Tag Archives: Hezbollah

Lebanese call for Hezbollah to be dismantled

Posted on 23 February 2012 by

A very interesting editorial in Now Lebanon protests the domination of Hezbollah over both the Lebanese polity and the actual territory of South Lebanon and calls for its dismantling and disarming.  Such calls evoke an awakening wish for real democracy … Continue reading →

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Israeli Embassies in New Delhi and Tbilisi targets of terror attacks

Posted on 13 February 2012 by

From Ynet: Israeli missions targeted: An explosion tore through an Israeli diplomat’s car in the vicinity of the Israeli Embassy in New Delhi, India, Monday. One woman was injured. The blast came just one day after the fourth anniversary marking … Continue reading →

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The cost of missing a military opportunity

Posted on 6 January 2012 by

My friend Elchanan brought to my attention an excellent article by Evelyn Gordon on the cost of missing military opportunities, and the lessons that should be learned by both Israel and the US (and the rest of the Western world). … Continue reading →

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Blast rocks Hezbolllah munitions depot

Posted on 23 November 2011 by

What nice news to start the day. A massive explosion rocked a Hezbollah stronghold near Siddiqin in the southern coastal city of Tyre in southern Lebanon overnight Wednesday, a security source told The Daily Star. There were no reports of … Continue reading →

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Assad threatens to attack Tel Aviv if Nato attacks Syria

Posted on 4 October 2011 by

It’s deja vu all over again and back to 1990, when Saddam Hussein threatened to “burn half of Israel” if the allies, led by the US, attacked Iraq over their invasion of Kuwait.  And he kept to his promise – … Continue reading →

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Samir Kuntar injured in blast?

Posted on 30 July 2011 by

Is this good news that we hear? Rumours are rife that the arch-terrorist Samir Kuntar, released by Israel in exchange for the bodies of 2 kidnapped IDF soldiers Eldad Regev and Ehud Goldwasser, has been injured in an explosion in … Continue reading →

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