All Entries Tagged With: "Lebanon"

The Day In Israel: Sun Nov 1st, 2009

In light of recent Lebanese accusations that Israel is spying on Lebanon, the question is whether this is the case.
The answer seems to be hell yeah.
Deputy Prime Minister Moshe Ya’alon (Likud) confirmed on Saturday that Israel was operating intelligence-gathering networks within Lebanon.
Speaking at an event in Be’er Sheva, Ya’alon said that “the moment Hezbollah renewed [...]

The Day In Israel: Fri Oct 30th, 2009

Ha’aretz reports that the Holocaust-denying leader of the PA who has not ruled out “resistance” against Israel is allegedly deeply suspicious of Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and is losing faith in his intentions to reach a peace agreement.
Ok, I’m paraphrasing but you hopefully get my point.
Updates (Israel time; most recent at top)
1:26PM: Lebanon’s ambassador to [...]

The Day In Israel: Thurs Oct 29th, 2009

Israel’s Ambassador to the UN, Gabriela Shalev, has warned that the Goldstone Report on Operation Cast Lead will not go away.
The Goldstone Report on Operation Cast Lead will not go away even if Israel launches an independent inquiry into the campaign, UN Ambassador Gabriela Shalev said Wednesday.
“There are no legal questions here – and we [...]

The Day In Israel: Wed Oct 28th, 2009

In an interview with some sycophantic nobody from the website Palestine Note, Head Hamashole Khaled Meshaal insulted the intelligence of everyone by claiming, inter alia, that Hamas respects international law, will form an honest and neutral investigative committee to look into their conduct during Operation Cast Lead, and – here’s my favorite – did not [...]

The Day In Israel: Tues Oct 27th, 2009

Channel 10 reported that a summit of Mediterranean states planned to be held in Turkey in November was canceled after Egypt and other Arab states refused to sit round the same table as Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman.
I don’t know about you, but I feel that giving back the Sinai really paid dividends.
Updates (Israel time; [...]

The Day In Israel: Mon Oct 19th, 2009

IDF sources responded to reports of Hizbullah finding Israeli “spying devices” by saying the incident was staged in an attempt to divert attention from the explosion of a weapons cache in southern Lebanon last week.
Quite frankly, this is a real possibility, given Hizbullah’s love of the stage. Plus they seem to have had trouble getting [...]

The Day In Israel: Mon Oct 12th, 2009

My friend Richard Landes has just launched a new website : Understanding the Goldstone Report.
Those of us who have constructed Understanding the Goldstone Report, have been following the claims under contention since the events themselves almost a year ago, and have read the report in detail.  We offer a wide range of analysis, from careful [...]

The Day In Israel: Sun Sept 13th, 2009

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Israeli President Shimon Peres gave plenty of people a big scare last night when he collapsed at an event.
Peres was standing up and replying to questions by the audience at a Rabin Center function when he collapsed. The president’s personal paramedic on behalf of the national bodyguard [...]

Full-of-Bull-A

UNIFIL have finally sprung into action over something. But it’s more bull than Hizbullah related.
The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon – Indian and Spanish UNIFIL officers proposed building an iron fence around the Baathaeel water pool to prevent cows from Israel from wondering into the area, allowing Lebanese shepherds full access to the pool.
Because [...]

While Palestinians in Gaza Complain of a Gasoline Shortage

..their brethren in Lebanon show their solidarity

A Palestinian sprays gasoline on an Israeli flag using his mouth, during a protest demanding an end to a blockade on the Gaza Strip by Israel, in Ain el- Hilweh refugee camp near the port city of Sidon, southern Lebanon November 29, 2008.