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Human Rights Group Accuses Israel of War Crimes in Lebanon 
New York Times - 1 hour, 56 minutes ago
Amnesty International said Israel?s bombing campaign amounted to indiscriminate attacks on Lebanese civilians.Israel Diary: 'To Be or Not to Be' 
Kevin Sites in the Hot Zone via Yahoo! News - Aug 23 2:16 PM
The border This, theoretically, is what this whole war is about: the border, the so-called blue line between Israel and Lebanon. It is, of course, not blue at all, but a double-thick chain link fence topped with concertina wire.'Vital' for UN force to shore up ceasefire in Lebanon: France, Israel 
AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 23 9:49 AM
France and Israel have said it was "vital" for an expanded UN force to deploy in Lebanon to bolster the shaky ceasefire there between Israel and the Shiite militia Hezbollah.'Vital' for UN force to shore up ceasefire in Lebanon: France and Israel 
AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 23 6:56 AM
France and Israel have said it was "vital" for an expanded UN force to deploy in Lebanon to bolster the shaky ceasefire there between Israel and Hezbollah.Violence tests Israel-Lebanon cease-fire 
AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 23 5:17 AM
The shaky cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah was tested Wednesday as the Israeli army fired artillery into a disputed border region in response to what it said was an attack from inside Lebanon. An Israeli soldier was killed in a separate incident, the army said.Israel protests against India's "Hitler" eatery 
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 23 5:13 AM
Israel's mission in India asked city authorities in the financial hub of Mumbai on Wednesday to get a restaurant called "Hitler's Cross" to change its name as it hurt the sentiments of Jews.Israel Buys Upgraded Subs To Counter Iran Threat by Jean-Luc Renaudie Jerusalem (AFP) Aug 23, 2006 
Space War - 2 hours, 47 minutes ago
In a bid to boost its military arsenal against a perceived threat from archfoe Iran, Israel has signed a contract with Germany to buy two submarines capable of carrying nuclear weapons, a newspaper report said Wednesday.Israel appoints interim justice minister 
AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 23 4:59 AM
Israel's housing minister Meir Sheetrit was named interim justice minister to replace Haim Ramon who resigned earlier this week over accusations of sexual harassment, an official has said.Rights group accuses Israel of 'war crimes' over Lebanon targets 
AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 23 4:53 AM
Israel committed "war crimes" by deliberately targeting Lebanese civilian infrastructure during the recent conflict with the Shiite Hezbollah militia, Amnesty International has said.Lebanon wants US to help lift Israel blockade 
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 23 4:25 AM
Lebanon urged the United States on Wednesday to make Israel remove a sea and air blockade it imposed at the start of its 34-day war with Hizbollah fighters.Israel buys upgraded subs to counter Iran threat 
AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 23 2:56 AM
In a bid to boost its military arsenal against a perceived threat from archfoe Iran, Israel has signed a contract with Germany to buy two submarines capable of carrying nuclear weapons, a newspaper report has said.Israel must lift blockade on Lebanon: French FM 
AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 23 4:17 AM
French Foreign Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy has said that Israel must end its sea and air blockade of Lebanon, but that UN forces should at the same time enforce a strict embargo on arms.Israel: Situation in Lebanon 'explosive' 
USA Today - Aug 23 1:13 AM
Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Saniora urged the U.S. to help end Israel's sea and air blockade, saying his country was making "every effort" to secure its borders.U.N. chief heading to Mideast and will visit Lebanon, Israel and most likely Syria and Iran 
San Diego Union-Tribune - 3 minutes ago
UNITED NATIONS, 8:39 p.m. Aug. 23 (AP): Secretary-General Kofi Annan will travel to the Middle East later this week, visiting Lebanon, Israel and most likely Syria and Iran to try to garner support for the U.N. resolution that led to the fragile Israeli-Hezbollah cease-fire, the U.N. said Wednesday.Israel urges rapid Lebanon force 
BBC News - Aug 23 9:28 AM
The UN's peace force in Lebanon must be built up quickly as the situation is "explosive", Israel's foreign minister says.Judge orders investigation of leak in pro-Israel spy case 
San Diego Union-Tribune - 1 hour, 35 minutes ago
