe Katsav says he shook hands with President Bashar al-Assad of Syria, a country formally at war with the Jewish state, and the president of Iran at the funeral of Pope John Paul.UN envoys fear truce may unravel Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 20 3:07 PM
United Nations envoys will meet Israeli officials on Monday after expressing fears that a week-long truce between Israel and Lebanese Hizbollah guerrillas might unravel, leading to further bloodshed.:::- ARAB TIMES -::: Arab Times - Aug 19 11:41 PM
DAMASCUS (KUNA): Lebanese who had been displaced due to the Israeli war on Lebanon and returned to their homes from Syria praised on Saturday distinguished positions of the State of Kuwait beside Lebanon and assistance provided to relocated people at home and in Syria.Israel Will Try to Prevent Weapons Reaching Hezbollah (Update1) Bloomberg.com - 12 minutes ago
Aug. 21 (Bloomberg) -- Israel will maintain its sea and air blockade on Lebanon to prevent weapons reaching the Hezbollah group after staging a raid three days ago to stop an arms smuggling operation, a United Nations envoy said.Analysis: Lebanon's fragile unity cracks AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 20 1:12 PM
Lebanon had not even finished burying the dead from 34 days of war when the country's deep sectarian and political divisions split open again. That has shattered the semblance of unity that held, just barely, through the Israeli attacks against Hezbollah.Annan criticises Israel ITV.com - Aug 20 1:46 AM
UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan has said Israel broke the Middle East truce by raiding a Hezbollah stronghold. Commandos were airlifted into the area by helicopter, but Israel claims the manoevure was defensive and designed to disrupt weapons supplies from Syria and Iran.Israel defiant on Lebanon raid, prepares for 'next round' AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 20 9:01 AM
Israel warned that it would keep up raids against Hezbollah to prevent the Shiite militia from getting weapons from abroad and said it would prepare for the "next round" of war.Iran Reiterates It Won?t End Nuclear Program New York Times - Aug 20 1:01 PM
The statement comes two days before Iran?s self-imposed deadline for responding to a package of incentives offered by six Western nations in return for halting the program.Israel Committed To Block Arms To Hezbollah, Kill Nasrallah Free Internet Press - Aug 20 12:49 AM
Despite a cease-fire agreement, Israel intends to do its best to keep Iran and Syria from rearming Hezbollah and to kill the militia's leader, Sheik Hassan Nasrallah, says a senior Israeli commander. International commitments to exclude the Hezbollah militia from southern Lebanon and to disarm it already seem hollow, said the commander, who had a well-placed view of the war and its planning and Lebanon truce put to test as Annan blames Israel The Daily Star Lebannon - Aug 20 1:41 AM
A fragile truce to end a month-long war in Lebanon was facing its biggest test Sunday after an Israeli commando raid against Hezbollah which UN chief Kofi Annan charged was a violation of the ceasefire deal. Israel insisted it would continue to act to prevent alleged cross-border arms smuggling to Hezbollah and Syria, while Lebanon warned it could stop.UN says Lebanon truce may unravel Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 20 12:22 PM
The United Nations said on Sunday the week-old truce between Israel and Hizbollah could easily collapse again into "an abyss of violence and bloodshed" if the U.N. resolution which engendered it was violated further.Arab League to discuss Lebanon reconstruction in September AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 20 12:36 PM
Arab League foreign ministers said they were committed to help reconstruction efforts in Lebanon but delayed concrete plans to a meeting of Arab finance ministers in September.Israel Will Prevent Arms Reaching Hezbollah, Maintain Blockade Bloomberg.com - 1 hour, 41 minutes ago
Aug. 21 (Bloomberg) -- Israel will maintain its sea and air blockade on Lebanon to prevent weapons reaching the Hezbollah group after the monthlong conflict, a United Nations envoy said.Israeli Raid Endangers `Calm,' Annan Spokesman Says (Update3) Bloomberg.com - 2 hours, 0 minute ago
Aug. 20 (Bloomberg) -- United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan is ``deeply concerned'' about Israel's raid two days ago in eastern Lebanon that endangers the ``fragile calm'' in the region, Annan's spokesman said.Lebanon prime minister condemns Israel AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 20 10:08 AM
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Sunday said Israel would not accept the presence of peacekeepers in Lebanon from countries that don't have diplomatic relations with the Jewish state, officials said.Israel continues to raid Hezbollah bastions NDTV - Aug 19 8:09 PM
Israeli commandos continue to raid Hezbollah bastions in what Lebanon called a "naked violation" of the UN-backed truce. Israel said the operation in Lebanon's eastern Bekaa Valley aimed to disrupt weapons supplies to Hizbollah from Syria and Iran.BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) - Israel and Lebanon accused each another of violating their UN-brokered truce after Israel The Jamaica Observer - Aug 19 11:39 PM
