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In Israel, they live much better than their “brothers” in the Palestinian Authority or in most of the surrounding Arab countries, but a new study from Haifa University shows that half of Israeli Arabs justify Hizballah’s kidnapping of Israeli soldiers. A Haifa University study showed that 49.7 percent of Israeli ...
Lebanon, Hizballah, Hesbollah, Hisbollah, Israel, Israeli Arabs
The day after two horrific bus bombings in a Christian area, thousands of Lebanese took to the streets in memory of murdered ex-premier Rafik Hariri. And while it’s a good thing to see this kind of resistance to the Syria-Iran axis, there’s a seriously wrong note in Druze leader Walid ...
Lebanon, Hizballah, Hesbollah, Hisbollah, Israel, Walid Jumblatt
Hizballah and their Iranian puppetmasters are getting frisky again on the border with Israel: Shooting erupts on Israel-Lebanon border. JERUSALEM - Fighting broke out between Israeli and Lebanese soldiers Wednesday night as Israel searched for Hezbollah bombs along the frontier between the two countries, officials from both sides said. Lebanese ...
Newsweek, not the most reliable of sources, says that Lebanese master terrorist Imad Mughniyeh may be back in action. (Hat tip: soph.) Feb. 5, 2007 issue - Before Osama bin Laden, there was Imad Mughniyeh. The Lebanese terrorist from Hizbullah was considered the most dangerous in the world. Now the ...
The violence is getting worse in Lebanon, as the terror gang Hizballah tries to bring down the Lebanese government and Sunni-Shi’ite rivalries erupt at Beirut Arab University: Lebanon students clash; 2 reported dead. BEIRUT, Lebanon - Government and opposition supporters clashed at a Beirut university campus Thursday, battering each other ...
After the Lebanon War, Hizballah’s propagandists staged a giant show, turning up in bombed neighborhoods with wads of American cash (dutifully photographed hundreds of times by mainstream media), and promising to rebuild homes and businesses. But now that the media heat is off, the propaganda is shown to be empty ...
Lebanon, Israel, Hizballah, Hesbollah, Hisbollah, Propaganda
The standoff in Beirut between the Lebanese government and the Hizballah terror gang is beginning to turn violent: Protests paralyze Lebanon, two killed, 100 hurt. BEIRUT (Reuters) - Protesters trying to topple Lebanon’s cabinet blocked highways with blazing tires on Tuesday, sparking clashes with government loyalists in which two people ...
Michael J. Totten has been filing a series of excellent reports from Lebanon, including lots of photographs. Just click through to his site and start reading.
The convergence of Communism and militant Islam is graphically illustrated in this photo from the ongoing Hizballah “menace-in” (the 21st Century version of the “sit-in”) in Beirut: Lebanese flag and portrait of Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara are displayed on the tents as Lebanese men relax smoking water-pipes in the tent ...
Lebanon, Israel, Hizballah, Hesbollah, Hisbollah, Cuba, Communism, Che Guevara
A Hizballah terrorist gets the full idolization treatment from the Boston Globe, with a multi-page character study, a Flash video presentation, and an audio slideshow telling us the story of the fearful but resolute, sensitive yet charismatic Hezbollah fighter who strove to be a martyr. Retch. UPDATE at 1/3/07 3:29:09 ...
Lebanon, Israel, Hizballah, Hesbollah, Hisbollah, Boston Globe, Terrorism
What does resistance smell like? (Hat tip: Israellycool.) A new perfume carrying the “scent of resistance” and celebrating Hizbullah’s “divine victory” has been released on the market in Lebanon, according to a report which appeared in the Lebanese Daily Star last week. “If you’ve ever wondered what resistance smells like, ...
Things are bad and getting worse in Lebanon. Hizballah and their sponsors, Iran and Syria, are bolder than ever. Hezbollah vows end to Lebanon government. This could erupt in violence at any moment. BEIRUT, Lebanon - Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah promised thousands of supporters Thursday that they would eventually ...
Lebanon, Israel, Hizballah, Hesbollah, Hisbollah, Iran, Syria, Cedar
Nothing surprising here, and many of the pictures and videos were the subject of previous LGF posts during the Lebanon War, but at least the New York Times is finally confronting the truth on some level: Offering Video, Israel Answers Critics on War. JERUSALEM, Dec. 4 — Israel’s military, which ...
Lebanon, Israel, Hizballah, Hesbollah, Hisbollah, War Crimes
The standoff in Lebanon continues, as Hizballah thugs promise to bring down the government and chant “Death to Siniora!”
