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French Defense Minister Michele Alliot-Marie has reiterated France’s outrageous threat to shoot down Israeli aircraft keeping watch over Hizballah arms smuggling: Israeli air violations in Lebanon ‘extremely dangerous’: France. UNITED NATIONS (AFP) - French Defense Minister Michele Alliot-Marie warned that Israeli air violations in Lebanon were “extremely dangerous” and must ...
Lebanon, Israel, Hizballah, Hesbollah, Hisbollah, Ceasefire, Cease-fire, cease fire, UN, UNIFIL, France
After injecting themselves into the Lebanon crisis and making all kinds of promises they didn’t intend to keep, France and the United Nations have made it explicitly clear that they will not use force to disarm Hizballah, or to prevent weapons from being smuggled in from Syria. But Israeli Air ...
Lebanon, Israel, Hizballah, Hesbollah, Hisbollah, Ceasefire, Cease-fire, cease fire, UN, UNIFIL, France
United Nations “peacekeepers” in Lebanon have had their first tense confrontation. No, not with Hizballah terrorists, silly. With Israel. UN, Israeli tanks in brief face-off in south Lebanon. MARWAHEEN, Lebanon (AFP) - UN and Israeli tanks have been involved in a brief face-off on a road in southern Lebanon where ...
Lebanon, Israel, Hizballah, Hesbollah, Hisbollah, Ceasefire, Cease-fire, cease fire, UN
I hope you’re sitting down, because the Associated Press is reporting that there’s very little (read: “no”) pressure on Hizballah to disarm. MARJAYOUN, Lebanon - Six weeks after the end of the Lebanon war, the militant Hezbollah group is facing little on-the-ground pressure to give up its weapons and disarm ...
Lebanon, Israel, Hizballah, Hesbollah, Hisbollah, Ceasefire, Cease-fire, cease fire, UN
Lebanon appeals to the United States to pressure Israel into lifting their blockade, so that Hizballah can restock their arsenals. They also want more money from us. BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon urged the United States on Wednesday to make Israel remove a sea and air blockade it imposed at the ...
Lebanon, Israel, Hizballah, Hesbollah, Hisbollah, Ceasefire, Cease-fire, cease fire, UN, US
Anti-Israel UN tool Terje Roed-Larsen (lgf: search) says that if Israel discovers Hizballah smuggling arms into Lebanon, they should file a complaint through diplomatic channels: UN envoy to Livni: IDF raid near Baalbek violated cease-fire. UN Secretary General Kofi Annan views the Israel Defense Forces’ commando operation near Baalbek over ...
Lebanon, Israel, Hizballah, Hesbollah, Hisbollah, Ceasefire, Cease-fire, cease fire, UN
Ehud Olmert wakes up and realizes that if he doesn’t do something fast, France, Indonesia, and Malaysia are going to be supplying most of the troops for the UN “force” on Israel’s northern border: Olmert asks Italy to lead UN force. (Hat tip: The Possessed.)
Lebanon, Israel, Hizballah, Hesbollah, Hisbollah, Ceasefire, Cease-fire, cease fire, France, UN, Olmert
Are you curious about Hizballah’s view of the Israeli raid today? Then you’re in luck, because there’s this wire service called Agence France Presse that specializes in stories from the terrorists’ point of view: Hezbollah supporters tell of bold Israeli raid gone wrong. BUDAY, Lebanon (AFP) - In the eastern ...
Lebanon, Israel, Hizballah, Hesbollah, Hisbollah, Ceasefire, Cease-fire, cease fire, AFP
The Lebanon ceasefire is becoming a pathetic joke, as the macho French, so quick to jump in and lead the ceasefire initiative, decide they’re not interested in actually doing anything they promised. France is considering providing only a symbolic force for the United Nations contingent in Lebanon, and not the ...
Lebanon, Israel, Hizballah, Hesbollah, Hisbollah, Ceasefire, Cease-fire, cease fire, France
Still believe that Lebanon is going to take action to disarm Hizballah, or guard the Syrian border to make sure Hizballah isn’t re-armed? Then read the statements of Parliamentary leader Saad Hariri—whose own father was assassinated by Syria: Hariri slams Assad for trying to ‘steal’ Lebanon victory. BEIRUT (AFP) - ...
Lebanon, Israel, Hizballah, Hesbollah, Hisbollah, Ceasefire, Cease-fire, cease fire, Syria
It’s beginning to dawn on France what they’ve gotten themselves into: France uneasy about mandate. (Hat tip: Tadeusz.) French Defence Minister Michele Alliot-Marie voiced concern about deploying troops without clearly defined goals. “France wants the mission’s rules of engagement to be clear and it to have real means,” she told ...
Lebanon, Israel, Hizballah, Hesbollah, Hisbollah, Ceasefire, Cease-fire, cease fire, France
France says there’s no need for Israel to worry about Hizballah re-arming themselves, now that the blue helmets are on the scene: France calls for end to Lebanon blockade. BEIRUT, Lebanon - The French foreign minister on Wednesday called for Israel to lift its air, naval and land blockade of ...
Lebanon, Israel, Hizballah, Hesbollah, Hisbollah, Ceasefire, Cease-fire, cease fire, France
Tashbih Sayyed offers some hard-won words of wisdom about The Cease-fire. (Hat tip: EE.) The latest flare-up in a 59 years long war to wipe the Jewish state off the map of the world is fast approaching its expected closure. Israel is once again being forced to leave the job ...
Lebanon, Israel, Hizballah, Hesbollah, Hisbollah, Ceasefire, Cease-fire, cease fire