Date: 20 August 2006

[Not examining logic?] FM Livni appoints envoy for possible Syria …
Independent Media Review Analysis (IMRA) – Kfar-Sava,Israel
… is. By Akiva Eldar, Haaretz Correspondent 20 August 2006. possible
negotiations with Syria. Yaakov (Yaki) Dayan, who until recently. …
www.imra.org.il/story.php3?id=30678

FM Livni appoints envoy for possible Syria talks
Ha'aretz – Tel Aviv,Israel
Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni appointed a special “project manager” for
possible negotiations with Syria. Yaakov (Yaki) Dayan, who …
www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/752253.html

Report: Israel Left Golan Heights Open to Attack
Arutz Sheva – Israel
(IsraelNN.com) Syria easily could have overrun the Golan Heights in the
first two weeks of the Israeli retaliation against Hizbullah’s attacks
on northern …
www.israelnn.com/news.php3?id=110384

Israeli Incursion Strains Truce With Hezbollah
Los Angeles Times – CA,USA
… The Israeli military said its special forces were trying to disrupt
Hezbollah arms supply routes from Syria, contending that the Lebanese
army was failing to …
www.latimes.com/news/printedition/front/la-fg-mideas
t20aug20,1,1015534.story?coll=la-headlines-frontpage

Arab nations pushing for new peace process with Israel
Hindu – Chennai,India
… Israel’s defense minister, Amir Peretz, said last week that resumption
of a dialogue with Syria and the Palestinians was possible. …
www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/003200608200921.htm

Israel ‘to continue’ raids in Lebanon
The Australian – Sydney,Australia
ISRAEL will continue to carry out raids in Lebanon aimed at halting alleged
weapons smuggling to Hezbollah from Syria, an Israeli minister said today.
…
www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,20190492%255E23109,00.html

Sheffield Protests: Israel out of Lebanon and Gaza – Don’t …
Indymedia UK – UK
… Sheffield City Hall on Saturday 19th August 2006 for a demonstration
called by the Sheffield StWC: Israel out of Lebanon and Gaza – Don’t
Attack Syria or Iran …
www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2006/08/348690.html

Dawn battle puts Lebanon ceasefire on knife edge
Irish Independent – Dublin,Ireland
Helicopter-borne Israeli commandos launched a risky raid on a militant
stronghold in the Bekaa Valley, deep inside eastern Lebanon. …
www.unison.ie/irish_independent/stories.php3?ca=10&si=1673925&issue_id=14532

Bulgaria says ready to send troops to Lebanon
People's Daily Online – Beijing,China
Bulgaria is ready to send peace- keeping troops to southern Lebanon, Prime
Minister Sergei Stanishev said on Saturday. Stanishev …
english.people.com.cn/200608/20/eng20060820_294979.html

Israeli officials defend raid on eastern Lebanon
People’s Daily Online – Beijing,China
Israeli government officials defended an airborne raid on a Hezbollah stronghold
in eastern Lebanon overnight Friday in response to the Lebanese accusation
…
english.people.com.cn/200608/20/eng20060820_294999.html

French peacekeepers arrive in Lebanon
People's Daily Online – Beijing,China
… They were the first batch of foreign peacekeeping troops sent to Lebanon
after a UN-brokered truce between Israel and Lebanese Hezbollah guerrillas
took effect …
english.people.com.cn/200608/20/eng20060820_295066.html

Israeli raid in Lebanon tests fragile truce with Hizballah
Detroit Free Press – United States
BEIRUT — Israeli commandos raided a Hizballah stronghold deep in Lebanon
on Saturday, engaging in a fierce gun battle, and the Lebanese government
threatened …
www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060820/NEWS07/608200604/1009

Israel promises more operations in Lebanon if UN resolution is not …
Jerusalem Post – Israel
Israel will continue to engage in operations in Lebanon like the raid in
Baalbek if Lebanon does not uphold its commitment in UN Resolution 1701
to prevent the …
www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=11545259
06825&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

