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Captive Helps Close the Distance Between Israelis

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 07:22:02 GMT

JERUSALEM -- When Prof. Gadi Wolfsfeld asks his political science students at Hebrew University if Israel really should free 1,000 Palestinian prisoners, including organizers of terrorist attacks, for one seized soldier, as the Israeli government is...
Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Plus ca Change?

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 06:26:42 GMT

D amascus – Things change slowly in the Middle East; perhaps reputations change slowest of all. There was a vivid example here last week when reports arrived of an explosion in the Syrian capital that killed three people.
Source: Globe and Mail

Quoted in 'Hezbollah denies support for Yemen's Houthis'

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 05:55:54 GMT

said in Rantburg:

Hezbollah has nothing whatsoever to do with Houthis ... can only be solved though dialogue and not war.

Nasrallah: Prime Minister of Lebanon

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 05:55:54 GMT

[Asharq al-Aswat] There are two reasons why I believe the leader of Hezbollah, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, should assume the mantle of Prime Minister of Lebanon.
Source: Rantburg

Hezbollah denies support for Yemen's Houthis

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 05:55:54 GMT

[Al Arabiya Latest] Shiite group Hezbollah has denied rumors that Ali Salem al-Beidh, the former president of South Yemen, made a secret visit to Beirut to gather support for Yemen's Houthi rebels in an effort to weaken Yemen's central...
Source: Rantburg

No bail for alleged Hezbollah member

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 04:59:59 GMT

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- A Lebanese man who allegedly told U.S. agents he is a member of Hezbollah has been ordered held without bail by a federal judge in Philadelphia.
Source: United Press International

UN Force Commander Confers With Lebanese, Israelis

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 00:59:27 GMT

New York, Dec 8 2009 4:10PM The military chief of United Nations peacekeepers in Lebanon today discussed with senior Lebanese and Israeli military officials recent incidents in the south, where Israel fought a 34-day war with Hizbollah in 2006.
Source: Scoop - New Zealand News

Israel eyes pullout from border village

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 23:24:11 GMT

JERUSALEM, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- The Israeli military is considering a withdrawal from a village on the Lebanese border before the end of January, the Israeli prime minister said.
Source: United Press International

'Their' textbook about 'our' history

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 20:46:43 GMT

“Modern World History,” a book taught in The International College’s (IC) curriculum since 2003, suddenly became a topic of discussion in the Lebanese press.
Source: Lebanon Daily Star

Quoted in 'Franklin Lamb : Washington's New Lebanon Policy: a Christmas Guide'

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:51:25 GMT

said in Counterpunch:

One is that the Hezbollah declaration puts a higher priority on the issue of an Islamic state in Lebanon.

Photo from Reuters Pictures

Sun, 23 Aug 2009 15:28:15 GMT

Suspects accused of plotting attacks on behalf of Lebanon's Hezbollah group gesture as they arrive for the first day of trial in New Cairo, August 23, 2009.

Photo from Reuters Pictures

Sun, 23 Aug 2009 15:14:05 GMT

Suspects accused of plotting attacks on behalf of Lebanon's Hezbollah group stand behind bars during the first day of their trial in New Cairo, August 23, 2009.

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