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  • We're Not Stopping Now, Say Defiant Israelis

    07/23/2006 6:20:40 PM PDT · by blam · 42 replies · 1,716+ views
    The Telegraph (UK) ^ | 7-24-2006 | Isambard Wilkinson - Francis Harris
    We're not stopping now, say defiant Israelis By Isambard Wilkinson in Jerusalem and Francis Harris in Washington (Filed: 24/07/2006) Israel brushed aside mounting calls yesterday for a ceasefire in Lebanon. Its army made clear that it planned to keep up its assault for at least a week and had not ruled out a ground invasion. Buoyed by support from Washington for rooting out Hizbollah rockets from southern Lebanon, the army treated parts of the border area as a free-fire zone. It hit at least two cars with rockets as they sought the relative safety of the city of Tyre. Israeli...
  • EU Bans Fishing Rods in Aircraft

    01/17/2004 2:00:55 PM PST · by RWR8189 · 25 replies · 130+ views
    The BBC ^ | January 16, 2004
    The new list harmonises air safety regulations across the EU EU officials are banning air passengers from taking potential weapons such as fishing rods, snooker cues, ice skates, ski poles and skateboards onto planes. Knives and guns are also on a list of items to be prohibited from aircraft cabins as of 1 February. The European Commission says it aims to give "clear and unambiguous information to passengers flying from EU airports". The ban harmonises different air safety provisions in place across the 15 member states of the European Union. National authorities could impose further bans if necessary, the...