Israel to push on with Lebanon raids
ABC Online – Australia
Israel says it will continue to carry out raids in Lebanon aimed at halting
the flow of weapons to Hezbollah, despite complaints from Lebanon and
the United …
www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200608/s1719368.htm

43rd batch of OFWs from Lebanon arrives
INQ7.net – Philippines
TWENTY-NINE overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from Lebanon arrived in the
country Sunday on a Qatar Airlines flight that touched down at the Ninoy
Aquino …
newsinfo.inq7.net/breakingnews/nation/view_article.php?article_id=16291

France’s Paltry Lebanon Offer
Los Angeles Times – CA,USA
… of troops for the Lebanese operation really is a slap in the face to
the United States, not to mention an impediment to the cause of peace
in Israel and Lebanon …
www.latimes.com/news/printedition/opinion/la-ed-franc
e20aug20,1,4806272.story?coll=la-news-comment

‘Israeli raid in Lebanon violated UN ruling’
Times of India – India
In a statement here, Annan said he was “deeply concerned” about Saturday’s
raid on a village in eastern Lebanon which undermined the authority of
the government …
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1908625.cms

Groups raise aid for Lebanon’s Red Cross
Boston Globe – United States
… Just after sundown, Naamani took a phone call, listening as he watched
the demonstrators in their newly purchased ``Deeply Rooted in Lebanon”
T-shirts. …
www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2006/08/20/groups_raise_aid_for_lebanons_red_cross

Lebanon Prime Minister Condemns Israel
ABC News – USA
… Mahmoud Namer Baytoun, returns to his house, destroyed during the month-long
Israeli forces’ offensive in the southern town of Bin Jbeil, Lebanon,
Saturday Aug …
abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=2334324

Yishai: Arms smuggling will lead to attack on Lebanon
Ynetnews – Israel
Government ministers express support of IDF operation in Baalbek over weekend.
Minister Yishai says Israel must set ultimatum to …
www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3293291,00.html

Israel violated Lebanon ceasefire: Annan
Sydney Morning Herald – Sydney,New South Wales,Australia
UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan said an Israeli raid in Lebanon today violated
the UN-backed truce and made him “deeply concerned”. …
www.smh.com.au/news/world/israel-violated-lebanon

-ceasefire-annan/2006/08/20/1156012396899.html

Israelis confirm raid in Lebanon
Chicago Tribune – United States
JERUSALEM — Israeli special forces operated deep in Lebanon early Saturday,
the army confirmed, making it the broadest violation of a five-day-old
UN-brokered …
www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-0608200
335aug20,1,4673692.story?coll=chi-newsnationworld-hed

Israeli jets fly over Lebanon after truce strained
Malaysia Star – Malaysia
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Israeli warplanes flew reconnaissance missions over
Lebanon on Sunday, a day after an Israeli commando raid deep into the
country strained a …
thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2006/8/20/worldupdates/2006-
08-20T142133Z_01_NOOTR_RTRJONC_0_-264220-1&sec=Worldupdates

DCA launches Together with Lebanon Campaign
AME Info – United Arab Emirates
… patronage of HH Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President of DCA
and Chairman of Emirates Group, launched on Sunday a campaign titled Together
with Lebanon. …
www.ameinfo.com/94155.html

Iran working on aid package to rebuild Lebanon
Reuters – USA
TEHRAN, Aug 20 (Reuters) – Iran said on Sunday it was working on an aid
package to help rebuild shattered areas of Lebanon, a senior Foreign Ministry
official …
today.reuters.com/News/CrisesArticle.aspx?storyId=RON036644

IDF Bekaa operation in response to violation of cease-fire
Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs (press release) – Israel
… The resolution calls upon the Lebanon Army and the international forces
to be stationed at the crossing points on the Lebanese-Syrian border in
order to make …
www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/About+the+Ministry/MFA+Spokesman/2006/MFA-
+IDF+Bekaa+operation+in+response+to+violation+of+cease-fire+20-Aug-2006.htm