Israel said the raid was to prevent cross-border arms smuggling from Syria and Iran to Hezbollah, while Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Siniora blasted the operation as a "blatant violation" of the truce, which came into force early Monday.Israel Says Commandos Raid Lebanon to Stop Smuggling (Update2) Bloomberg.com - Aug 19 7:18 AM
Aug. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Israeli special forces raided Lebanon late yesterday to prevent arms from being smuggled to Hezbollah fighters from Iran and Syria, five days after a United Nations-brokered cease-fire came into effect.Best Bets The Times of Northwest Indiana - Aug 19 10:26 PM
Brother Joseph Conroy will speak about his mission work in Israel, West Germany, Syria and Jordan at 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. today at Jesus Name Pentecostal Church, 5579 Clem Road.Israel raid in Lebanon shows need for fast UNIFIL deployment: US AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 20 9:02 AM
Israel's raid on Lebanon demonstrates the need for a rapid deploment of an expanded UN force in southern Lebanon, the White House said.Oil Rises a Second Day After Iran Refuses to Suspend Enrichment Bloomberg.com - 27 minutes ago
Aug. 21 (Bloomberg) -- Crude oil rose a second day after Iran refused to meet a United Nations demand to end its uranium enrichment, adding to concern that oil supplies from the world's fourth-largest producer may be disrupted.Tom Hayden: What the Peace Movement Should Demand HuffingtonPost - 2 hours, 27 minutes ago
The strategy is people power pressuring the pillars of the policy, but what is the platform? Some thoughts for your consideration: Instead of staying the course, we demand that our officials immediately change the course we are on. We support the majority of Americans, the majority of British people, and the 87 percent of Iraqis who want a timetable for ending our bloody occupation of Iraq. Israel defiant on Lebanon raid AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 20 5:22 AM
Israel warned that disarming Hezbollah remained key to keeping a fragile truce in Lebanon, and vowed to keep up raids to prevent the Shiite militia from getting weapons from abroad.Israel raids Hezbollah stronghold Denver Post - Aug 19 11:45 AM
Israeli commandos raided a Hezbollah stronghold deep inside Lebanon Saturday, sparking a fierce clash with militants that killed one Israeli. Lebanon called the raid a "flagrant violation" of the U.N.-brokered cease-fire, while Israel said it was aimed at disrupting arms shipments from Iran and Syria.Security Cabinet Update on Southern Lebanon Israel National News - Aug 20 12:42 AM
(IsraelNN.com) The security cabinet will hear updates on the security situation in southern Lebanon on Sunday, including information about arms smuggling to Hizbullah terrorists from Iran and Syria.Suzanne Nossel: Lebanon and the Future of the UN HuffingtonPost - 1 hour, 27 minutes ago
Just as the deployment of a UN-sponsored force will be critical to the future of Lebanon, the same mission could be a cross-roads for the UN. The UN has in recent years come under heavy criticism in the US for corruption, ineffectiveness and an unwillingness-cum-inability to reform. On the other side, the organization's boosters point to the flagging US support for the UN as a key detriment to Lebanon to crush any truce breach Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 20 6:56 AM
The Lebanese government vowed on Sunday to crush any attempt on the Lebanese side to breach the ceasefire in the conflict with Israel, a day after the U.N. condemned an Israeli raid on Hizbollah as a truce violation.Lebanon vows to punish truce violators AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 20 9:35 AM
Lebanon warned it would charge with treason anyone who fired rockets on Israel in violation of a fragile ceasefire that ended a month of warfare, but said Hezbollah was committed to the deal.A community of anti-U.S. interests International Herald Tribune - Aug 20 12:58 PM
Venezuela has long cultivated ties with Middle Eastern governments to keep oil prices high, but its recent engagement of Iran is symptomatic of an ambition to curb American influence in developing countries.Israel Insists Lebanon Raid is Justified Washington Post - Aug 20 8:25 AM
Lebanon condemns attacks as United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan says the strike "endangers the fragile calm" in the region.Israel Insists Lebanon Raid is Justified Washington Post - Aug 20 8:25 AM
JERUSALEM, Aug. 20-- Israel Sunday insisted its raid into Lebanon was justified despite Lebanese condemnation of the Saturday attack as a violation of the cease-fire, and the Lebanese defense minister warned militias not to give Israel a pretext to strike again.Arab League meets over Lebanon aid AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 20 8:53 AM
Arab foreign ministers convened in Cairo Sunday to plan for the reconstruction of Lebanon, devastated by a month-long Israeli offensive, with the marked absence of the Syrian foreign minister.U.S. Stopped Iranian Weapons Aimed for Hizbullah Israel National News - Aug 19 10:27 PM
