Check It Out (Israel National News)
A Lebanese town is up in arms over “incursions” by Israelis into Lebanese territory. Not by soldiers – but by cows. According to a Beirut newspaper, officials in Kfar Shuba are concerned that Israeli cows, guided by herdsmen, are drinking too much water from a local reservoir.
Kouchner: Israel divided on settlements (UPI)
BEIRUT, Lebanon, July 11 (UPI) — Disagreements within the Israeli government are preventing a plan to stop the building of Jewish settlements in the West Bank, France’s foreign minister says.
Check It Out (Israel National News)
(IsraelNN.com) Israel will wage war against Lebanon, its infrastructure and all those who support Hizbullah, if the new Lebanese cabinet legitimizes the terrorist group, former head of the Israeli National Security Council Giyora Giora Eiland said on Sunday.
Khaleej Times Online – Political Calm Helps Lebanon Growth Outlook: Caretaker Finance Minister (Khaleej Times)
BEIRUT – Lebanon’s economy could grow by up to six per cent this year thanks in part to a spell of political calm that has extended beyond an election last month, the caretaker finance minister said.
Three Years Since 2006 War (Foreign Policy Blogs)
This Sunday will mark the third anniversary of the start if the 2006 War between Israel and Lebanon, and it’s still unclear what was accomplished. Lebanon suffered tremendous damages, both economically and in terms of lives lost. Israel didn’t suffer nearly the same damages, but the brief war tarnished the image of the IDF as [...]
Check It Out (Israel National News)
(IsraelNN.com) A diplomatic source in Beirut told the Syrian daily paper Al-Watan that Israel may launch an attack on Lebanon.
Syria renaissance excludes human rights (BBC News)
Syria is coming in from the cold internationally, but its opposition remains fragmented and virtually silent, reports the BBC’s Lina Sinjab from Damascus.
1982 memo shows Israel learned little from first Lebanon War (Haaretz Daily)
Sunday is the third anniversary of the start of the Second Lebanon War. When you go into a second war, it is tempting to believe that something has been learned from the first, and you try to avoid the same mistakes.
Check It Out (Israel National News)
Lebanese reports said that military forces in south Lebanon found on Saturday two Katyusha rockets that were not ready for firing. The rockets were found near the village of Nabatiyah. The report said that the missiles were taken by Lebanese army troops to a weapons depot in the area.
Mute opposition (BBC News)
Syria diplomatic thaw does little for human rights
