All Entries Tagged With: "Lebanon"

Once a Jolly Jumblatt

Lebanese Druse Leader Walid “Mr Burns” Jumblatt goes gaga over Lebanese legislator Setrida Geagea.

“Keep your eyes up here, Mr Jumblatt”

The Funny Signs of Lebanon

It looks like Lebanon has something in common with Israel besides falafel: funny signs

Check out the full set here.

Asking For It

Already adept at using the butt of a rifle, terror tubby Samir Kuntar has been filmed using other parts of a gun.
Or rocket launcher to be more precise.

Good to see the college degree he obtained while in an Israeli prison has come in handy.
We can only hope Hezboofhead’s renewed terror activities make him an easier [...]

Lebanon to Sue Israel for Selling Falafel, Hummus and Tabouleh

A few years ago, Greece won a motion in the EU’s highest court saying that only Greek feta cheese may be called “feta” in Europe.
The Palestinian Arabic media is reporting that Lebanon is trying to sue Israel for selling traditional Lebanese foods as well.
The autotranslation is a little muddled, but it appears that Lebanon is [...]

Where I’m From This is “Fighting Talk”

Now of course, this isn’t a patch on split pants but…. from Ynet and widely reported in Israel:
IDF Northern Command chief says in any future war Israel would use ‘ disproportionate’ force on Lebanese villages from which Hizbullah will fire rockets at its cities. ‘From our standpoint, these are not civilian villages, they are military [...]

Palestinians Are Not Just About Killing Jews

They are also pretty adept at killing each other.
Twelve people, including a police officer and a young girl, were killed in clashes between de facto government security forces and members of the Dughmush clan in Gaza on Tuesday morning.
A fierce gunbattle broke out after security forces attempted to arrest three members of the family. Medical [...]

Chutzpah of the Day

..comes courtesy of the UN (no surprises there).
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will demand that Israel  pay Lebanon  $1 billion in compensation over damages caused during the Jewish state’s 2006 war against Hizbullah, Lebanese media reported Saturday.
According to the report, the sum, based on World Bank appraisals, is aimed at covering the environmental and material damages [...]

Israel to Leave the Shaba Farms?

The Jerusalem Post reports that Israel is willing to withdraw from the Shaba Farms.
Israel has expressed to the US government its willingness to withdraw from the Shaba Farms and the northern half of the town of Rajar, on the border with Lebanon, after receiving guarantees from Beirut that the areas would be under UNIFIL control, [...]

Hizbullah’s Big Screw Up

I guess an oops is in order?
Hezbollah downed a Lebanese Army helicopter on Thursday in what Israeli officials believe was a case of mistaken identity: The Shi’ite militiamen apparently thought they were firing at an Israeli chopper.
The incident occurred as the helicopter flew over an area of southern Lebanon known to be a Hezbollah stronghold. [...]

A Sane Voice

Abdullah Al-Hadlaq of Kuwait’s Al Watan Daily argues that Lebanon should resume relations with Israel.
The final statement of the Syrian-Lebanese summit was below the expectations of the Lebanese government. The statement didn”t change the policy of the Syrian Baath party which aims to dominate Lebanon.
The Lebanese president met with his Syrian counterpart hoping that they [...]