ALEXANDRIA, Va., 7:26 p.m. Aug. 23 (AP): A federal judge has ordered the Justice Department to investigate how media organizations learned about a criminal probe involving the activities of two pro-Israel lobbyists, who now face trial on charges that they illegally disclosed national defense information.Ancient biblical waterworks found in Israel 
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 23 12:21 AM
Archaeologists in Israel have unearthed an ancient water system which was modified by the conquering Persians to turn the desert into a paradise.Israel's War Revives Interest in Northrop Anti-Rocket Laser 
Bloomberg.com - Aug 23 8:03 AM
Aug. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Israel's war with Hezbollah, in which it was hit by 4,000 missiles fired by the Shiite Muslim group, has revived its interest in an experimental laser cannon designed by Northrop Grumman Corp. to destroy short-range rockets in the air.Israel buys nuclear-capable subs 
Aljazeera - 2 hours, 2 minutes ago
Israel has bought two German-built Dolphin-class submarines, said to have nuclear capability, with Germany covering a third of the $1.27 billion price tag.Israel: No plans to end Lebanon blockade 
AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 22 8:07 PM
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Tuesday that Israel has no plans to lift its air and sea blockade of Lebanon until an international peacekeeping force takes up positions along the Syrian border and at Beirut's airport.Amnesty report accuses Israel of war crimes 
Guardian Unlimited - 2 hours, 40 minutes ago
Israel deliberately targeted civilian infrastructure and committed war crimes during the month-long conflict in Lebanon, according to an Amnesty International report.Israel buys nuclear subs 
The Scotsman - Aug 23 6:24 PM
WITH Iran confidently defying pressure to curb its nuclear programme, Israel has signed a contract with Germany to buy two more submarines capable of firing nuclear missiles, it emerged yesterday.William E. Jackson Jr.: Dialogue with a Jewish Friend over Israel in Lebanon" 
HuffingtonPost - Aug 23 6:02 AM
August 22, 2006 My liberal academic colleague and I have been debating our government's policies in the Middle East since our graduate school days at Columbia. The current round began back in the spring with the appearance of the Mearsheimer-Walt draft paper on the influence of the Israeli lobby over American foreign policy--"The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy." However, it was the U.N. envoy: Israel may OK prisoner swap 
AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 22 8:16 PM
A senior U.N. envoy said Tuesday that efforts were continuing to secure the release of two Israeli soldiers captured by Hezbollah and that Israel may be warming to the idea of trading Lebanese prisoners it holds in exchange.Israel rejects Amnesty's war crimes allegations 
ABC via Yahoo!7 News - Aug 23 2:33 PM
Israel has dismissed an Amnesty International report accusing it of committing war crimes in southern Lebanon.Violence Tests Israel-Lebanon Cease-Fire 
ABC News - Aug 23 5:33 AM
Sporadic Violence Tests U.N.-Brokered Cease-Fire Along Israel-Lebanon BorderIsrael accused of war crimes in Lebanon 
AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 22 5:51 PM
Amnesty International on Wednesday accused Israel of war crimes, saying it broke international law by deliberately destroying Lebanon's civilian infrastructure during its recent war with Hezbollah guerrillas.Israel says situation in Lebanon 'explosive' 
Kane County Chronicle - Aug 23 5:42 PM
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) Israel's foreign minister said Wednesday the situation in Lebanon was "explosive" while Syria's president says the deployment of international troops along the Syria-Lebanon border would be a "hostile" act.U.N. presses Israel to lift Lebanon sea, air blockade 
Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Aug 23 2:26 PM
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations put fresh pressure on Israel on Wednesday to lift its sea and air blockade of Lebanon, saying it was crucial for the country to get its economy back on its feet.Israel buys upgraded subs to counter Iran threat 
IranMania.com - 1 hour, 29 minutes ago
LONDON, August 24 (IranMania) - In a bid to boost its military arsenal against a perceived threat from archfoe Iran, Israel has signed a contract with Germany to buy two submarines capable of carrying nuclear weapons, a newspaper report said, according to AFP.Israel releases mistakenly kidnapped men 
Australian Broadcasting Corporation - 2 hours, 35 minutes ago
TONY JONES: Meanwhile, Israel has quietly released five men captured at the height of the conflict in Lebanon after what turned out to be an embarassing case of mistaken identity.