All Entries Tagged With: "UNIFIL"

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: Tues Oct 13th, 2009

Israel has demanded that UNIFIL investigate the explosion at the house of Hizbullah terrorist Abdel Nasser Issa in southern Lebanon, saying it proves Hizbullah stockpiled munitions in violation of the truce.
I’m sure UNIFIL are just itching to investigate the explosion, and if they do find that some Hizbullah terrorists were killed in it, they will [...]

The Day In Israel: Sun Sept 27th, 2009

In the wake of evidence being presented of a clandestine Iranian nuclear facility, Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu told the US House Speaker, as well as Senators and Congress members that now is the time to act against Iran.
“If not now, then when,” Netanyahu reportedly said in the conversations with American officials. “Action must be [...]

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 [...]

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, [...]

UNIFIL Our Love For Hizbullah?

The Commander of UNIFIL continues to show how utterly useless both he and his troops are.
Commander of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) Maj.-Gen. Claudio Graziano on Thursday accused Israel of violating UN Security Council Resolution 1701 that brought an end to the Second Lebanon War.
During a press conference at the United Nations [...]

Joke of the Day

Problem is, it’s not funny.
The commander of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) Claudio Graziano has distributed among his troops a contingency plan in case an Israel Air Force aircraft is shot down over Lebanon, the Lebanese daily al-Akhbar reported Tuesday.
The report came amid fears that Israeli aircraft would be targeted.
According to the [...]

UN Defends Its Terrorist-Saluting Soldiers

Israel has called for the removal of the two UNIFIL soldiers who were photographed saluting the coffins of Hizbullah terrorists during Wednesday’s prisoner exchange.
But instead of doing the responsible thing and removing the soldiers, the UN has defended their actions!

Israel is calling for removal of two United Nations soldiers from Lebanon after photographs surfaced of [...]

UNIFIL’s True Colors: Yellow and Green

From tomb raider to coffin saluter:

U.N. soldiers salute as a tractor-trailer loaded with coffins of nearly 200 Lebanese and Palestinian fighters and bearing the picture of slain Hezbollah top leader Imad Mughniyeh, right, arrives in the southern city of Tyre, Lebanon, Thursday, July 17, 2008. Eight tractor-trailers loaded with coffins are driving from south Lebanon [...]