Lebanon, Israel, Hizballah, Hesbollah, Hisbollah, Civil War, Gemayel, Syria, Hariri
In the standoff between Hizballah and the Saniora government, violence has broken out in the streets of Beirut: Sectarian clashes in West Beirut kill 1. (Hat tip: Gateway Pundit.) BEIRUT, Lebanon - Violent clashes broke out Sunday between Shiite and Sunni Muslims in the capital, leaving one man dead from ...
Lebanon, Israel, Hizballah, Hesbollah, Hisbollah, Civil War, Gemayel, Syria, Hariri
Interesting results from a new Zogby poll for the University of Maryland, asking Lebanese Arabs tough questions: A wide gap exists between Lebanon’s Shiite and other communities in their opinion on a number of issues including the outcome of the recent war with Israel and the situation in Iraq and ...
Lebanon, Israel, Hizballah, Hesbollah, Hisbollah, Civil War, Gemayel, Syria, Hariri
Hizballah thugs continue their show of force in Lebanon, blocking roads to Prime Minister Fuad Siniora’s office and setting up a terrorists’ tent city: Anti-government protest swamps Beirut. A SEA of protesters swamped Beirut overnight in a mass outpouring led by the Shiite group Hezbollah which then set up camp ...
Lebanon, Israel, Hizballah, Hesbollah, Hisbollah, Civil War, Gemayel, Syria, Hariri
Hundreds of thousands of Hizballah and Syria supporters turned out in Beirut today: Huge crowd demands Lebanon government quit. As always, Michael J. Totten has excellent commentary on this display of force.
Lebanon, Israel, Hizballah, Hesbollah, Hisbollah, Civil War, Gemayel, Syria, Hariri
Hizballah will show their strength in Beirut tomorrow, and there’s a potential for serious violence. Power struggles in the Middle East have a history of turning incredibly ugly with very little warning. Hezbollah calls protests in Lebanon. UPDATE at 11/30/06 7:38:26 pm: Vital Perspective has the full text of Nasrallah’s ...
Lebanon, Israel, Hizballah, Hesbollah, Hisbollah, Civil War, Gemayel, Syria, Hariri
The driving forces of international terrorism, Iran and Syria, seem to be preparing a major move in Lebanon to wipe out the gains from the Cedar Revolution: Lebanon’s pro-Syrian opposition calls for protests. BEIRUT (Reuters) - Pro-Syrian Hezbollah and its allies called for a peaceful protest and open-ended sit-in in ...
Lebanon, Israel, Hizballah, Hesbollah, Hisbollah, Civil War, Gemayel, Syria, Hariri
MEMRI’s latest report from Lebanon is a disturbing glimpse into a country on the brink of civil war, as decades-old political alliances are suddenly fluid. In recent days, the Lebanese media has been reporting on impending large-scale street demonstrations planned by Hizbullah. According to several reports, last night Hizbullah and ...
Lebanon, Israel, Hizballah, Hesbollah, Hisbollah, Civil War, Gemayel, Syria, Hariri
Hizballah members of Lebanon’s Parliament are issuing threats, as Prime Minister Siniora moves forward with the investigation of the murder of Rafiq Hariri. BEIRUT (AFP) - Powerful Shiite movement Hezbollah has warned that Lebanon risked plunging into a “dark tunnel” after the pro-Western cabinet pressed ahead with a controversial emergency ...
Lebanon, Israel, Hizballah, Hesbollah, Hisbollah, Civil War, Gemayel, Syria, Hariri
Lebanese crowds defy Syria at Gemayel’s funeral. BEIRUT (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of Lebanese paid tribute to assassinated Christian politician Pierre Gemayel on Thursday, turning his funeral in central Beirut into a display of defiance towards Syria and its Hezbollah allies. Raucous crowds carrying Lebanese flags and those of ...
Lebanon, Israel, Hizballah, Hesbollah, Hisbollah, Civil War, Gemayel, Syria, Bashar Assad
Judith at Kesher Talk has a write-up on a recent episode of the TV series CSI which seems to have been inspired by the Lebanon fauxtography scandal, featuring a photographer who fakes pictures from the Iraq War: Art imitates life.
Lebanon, Israel, Hizballah, Hesbollah, Hisbollah, Fauxtography, Reuters
Hizballah may be starting to make their move; it’s an infamous tactic of militant Islam to clear the way on the ground for a major push by assassinating powerful opponents: Pierre Gemayel’s assasination. Prominent Christian politician Pierre Gemayel was assassinated in a suburb of Beirut on Tuesday his death will ...