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CONSTANTINE, ALGERIA -- History is the consequence of consequences. Barbara Tuchman, the Pulitzer prize-winning historian, pointed out history might also be a "march of folly." Fifty years ago this month, Gamal Abdel Nasser, the Egyptian dictator, unleashed a torrent of rhetoric in nationalizing the Suez Canal. The soldier-politician carried his country and Arabs beyond Egypt's borders on a tide of nationalist sentiment to the high noon of pan-Arab politics. A few months later, Nasser's rhetoric brought the tripartite response of Britain, France and Israel in the Suez War of October 1956. Egypt was rescued from the humiliation of military defeat...

Canadian killed from UN force complained his position shielding Hizbullah Dr. Aaron Lerner Date: 26 July 2006 "...the tragic loss of a soldier yesterday who I happen to know and I think probably is from my Regiment. We've received e-mails from him a few days ago and he described the fact that he was taking within - in one case - three meters of his position "for tactical necessity - not being targeted". Now that's veiled speech in the military and what he was telling us was Hizbullah fighters were all over his position and the IDF were (sic) targeting...

Israel is conducting a humanitarian war! By terminating those who hold no value for human life, who kill indiscriminately without so much as a wince, who cannot envision peace without the destruction of another country and its people, Israel is fighting the most righteous war to date; a war of preservation, a war of survival. Israel has taken extreme measure to avoid the killing of any innocent civilians and has only targeted their attacks at those who wish to bring about the destruction of Israel. The terrorists in Lebanon and other parts of the world cannot be reasoned with except...

Israel has raised the level of alert for its embassies and consulates worldwide, including in America, for fear Hizbullah sleeper agents are seeking to attack Israeli targets oversees, WND has learned. Israeli security officials also recommended some Jewish institutions in the United States and abroad heighten their alert level as Israel's military campaign in Lebanon enters its third week following a Hizbullah raid earlier this month in which two Israeli soldiers were kidnapped. The information comes after FBI officials told reporters last week they were searching for possible Hizbullah agents operating inside the US amid concerns escalating tensions with Iran...

RAMALLAH – Senior members of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah party staged an anti-American protest today outside the main government building here while Abbas met with U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, WND has learned. Most media coverage of today's Ramallah protests claimed rally participants were affiliated with Hamas and Islamic Jihad. "Down with America," "[Hezbollah leader Hassan] Nasrallah hit America," "Fire rockets into Tel Aviv," and "We don't need American money," were among the major slogans shouted repeatedly today by hundreds of protesters gathered on the streets as Rice and Abbas held a meeting in the main Ramallah...

Terrorism took a new and bold step during the battle between Israel and Lebanese-based Hezbollah. The terror group raised the technological stakes by scoring a direct hit on an Israeli warship with a Chinese made radar guided cruise missile. Press reports cited by the AP stated the missile was an "Iranian-made C-802 missile." The missile struck the Spear, an Israeli Saar 5-class missile ship. The warship is one of the most technologically advanced in the Israeli fleet, equipped with an array of high-tech weapons and sophisticated electronic counter-measures designed to defeat incoming missiles. A second Hezbollah radar-guided anti-ship missile hit...

Beirut, 19 July (AKI) - Lebanese leaders from across the political and religious spectrum have unanimously condemned Israel for the current conflict, but behind this apparent united stance, their positions remain as divided as ever. From pro-Syrian President Emile Lahoud to Prime Minister Fuad Siniora and parliamentary speaker, Nabih Berri, all have repeatedly appealed to the international community to intervene to stop the Israeli aggression. Yet Siniora, Interior Minister Ahmad Fatfat and others in the so-called 14 March anti-Syrian parliamentary majority argue the government "should not be held responsible for Hezbollah's actions". They are also calling for the creation of...

Rockets hit Nazareth, killing three people according to police reports. Rockets also land in Afula, Haifa area, Nahariya, Carmiel, Safed, Tiberias and Jezreel Valley. One of the rockets lands near security facility Three people were killed in Nazareth after a rocket barrage hit the town. Rockets were also fired at Nazrat Illit and Afula. Four rockets fell in Tiberias and its surroundings earlier Wednesday. A number of people suffered from shock. A rocket exploded in a house, but no one was injured. A brush fire was set off in open fields on the city's outskirts. In one of the heaviest...

"The Zionists think that they are victims of Hitler, but they act like Hitler and behave worse than Genghis Khan," Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Sunday. He was quoted by the Iranian News Agency. Earlier, Iran denied Israeli claims that it had troops in Lebanon and that it helped Hizbullah to attack an Israeli warship, saying the guerrilla group could fend for itself without outside help. OC Northern Command Maj.-Gen. Udi Adam said that Iranian troops are helping Hizbullah guerrillas fire Iranian-made rockets at Israel. Adam said Israeli forces had identified Iranian troops. "There are no (Iranian) guards there....