(IsraelNN.com) The United States stopped an Iranian cargo plane from flying to Syria with missiles destined for Hizbullah terrorists, according to a report in USA Today . The incident occurred on the eighth day of the Hizbullah terrorist war and underlined the Bush Administration's support for Israel.Crude Oil Rises a Second Day as Iran Nears UN Nuclear Deadline Bloomberg.com - 2 hours, 15 minutes ago
Aug. 21 (Bloomberg) -- Crude oil rose a second day in New York on concern supplies from the Middle East, source of a third of the world's oil, may be at risk if Iran refuses to meet a United Nations deadline to halt its uranium enrichment.Israel Says Commandos Raid Lebanon to Stop Weapons Smuggling Bloomberg.com - Aug 19 2:32 AM
Aug. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Israeli special forces staged a raid inside Lebanon late yesterday to prevent arms from being smuggled to Hezbollah fighters from Iran and Syria, five days after a United Nations-brokered cease-fire came into effect.Israel Says Commandos Raid Lebanon to Stop Smuggling (Update1) Bloomberg.com - Aug 19 4:03 AM
Aug. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Israeli special forces raided Lebanon late yesterday to prevent arms from being smuggled to Hezbollah fighters from Iran and Syria, five days after a United Nations- brokered cease-fire came into effect. One Israeli officer was killed and two were wounded.Report: Israel Left Golan Heights Open to Attack Israel National News - Aug 19 10:12 PM
(IsraelNN.com) Syria easily could have overrun the Golan Heights in the first two weeks of the Israeli retaliation against Hizbullah's attacks on northern Israel, according to a report in the Hebrew daily Ma'ariv . The IDF relied on a small force of mostly reservists until members of the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee toured the area and brought the matter to the attention of the Lebanon truce put to test as Annan blames Israel AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 20 2:23 AM
An uneasy truce to end 34 days of war in Lebanon faced its biggest test after an Israeli commando raid against Hezbollah which UN chief Kofi Annan said was a violation of the ceasefire deal.Israel raid violates cease-fire, UN says International Herald Tribune - Aug 20 6:34 AM
Israel's weekend commando raid on a Hezbollah stronghold in Lebanon has put a fragile truce to its biggest test yet.Israeli commandos raid Hezbollah stronghold Houston Chronicle - Aug 19 7:54 AM
Israeli commandos raided a Hezbollah stronghold deep inside Lebanon today, sparking a fierce clash with militants that left one Israeli soldier dead. Lebanon called the raid a "flagrant violation" of the U.N.-brokered cease-fire, while Israel said it was aimed at disrupting arms smuggling from Iran and Syria. Lebanon vows to be tough on any breach of truce Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 20 3:15 AM
The Lebanese government vowed on Sunday to crush any attempt on the Lebanese side to breach the truce in the conflict with Israel, a day after the U.N. condemned an Israeli raid on Hizbollah as a truce violation.Israeli jets fly over Lebanon after truce strained Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 20 2:37 AM
Israeli warplanes flew reconnaissance missions over Lebanon on Sunday, a day after an Israeli commando raid deep into the country strained a U.N.-backed truce that ended Israel's 34-day war with Hizbollah.UN Secretary Kofi Annan: Israeli Baalbek raid violated Lebanon truce DEBKAfile - Aug 19 3:34 PM
He offered this view after speaking to Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert who defended the raid as necessary to disrupt the flow of arms to Hizballah from Iran and Syria.For Israelis, truce with Hizbullah is unrealistic The Christian Science Monitor - Aug 20 3:55 PM
Many say the cease-fire does not represent an end - only an end to 'Round 1.' Russian arms dented Israeli armour The Hindu - Aug 19 12:50 PM
"Hizbollah received arms from Syria, Iran"Lebanese PM: 'Crime Against Humanity' CBS News - Aug 20 4:06 PM
Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Saniora toured south Beirut alongside Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, a Hezbollah supporter. Saniora called the Israeli bombing campaign a "crime against humanity."Lebanon warns of violating cease-fire AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 20 2:44 AM
Lebanon's defense minister said Sunday that any group breaking the cease-fire in southern Lebanon would be "decisively dealt with," warning Israel could use any rocket fire as a pretext for retaliation.France needs to front up International Herald Tribune - Aug 20 4:49 AM
If it weren't so dangerous, it would be tempting to laugh about France's paltry commitment of 200 additional peacekeepers for Lebanon.Turkey says it forced Iran planes down AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 18 2:03 PM
The Turkish Foreign Ministry said Friday that it had forced two Syria-bound Iranian planes to land and be searched for rockets and other military equipment during the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah.