Israel has a coalition goverment, and it is inherently unstable. That means, if Olmert does not act tough, his government will fall.
This is an excellent time for a hawk to seize power in the goverment.
Perhaps Bibi?
Posted on 07/16/2006 11:11:16 PM PDT by BurbankKarl
09:02 Amir Peretz: We won`t stop fighting before achieving our objectives (Haaretz)
08:52 Barrage of Katyusha rockets hits Kiryat Shmona (Itim)
08:48 IDF arrested 12 wanted Palestinian militants in overnight West Bank raids (Itim)
08:32 Two Qassam rockets land in Ashkelon; no casualties or damage reported (Channel 10)
08:07 One IDF soldier lightly injured in fighting in northern Gaza Strip (Israel Radio)
07:57 Asia-Pacific officials working to evacuate citizens from Lebanon (AP)
07:31 Rocket barrage slams into Safed; no immediate report of casualties, damage (Haaretz)
07:30 Two people lightly injured in Acre from rocket hits (Haaretz)
07:21 Alarm sirens heard in Tiberias, no hits reported as yet (Channel 10)
07:20 Two people lightly wounded by sharpnel in Qassam hits on Sderot (Haaretz)
07:07 Lebanese: IDF attacks Beirut port; large fire breaks out (AP)
07:00 Third Qassam rocket hits Sderot; no casualties reported (Haaretz)
06:56 IDF soldier injured in Beit Hanun (Haaretz)
06:49 Katyusha rocket hits community near northern town of Acre; 4 people injured (Haaretz)
06:43 Two loud explosions rock southern suburbs of Beirut (AP)
06:37 Two Qassam rockets hit Sderot; no casualties (Israel Radio)
06:16 Lebanese: 17 fatalities, 9 of them soldiers, in latest round of IDF strikes (Israel Radio)
06:13 Qassam rocket hits western Negev; no casualties (Israel Radio)
06:08 IAF strikes over 50 targets in Lebanon in overnight attacks (Israel Radio)
06:05 IDF says air raid sirens in Haifa were false alarm (Israel Radio)
06:03 Air raid sirens sound in Haifa (AP)
05:46 IDF: Lebanese military involved in Friday attack on Israeli ship (AP)
05:43 IDF: Radar stations targeted were used in Friday attack on Israeli ship (AP)
05:37 IDF: Latest attacks in Lebanon are against radar stations used by Hezbollah (AP)
05:13 Israel blames Hizbollah after Canadian deaths in southern Lebanon (Reuters)
04:35 Oil surges back toward record highs after weekend of Middle East violence (Reuters)
04:13 13 killed, including 8 soldiers, in renewed overnight IDF attacks in Lebanon (AP)
03:21 EU foreign ministers discuss diplomatic options in effort to end Mideast violence (AP)
#1.
I vote that it's #2.
Oil tumbled after Israel's Channel 10 television carried the report, citing a senior military officer.
An Israeli government spokeswoman quickly responded, saying Israel had no plan to halt the offensive as of yet.
Concern that the conflict could escalate and spread to Middle East oil producers had earlier sent London Brent crude to a record high.
Jul. 17, 2006 21:35
By YAAKOV KATZ
IDF forces conquered Ghajar, an area inside Lebanese territory, it was released for publication on Monday.
The troops remained in the area and built a barrier to fortify their position
i vote #1 also, don't think Olmert yet is ready to bump this up a notch (not sure if he ever will), not sure how much of a blackout we are going to see, just heard CNN mention it.
I could be wrong, though.
could be both 1 and 2.
placemarker
Probably not a bad idea.
Al-Ghajar Village Flashpoint
http://www.defense-update.com/2005/12/al-ghajar-village-flashpoint.html
The village of al-Ghajar, where the main action took place, has become the most dangerous flashpoint along the volatile Israel-Lebanese border is one of those enigmatic political curiosities, which unfortunately occur when short-sighted decisions are made on crucial geo-political arrangements. When the IDF withdrew, in compliance with UN Resolutions 425, from its self-declared “Security Zone” in south Lebanon in May 2000 it left some severe topographical constraints, creating flashpoints for future confrontation with Hezbollah. The Shi’ite militia took over the void, pending refusal by Lebanon, under Syrian pressure, to deploy its armed forces along the international border and restore its sovereignty in south Lebanon.
Disregarding vehement Israeli objections, the UN officials decided creating the so-called ‘Blue Line’, insisting that this was a temporary measure, due to Beirut’s refusal to co-operate in designating the “real” international border, which itself was a historical farce made by the post- WW1 colonial powers.
Populated by Alawites, a strange anomaly in this mostly Shi’ite region, al-Ghajar is situated at a highly strategic location along the Israel-Lebanese border. On the banks of Hasbani river and alongside the Wassani springs, important water reservoirs for both Lebanon and Israel alike, it was captured during the 1967 war by Israel and its residents have voted for Israeli citizenship.
When the UN surveyors probed the area, they depicted al-Ghajar as “two thirds inside Lebanon and one third within the Israeli occupied Syria”, which immediately provoked angry demonstrations by the villagers. Since Israel’s withdrawal five years ago, al-Ghajar remains divided, despite the clamour of its residents.
Hezbollah has shrewdly exploited the situation, by dominating the Lebanese part, which placed its guerillas within feet of the IDF position in Israel’s part of the village- a deadly combination.
Number 1, but after Number 2.
Took me a while, but I finally did see the people running for cover in that picture.
22:12 Sirens warning of imminent rocket attack heard in Sefad (Haaretz)
2,2,1,2,1,1,2,2,1,2
Both #1 and #2 and other reasons we haven't factored in. War is not a media event.
22:12
It took me a minute to realized you hadn't posted two unrelated pictures but that the 'woman' is on a billboard in the background. LMAO! I gotta get away from the computer....
Israel has a coalition goverment, and it is inherently unstable. That means, if Olmert does not act tough, his government will fall.
This is an excellent time for a hawk to seize power in the goverment.
Perhaps Bibi?
I can see both being important. We definately dont want to be providing Hezbollah range data.
Is that guy on his cell?
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