Emir to visit Egypt and Syria
Gulf Times – Doha,Qatar
HH the Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani today pays a working visit
to Egypt to be followed by a similar visit to Syria. During …
www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2
& item_no=103516&version=1&template_id=57&parent_id=56

Lebanon: Army will deal with those who break ceasefire
Jerusalem Post – Israel
… In the past, Palestinian radical guerrilla groups backed by Syria have
fired rockets on Israel, but on a much smaller scale than the Hizbullah
barrage during …
www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=115452590
9513&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

Hizballah in Lebanon: The War Was Not Supposed to End This Way
Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs – Jerusalem,Israel
… gear up for the dramatic proposals and changes in strategic concepts
made by Prime Minister Barak in the peace talks with the Palestinians
and Syria, as well …
www.jcpa.org/jl/vp546.htm

Israelis raid Hezbollah base
Seattle Times – United States
… military, confirming the raid, said its commandos carried out the operation
to interdict shipments of weapons and munitions to Hezbollah from Syria
and Iran. …
seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2003211826_lebanon20.html

Israel sets up group to examine possible talks with Syria
Times of Oman – Oman
JERUSALEM –– Israel said Sunday it has set up a ministerial working
group on Syria, in what is seen as a first step towards the possible renewal
of peace …
www.timesofoman.com/newsdetails.asp?newsid=34380

France asks for EU meeting on Lebanon
Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK
PARIS, Aug 20 (Reuters) – France has asked European Union president Finland
to call a meeting of the bloc’s member states on Lebanon, the Foreign
Minister said …
www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L20875333.htm

The lessons of Lebanon – I
Jerusalem Post – Israel
… The second Lebanon War in fact demonstrated Israel’s enormous dependence
on the much-disparaged United Nations, as well as on world opinion – an
arena we had …
www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=11545259061
62&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

UN warns Lebanon truce may unravel, urges restraint
Reuters South Africa – Johannesburg,South Africa
… on Sunday the week-old truce between Israel and Hizbollah could easily
collapse, a day after it condemned an Israeli raid on the guerrillas in
Lebanon as a …
za.today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=topNews&storyID=
2006-08-20T131243Z_01_BAN029353_RTRIDST_0_OZATP-MIDEAST-20060820.XML

The lessons of Lebanon – II
Jerusalem Post – Israel
Five of my sons and sons-in-law fought in this war. Now coming out of Lebanon
and surviving some of the bloodiest fighting, they are filled with anger.
…
www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=115452590
6170&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

Lebanon demands truce be honored
International Herald Tribune – France
BEIRUT Lebanon’s defense minister said Sunday that any group breaking the
cease-fire in southern Lebanon would be “decisively dealt with,” as the
United …
www.iht.com/articles/2006/08/20/news/engage.php

Lebanon says ceasefire violators will be treated as ‘traitors’
Unison.ie – Bray,Ireland
Lebanon’s defence minister has said anyone violating the UN ceasefire will
be dealt with as a traitor. Elias Murr said any rocket …
www.unison.ie/breakingnews/index.php3?ca=33&si=97023

Argentina hammers Lebanon
SLAM! Sports – ON,Canada
SENDAI, Japan (AP) – Walter Herrmann scored 23 points and Luis Scola added
18 Sunday to lead Argentina to a 107-72 win over Lebanon at the world
basketball …
slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Basketball/2006/08/20/1766572-ap.html

Israeli planes fly Lebanon missions: report
RTE.ie – Ireland
It is reported Israeli planes have flown reconnaissance missions over Lebanon,
a day after an Israeli raid in eastern Lebanon which has threatened the
UN …
www.rte.ie/news/2006/0820/lebanon.html

Gul Says no Decision Taken on Troop Deployment in Lebanon
Zaman Online – Istanbul,Turkey
… Minister Abdullah Gul reiterated that Turkey has not yet taken any
decision on the issue of Turkish troop deployment in the south of Lebanon,
underlining that …
www.zaman.com/?bl=hotnews&alt=&trh=20060820&hn=35823

