7/30 Middle East Live Thread

7/29 Middle East Live Thread ^ | 7/30/06 | BurbankKarl

[BurbankKarl]

Israeli combat soldiers walk along the Israeli northern border with Lebanon. US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is pursuing a new round of Middle East diplomacy as the Lebanon conflict moved into its 19th day, with Israel and Hezbollah exchanging firepower and threats in defiance of international moves toward a ceasefire

[Knitting A Conundrum]

Ynet Updates:

Updates
Pope Benedict XVI appeals for immediate cease-fire in Middle East
(13:17 , 07.30.06)
Sderot woman moderately injured by Qassam
(13:10 , 07.30.06)
MK Elon: Hizbullah plotted Qana bombing
(13:08 , 07.30.06)
7 Katyusha rockets land in Kiryat Shmona
(13:07 , 07.30.06)
European Commission says Qana bombing 'horrific'
(13:00 , 07.30.06)
ssam hits factory in Sderot; injuries reported
(12:59 , 07.30.06)
Iran: Rice achievement on Middle East visit is Qana bombing
(12:54 , 07.30.06)
Dichter: Nasrallah guilty of killing civilians in Qana
(12:53 , 07.30.06)
Lebanese crowd breaks into UN headquarters in Beirut
(12:48 , 07.30.06)
MK Yishai: Qana bombing should not halt operation
(12:41 , 07.30.06)
Rice says time to reach truce after Qana bombing
(12:36 , 07.30.06)
Britain's Beckett calls Qana bombing 'appalling'
(12:34 , 07.30.06)
Hizbullah vows retaliation for Qana killings
(12:23 , 07.30.06)
Jordan king say Israel commits ugly crime in Qana
(12:22 , 07.30.06)
Lahoud: Does world want Israel to turn Lebanon into Kosovo 2?
(12:15 , 07.30.06)
Chirac condemns Qana bombing, calls for ceasefire
(12:04 , 07.30.06)
84 rockets fired at Israel Sunday; 4 lightly injured
(12:03 , 07.30.06)
Peretz warns against Shebaa withdrawal under solution for current crisis
(11:56 , 07.30.06)
Shin Bet chief: No progress in efforts to release of Gilad Shalit
(11:48 , 07.30.06)
Olmert: Hizbullah fired rockets at Afula from Qana
(11:44 , 07.30.06)
MK El-Sana: Israel must probe Qana killings
(11:40 , 07.30.06)
Lebanon says Rice unwelcome before ceasefire
(11:35 , 07.30.06)
Livni says ceasefire hinges on humanitarian situation in Lebanon
(11:33 , 07.30.06)
MK Tibi: Olmert, Peretz, Bush responsible for Qana deaths
(11:25 , 07.30.06)
Lebanese PM: Qana attack was deliberate
(11:13 , 07.30.06)
Akko: 2 residents injured in rocket attack
(11:12 , 07.30.06)
MK Gal-On: Rice should impose ceasefire
(11:06 , 07.30.06)
MK Beilin: Civilian deaths in Qana unacceptable
(11:00 , 07.30.06)
MK Eldad says hazy withdrawal from Lebanon would be catastrophic
(10:51 , 07.30.06)
MK Barakeh on Qana: Gov't is carrying out massacre with American approval
(10:43 , 07.30.06)
Peretz says Israel fighting Iran's arm in south Lebanon
(10:35 , 07.30.06)
Sergeant Assaf Namer to be laid to rest at 6 pm in Haifa
(10:27 , 07.30.06)
Report: Death toll in Qana bombing rises to 51
(10:24 , 07.30.06)
Olmert: Israel won't stop offensive until targets are met

[Knitting A Conundrum]

