Towards a Ceasefire?

As I write, the ceasefire mandated by the Security Council is ostensibly less than 12 hours away. However... the Lebanese cabinet has indefinitely postponed a meeting that was supposed to be held today to...

What is “Disproportionate”?

"It must surely be true that the level of lies and hypocrisy that a society can tolerate is in direct proportion to the degeneration of that culture. Personally I am not particularly pro or...

UN Resolution 1701: Analysis

The essence: A ceasefire is called for that requires Hezbollah to cease all hostilities and Israel to cease offensive attacks. The Lebanese army is to send 15,000 troops into southern Lebanon; the Lebanese are to...

UN Security Council Resolution 1701: Dr. Aaron Lerner: Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs Obfuscates...

Behind the Headlines: UN Security Council Resolution 1701 Information Department, Israel Foreign Ministry - Jerusalem Website: http://www.mfa.gov.il E-mail: feedback@mfa.gov.il Jerusalem, 12 August 2006 UN Security Council Resolution 1701, adopted on 11 August 2006, contains the...

Why we should be Optimistic

By the time of this article is published, Israel will have been engaged in hot war with the Hezbollah and Lebanon for nearly a month. The media have been covering the military story from...

Israeli Army Reservists Commission Poll: Should the IDF bomb from the air before a...

In the midst of the tough battles, some Israeli Army reservists fighting on the front decided to commission a public opinion poll on the IDF's activity in southern Lebanon. In wake of the IDF's many...

Israel Slows Its Military’s Advance In Lebanon

The government of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has blocked Israel's military from conducting a ground war in Lebanon Officials as well as several Cabinet ministers have acknowledged that Olmert and his allies prevented the General...

Why Israel Won’t Hit Syria

Israel will not attack Syria, even though Syria continues to resupply Hezbollah with weapons from its own stockpiles and with weapons from Iran, senior Israeli officials, retired military officers, and outside experts told NewsMax. Gideon...

War With Iran ‘Inevitable,’ Former Israeli Deputy Defense Chief Says

War between Iran and Israel is "inevitable," a former deputy defense minister retired Maj. Gen. Efraim Sneh told NewsMax in an exclusive interview from his home near Tel Aviv. Sneh, who ran Israel's defense ministry...

NGOs in the Lebanon War – Update 3: August 7, 2006

NGOs in the Lebanon War - Update 3: August 7, 2006 NGO Monitor Institute for Contemporary Affairs founded jointly with the Wechsler Family Foundation www.ngo-monitor.org Covering July 12 through August 6 See Archive of Lebanon...