7/16 Middle East Live Thread

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1666163/posts ^ | 7/16/06 | me

[BurbankKarl]

09:19 MDA: More than 20 people hurt in Katyusha rocket strike in Haifa (Channel 2)

09:16 Residents of Acre, Haifa and its suburbs told to enter bomb shelters (Israel Radio)

09:15 Tenth Katyusha rocket lands in Haifa (Israel Radio)

09:15 Explosions heard in Rosh Hanikra (Israel Radio)

09:11 Katyusha rockets hit Acre and suburbs around Haifa Bay (Channel 2)

09:06 Report: Three to five explosion heard in central Haifa (Israel Radio)

08:47 Chirac: Forces threatening Lebanon`s security, sovereignty must be stopped (AP)

08:41 Sgt. Tal Amgar killed on Navy ship to be buried 16.00 Sun. at Ashdod cemetery (Itim)

08:39 Chirac calls for `show of moderation` in Lebanon, says cease-fire needed (Reuters)

08:37 IDF denies report of air raid on power station south of Beirut (Haaretz)

08:36 Hezbollah says it fought off attempt by IDF ground forces to cross Lebanese border (AP)

08:35 Bush urges Israel `to be mindful of the consequences` of its military actions (AP)

08:19 Jewish man arrested after threatening to stab Palestinians in J`lem`s Old City (Itim)

08:15 Al Manar: Nasrallah to give an interview later Sunday to prove he`s well (Israel Radio)

[Fitzcarraldo]

17:11 Saudi Arabia donates $50 million to Lebanon following plea by Lebanese PM (AP)

[goldstategop]

Right now the credibility of the Prime Minister and the government is on the line. If they don't achieve their objectives, then Israel's security situation will grow even worse. The political future of both the PM and Defense Minister are riding on a successful outcome to this war and they're counting on the IDF to deliver.

(Go Israel Go! Slap 'em down Hezbullies.)

[hershey]

Oh, swell, Wolf is out of bed and on air. Sorry, spell checker off. That's 'Swill'.

[HeartlandOfAmerica]

Yeah, I heard her. Dweeb. All Bush's fault for backing Israel ;(

[mainepatsfan]

It was one right before the commercial break. I don't know if it meant a ground invasion or not.

[AliVeritas]

Do I even have to tell you?

[Pox]

That's good to hear, but if they want the launches to cease they will have to have boots on the ground in Lebanon to clean out the cockroaches.

I'm thinking sometime between Monday and Wednesday for a ground assault to launch as long as Olmert doesn't lose his water.

[hershey]

Another great map. Much appreciated.

[goldstategop]

Israel has no intention of being dragged into a regional war. It may come to the point where she has no choice but to engage Syria. As for Iran, that threat is also going to be dealt with and destroying Iran's nuclear assets is not a simple matter. I'm sure the IDF is working on a plan that will neutralize the danger to Israel.

(Go Israel Go! Slap 'em down Hezbullies.)

[Fitzcarraldo]

'latText' message popup now gone! thanks again!

[texas booster]

... it told the media that ball-bearing packed warhead that hit Syria was developed in Syria.

Have a link? I haven't heard of this one, and a search brought only unrelated articles on FR.

Thanks!

[Pox]

I have all the faith in the world in the IDF, but Olmert has already moved the goalposts once by dropping the insistence on resolution 1559 being implemented prior to the IDF halting their offensive, but as you pointed out, the Lebanese really can't accomplish that so they may be simply bowing to reality in the situation by dropping that demand.

I just do not have much faith in Olmert and his government at this time.

[AliVeritas]

Can we have some links?

[norton]

"It will be impossible to stop all of Hezbollah from going to Syria but I'd be interested to know what roads exactly and where have been bombed so at least they can't drag all their missiles with them."

Remember the 'Highway of Death'?

I'd like to see Israel use only long range weapons to roll Hizbolla back and out into the Bekka - then smoke the entire valley (screw the WMD - you reap what you sow).

Ground troops should be held away from Lebanese civilians and used in Gaza - where no one should be considered a civilian.

[AliVeritas]

Thanks.

[HeartlandOfAmerica]

If Olmert can't handle it, he goes down and someone FAR more hawkish will come in. Israeli's GOTTA be feeling pretty belligerent right now!

[blu]

Thanks! My student thanks you also.

[hershey]

That comment by Tobin on Fox that one of the missiles that hit Haifa held ball bearings that exploded, killing 8 people....Wolf Blitzer just on CNN scolding Peres of Israel for not being more PC about where they shoot back. And "Is the head of Hezbollah a legitimate target?" Wolf wonders. Peres points out that he's a killer and should be dead, that Israel will kill him. (Wolf is speechless.)

[Fitzcarraldo]

I think Olmert is just trying cool things off a bit short term so the evacuees have a better chance of leaving unmolested. IMO.