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Posted on 07/29/2006 10:30:17 PM PDT by 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
nite, sleuth :)
Yes, the photogs get lucky (or are that good) every once and a while and catch projectiles fresh out of the barrel.
Must be getting close to sunup over there....time to move to the TV room.
Israeli soldiers hold a Havdala ceremony to mark the end of the Sabbath next to their tanks near the Israeli 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(AFP/Menahem Kahana)
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5 Palestinians injured in Israeli raids on Gaza
(08:35 , 07.30.06)
Lebanon: Building collapses in Israeli air strike killing 20
(08:18 , 07.30.06)
Police: 25 rockets fired at Kiryat Shmona within an hour
(08:01 , 07.30.06)
Katyusha rocket hits public building in Kiryat Shmona
(07:43 , 07.30.06)
France, Lebanon to deploy to border with Israel
Lebanon couldn't do it the first time and let Hezbollah run amok, thus the problems today.
France, Ha, they never met a war they didn't find a way to not fight or loose.
Heavy Fighting Reported Sunday Morning
07:40 Jul 30, '06 / 5 Av 5766
(IsraelNN.com) Heavy exchanges of gunfire are being reported on Sunday morning between IDF soldiers and Hizbullah terrorists west of Misgav. There are no reports of injuries at this time.
Arutz Sheva
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/news.php3?id=108674
08:47 Katyusha rockets land in Haifa; no injuries reported (Haaretz)
08:38 3 Katyusha rockets land near Acre; no injuries reported (Channel 2)
Arutz Sheva News Tracker
08:33 Jul-30-06
Tomsk Synagogue Vandalized
08:14 Jul-30-06
Stepped-Up Security for Jewish Institutions
07:59 Jul-30-06
IDF Soldiers Make Arrests in Kalkilye
07:42 Jul-30-06
Katyushas Land in Tzfat & Hatzor
07:40 Jul-30-06
Heavy Fighting Reported Sunday Morning
JP Updates
Jenin: Explosive hurled at IDF; none wounded
[ 30/07 08:45 - ISRAEL ]
Lebanese: Dozens killed in IAF strike on Qana
[ 30/07 08:40 updated 08:40 - ISRAEL ]
IDF fires at Hizbullah operatives in s. Lebanon
[ 30/07 08:11 - ISRAEL ]
IDF arrests 5 Tanzim fugitives in Kalkilya
[ 30/07 08:01 - ISRAEL ]
It looks like that newbie has already been suspended...lol.
Yep. A 1 post wonder!
Israel's blockade of Lebanon by land, air, and sea is quite effective (that's why Hezbollah wanted the 3 day "humanitarian" ceasefire that never happened).
In the meantime, Israel has killed Islamic Jihad bigwigs in the West Bank, Hamas bigwigs in Gaza, and appears to be raiding and shelling Hezbollah in Lebanon at will.
This is quite clever. Hezbollah is being blocked in, killed in place, and taunted/provoked to mount their own offensive...with all of the above alternatives equaling death and humiliation for them.
It is also a *cautious* strategy. Israel clearly believes that Hezbollah has some sort of lethal surprise weapon. By proceeding as outlined above, however, Israel risks very few troops to such a surprise weapon...while devastating Hezbollah (and Islamic Jihad/Hamas) as time passes.
This strategy also serves to test the Islamic Street...can "Radical Islam" continue to supply the old levels of suicide volunteers to Iraq/Afghanistan as well as ramp up against Israel?
Should "Radical Islam" fail this test, they will lose face across the globe for generations.
Did you find that statement in a media outlet?....LOL!
This is such a BAD idea in so many ways, I can't describe them all here....
We already KNOW that the French leadership is bribable, if this goes through I see NOTHING good coming out of it, for Israel OR the U.S.....
I am not optimistic as you are my fellow freeper. I am listening to many Arab media and gaging the feeling of Arabs and Lebanese, they really believe that Hizballah already won this war because Israel did not even occupy Bint Jbeil and Maroon Al Ras, they withdrew from both towns. ISRAEL MUST OCCUPY Hizballah strongholds for short period of time, until an international force arrive, else Israel will be viewed as defeated.
Something very clever is going on right now.
Keep in mind the first rule of winning a negotiation:
Make certain that your opponent feels as though he's got the best deal.
...and that goes double for luring someone in for a sucker punch.
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)
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