20:36 Olmert says there won`t be a massive ground invasion of Lebanon (Channel 10)
20:35 Halutz says Lebanon ground operation to be limited in scope (Channel 1)
20:33 Halutz: Information points to all three abducted soldiers being alive (Haaretz)
20:31 Halutz: Israeli government, not int`l community, setting timetable for actions (Haaretz)
20:30 Roadblocks set up near TA beachfront due to possible terrorist infiltration (Haaretz)
20:30 Halutz: Senior members of Hezbollah hit in air force strikes (Haaretz)
20:26 Security forces suspect suicide bomber has infiltrated Tel Aviv region (Haaretz)
20:25 Syria continues to allow flow of weapons to Hezbollah (Channel 1)
20:25 Halutz: Don`t want to give dates, will try to keep operation short (Haaretz)
20:24 Italy: International conference on Lebanon to be held in Rome on July 26 (Reuters)
20:23 Halutz: Apache collision was accident, part of the dangers of current situation (Haaretz)
20:21 Halutz: IDF will conduct limited ground operations in Lebanon, if necessary (AP)
20:21 Halutz: We will make every effort to bring abducted soldiers home (Haaretz)
20:19 Halutz accuses Hezbollah of using mosques to conceal Katyusha launchers (Ch. 10)
20:17 Halutz: Close to 100 Hezbollah gunmen killed thus far (Channel 10)
Israeli Arab Imam Yearns to See Hizbullah Flag Over Israel
06:05 Jul 21, '06 / 25 Tammuz 5766
(IsraelNN.com) Eulogizing two Israeli Arab children killed in a Hizbullah rocket attack earlier in the week in Nazareth, a community imam spoke of the day when there will be “true peace” and the Hizbullah flag will fly over “Lebanon, Syria, Egypt, Iran and Israel,” yearning for that day.
There was no anger at Hizbullah for causing the deaths of the children, but Nazareth’s mayor and other officials channeled their anger at Israel, blaming the IDF Homefront Command and others, charging government officials with neglect and discrimination, citing too few shelters in the Arab sector as the primary cause for the death of the two children.
Homefront officer Colonel Kuperberg on Thursday rejected the accusations, explaining the ratio of public shelters and safe rooms in the Israeli Arab, Druse and Jewish sectors remains the same. He went on to explain that it is true that in some Israeli Arab municipalities there are no air raid sirens, explaining that is the decision of community leaders.
Kuperberg expounded on his statement, adding that some Arab leaders would not permit the installation of the air raid siren apparatus since it also sounds on Holocaust Remembrance Day and Memorial Day for fallen soldiers. Since it is a package deal, the Arab leaders opted not to have the siren installed.
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