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The Independent

So much for Ehud Olmert's "humanitarian corridors". Two weeks after the Israeli Prime Minister's comforting assertion - which no one in Lebanon believed - the Israeli air force has blown up the last bridge across the Litani river, i

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Jerusalem Post

Al-Watan speculated that if Weinmann spied on behalf of the Mossad, it would be the biggest espionage case since Jonathan Pollard's arrest. Pollard, who worked as a civilian intelligence analyst for the US Navy, was caught in 1985 and convicted o

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The Nation

"Israel is sinking into a strident, nationalistic atmosphere and darkness is beginning to cover everything." He denounced "the insensitivity and blindness" of Israelis, the "tones of jingoism, ruthlessness and vengeance"

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The Independent

It is 28 days since Hizbollah captured two Israeli soldiers, prompting a ground and air assault on Lebanon by the Israeli army. In that time, 932 people have been killed in Lebanon, with 75 missing, presumed dead.

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Haaratz

[The Lebanese oil will pay for everything? No ... the US taxpayers.] The fighting in Lebanon will not mean new taxes, and special levies, such as imposed in 1982, are passe, Kobi Haber, head of the Finance Ministry's budget division, told TheMark

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Tanya Hsu, tanyahsu-at-mindspring.com arabnews.com

We are Israelis. We are untouchable. No matter what we do, the international community will not act against us. Oh, there will be talks at the United Nations but we know that the United States will intervene on our behalf.

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AP

Hezbollah's sophisticated anti-tank missiles are perhaps the guerrilla group's deadliest weapon in Lebanon fighting, with their ability to pierce Israel's most advanced tanks. Experts say this is further evidence that Israel is facing

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Raw Story

In touch with "a national security official with direct knowledge of the operation" to supply Israel with signals intelligence from American assets to help it monitor armament transfers from Syria and Iran to Hezbollah. President Bush has a

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Reuters

British Prime Minister Tony Blair signaled that he did not object to the US using British airports to dispatch weapons to Israel, provided procedures were obeyed. Britain complained last week about the US failing to follow proper procedures after

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Israeli commanders said that six brigades - several thousand soldiers - were now deployed inside Lebanon. AS many as 20,000 Israeli troops were pouring into Lebanon last night after Israel ordered an advance of up to 30km in the most significant esca

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McClatchy News

For the past six years, since Israeli forces ended their 18-year occupation of Lebanon, Chebaa Farms has been a focal point of much of the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah. Before the current fighting began July 12, 15 Israeli soldiers had died

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CNN

Israel's Security Cabinet has approved an expansion of the ground campaign against Hezbollah guerrillas in Lebanon. The announcement came hours after Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said his military was inflicting heavy damage on Hezbollah

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Washington Post

"The fighting continues," Olmert said. "There is no cease-fire, and there will not be any cease-fire in the coming days." He spoke just hours after Secretary of State Rice reported general agreement on terms for a cease-fire resol

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