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...

Israel in Lebanon: Not Deciding is Also a Decision

Most wartime leaders look for "an exit strategy," but in the case of Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, many Israelis are wondering if there is an "entry strategy." Indeed, in a striking statement that surprised...

Breaking Story- Abbas Endorses Hezbullah “We Definitely Perceive The Resistance In Lebanon As Noble...

EXCERPTS OF REMARKS BY MAHMOUD ABBAS, PALESTINIAN PRESIDENT, (AL ARABIYA TV, 17:45 (GMT+3) August 06, 2006) The following was translated from Arabic. ANCHOR: The Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has noted that members of the Palestinian government...

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...

“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...

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...

IDF in Southern Lebanon Israel is prohibited from flying over Lebanon?

========== For Immediate Release Office of the White House Press Secretary August 7, 2006 Crawford, Texas 8:59 A.M. CDT www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/08/20060807.html THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. Since the crisis in Lebanon began more than three weeks ago, the United...

‘No Cease-Fire’ Until Hezbollah Disarmed

Israel will not agree to a cease-fire in Lebanon until Hezbollah is completely disarmed and no longer can operate as a militia force, top Israeli officials said today. Their statements upped the ante in the...