Haaretz

13:03 1 person lightly hurt, another treated for shock after Qassam strike in Sderot (Haaretz)
12:56 7 rockets land in Kiryat Shmona, one hits building; no injuries reported (Haaretz)
12:54 Hamas vows to carry out attacks on Israel in response to strike on Qana (Reuters)
12:53 Qassam rocket hits Sderot industrial zone factory, causing injuries, damage (Haaretz)
12:42 France condemns IAF strike on Qana, calls for immediate ceasefire (Reuters)
12:38 Over 1,000 protesters break into United Nations headquarters in Beirut (AP)
12:22 Olmert: Qana village was used as a Hezbollah base for launching rockets at Israel (AP)
12:21 Rice: It is time to get to a cease-fire in Lebanon (Reuters)
12:17 Jordan`s Abdullah calls Qana strike `ugly crime,` seeks immediate cease-fire (Reuters)
12:17 Hezbollah vows to retaliate for Israeli killings in Qana (Reuters)
12:00 Haifa hospital reportedly hit by rocket (Sky News)
11:38 Protesters rally at British airport over U.S. military shipments to Israel (AP)
11:27 Lebanese gov`t officials: We will not meet Rice until cease-fire is reached (Reuters)
11:04 Foreign Ministry: 330,000 residents of north have left homes due to rocket fire (Reuters)
11:02 Sirens sound in Carmiel (Haaretz)
10:35 Olmert: Israel not in a hurry to agree to cease-fire until it achieves its goals (AP)
10:16 Two people lightly hurt in Katyusha strike in Acre (Haaretz)
10:01 IDF says it warned residents of Qana to leave (Reuters)
09:44 Iran says won`t consider incentives package if UN passes resolution against it (Reuters)
09:37 High alert along W. Bank border on report of entry of would-be bomber (Haaretz)
09:31 IDF renews its ground offensive in south Lebanon (Haaretz)
09:22 Katyusha rocket hits residential building in Kiryat Shmona; no injuries (Haaretz)
09:16 Lebanese sources: 35 civilians killed in IAF strike in south Lebanon (Reuters)
08:59 Al-Manar: Clashes break out between Hezbollah, IDF in `Taybeh Project` area (AP)
08:47 Katyusha rockets land in Haifa; no injuries reported (Haaretz)
08:38 3 Katyusha rockets land near Acre; no injuries reported (Channel 2)
08:18 Lebanese sources: 40 civilian casualties in building hit by IDF in S. Lebanon (Reuters)

[janetjanet998]

CNNI story developing on 2 fronts..Quam attack..and in beirut as course no mention of the 80 rockets fired into Israel in the last few hours causing damage and injuries

[Pepper777]

"" I, too, believe every move of this is orchestrated.""

Me too, txrangerette. Most demonstrations are planned and not spontaneous.

[Pepper777]

I agree Janet.

[bwteim]

Thanks for the ping, Karl. Good morning, all!

Ripping off, err, I mean, paraphrasing Ken5050, I see that the planet is still intact this morning, despite prognostications of doom and gloom from the experts, including Al Gore and Helen Thomas' cosmetic consultant.

[AliVeritas]

Beirut - Demonstrators attack UN headquarters

http://msnbc.msn.com/id/14102234/

[Miss Marple]

Well, hello there! I see you just registered to discuss "lap dogs of Israel."<p.I have no tolerance for this stuff this morning. Calling the kitties.

[mainepatsfan]

It's hard to get media coverage otherwise.

[AliVeritas]

I'm still trying to get over this one:
UN to enter IDF control room
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1153292028018&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

[Uncle Ike]

It's going to look bad for the lap dogs of Israel as the world reacts to the murders this morning!


Hmmmmmm... Is that you, again, Achmed?? Weren't you zotted/banned from the Beruit UN thread a few minutes ago under another name????

[Miss Marple]

Fox has gone live half an hour early.

[bwteim]

Did you ever get an answer to your yesterday's question as to why Hezbo rockets are fired in the day time?

[Miss Marple]

And, he has been zotted here. Good morning!

[mainepatsfan]

I still don't understand why they're attacking their allies the UN?

[jeffers]

I'm guessing Hezbollah will be setting up their longer range missiles for revenge strikes against Israel, it will be interesting to note their overall response time, how long it takes to reach a decision, send out the orders, and actually launch rockets.

I have the Hezb promise to retaliate placed between 0600 and 0630 Sunday (today), and the clock is running.

[Knitting A Conundrum]

Of course not...they don't care. They want to use this as a way to instigate their goals.

War is Hell.

They allowed Hezbollah to be heros to them, plant themselves in their midst, be indistinguishable from them.

Hezbollah shields themselves with women and children. And the western media doesn't scream outrage at Hezbollah for that tactic, because, in the West's mind, we are guilty of the sin of being Westerners amd deserve all the bad that happens to us, especially if we are American or Israeli or Jewish.

[tiredoflaundry]

Thanks for the heads up! I was watching CNNi, and I swear the British guy "Richard" , is the same fool that used to do reporting on the Royals at Fox. He always was "over the top" at Fox & I was having trouble taking this guy seriously!

[Pepper777]

Exactly and good point.