Daily Archives: August 8, 2006

DR. BERNARD LEWIS: Placing the Current Conflict Into Perspective

During the Cold War, both sides possessed weapons of mass destruction, but neither side used them, deterred by what was known as MAD, mutual assured destruction. Similar constraints have no doubt prevented their use...

“Who will win the war, will Israel be able to win”?

An Outline of what the BESA speakers had to say: Mordechai Keidar- BESA: The conflict began 1350 years ago when Islam was sub-divided into Sunni and Shi'a. Hezbollah is part of the Shi'a sect. The name...

Human Rights Council Session on Lebanon Violates Charter

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Media Relations Tel: +41-79-332-8106 Geneva, August 8, 2006 - UN Watch expressed grave concern over today's move by Arab and Islamic countries to urgently convene the UN's top human rights body regarding...