Arab FMs start extraordinary meeting on Lebanon
Xinhua – China
… the 22 member states of the Arab League (AL) began an extraordinary
meeting here on Sunday afternoon to discuss an Arab response to a post-war
Lebanon and the …
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-08/20/content_4984968.htm

Lebanon’s defense minister vows harsh measures for any group …
Boston Herald – United States
BEIRUT, Lebanon – Lebanon’s defense minister warned Sunday that any group
that breaks the Middle East cease-fire will be dealt with harshly, saying
Israel …
news.bostonherald.com/international/view.bg?articleid=153650

Dangerous Scenario
Zaman Online – Istanbul,Turkey
… Even if this truce holds for a while, the United States and Israel
will eventually attack Syria and Iran unless there is a change of heart
on their part. …
www.zaman.com/?bl=columnists&alt=&trh=20060820&hn=35814

Arab Foreign Ministers gather in Egypt to discuss Lebanon
Hindu – Chennai,India
… on Sunday to discuss how to fund reconstruction in war-ravaged Lebanon
and defuse Mideast tensions amid rising discord between moderate Arabs
and Syria, a main …
www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/003200608201744.htm

Exposing smugglings from Syria to Hizbullah
Ynetnews – Israel
… Had the force not been exposed, the operation would have remained another
covert operation taking place on the border of Syria and Lebanon , just
one in a …
www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3293371,00.html

– Syria’s Grand Mufti Stresses Necessity of Islamic World Unity
SANA – Syrian Arab News Agency – Damascus,Syria
TEHRAN, (SANA) – Syria’s Grand Mufti Ahmad Bader Eddin Hassoun stressed
on Sunday necessity of the Islamic countries to take a united stance in
light of the …
www.sana.org/eng/22/2006/08/20/59089.htm

Syria and Kuwait to boost Transport Cooperation
SANA – Syrian Arab News Agency – Damascus,Syria
DAMASCUS, (SANA) – Syria and Kuwait discussed on Sunday means of boosting
cooperation relations in the different transport fields. …
www.sana.org/eng/21/2006/08/20/59064.htm

Israel intends to kill Hezbollah leader
DailyIndia.com – Niskayuna,NY,USA
And despite a cease-fire agreement, Israel will also do what it feels necessary
to keep Iran and Syria from rearming Hezbhollah, the commander says. …
www.dailyindia.com/show/52851.php/Israel-intends-to-kill-Hezbollah-leader

Israel To Analyze Possible Talks With Syria
Buzzle – Costa Mesa,CA,USA
We must establish talks with Lebanon and prepare the conditions for a dialogue
with Syria,” Peretz said. Israel on Sunday said it …
www.buzzle.com/editorials/8-20-2006-106031.asp

Lebanese PM calls on international community to help Lebanon
Monsters and Critics.com – Glasgow,UK
… Prime Minister Fouad Seniora called Sunday on the countries participating
in a donors conference in Stockholm to ‘work hard’ to help Lebanon recover
from the …
news.monstersandcritics.com/middleeast/article_1192439.php/L
ebanese_PM_calls_on_international_community_to_help_Lebanon

Arab foreign ministers discuss rebuilding Lebanon, defusing …
Calgary Sun – Canada
… Egypt (AP) – Arab League foreign ministers convened for an emergency
meeting on Sunday to discuss how to fund reconstruction in war-ravaged
Lebanon and defuse …
cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/World/2006/08/20/1766720-ap.html

Canada leading the charge to help Lebanon: Verner
CTV.ca – Canada
Canada’s $30.5 million contribution to relief efforts in Lebanon makes
it the top contributor, per capita, to international efforts to help the
country dig out …
www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20060816
/mideast_template_060816/20060820?hub=TopStories

French troops leave for Lebanon
News24 – South Africa
Toulon – About 150 French troops departed France on Sunday bound for Lebanon
where they are to reinforce UN peacekeepers charged with preventing further
…
www.news24.com/News24/World/Middle_East/0,,2-10-2075_1985669,00.html

Cluster bombs present new danger in Lebanon
The Age – Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
… The head of the UN weapons clearance team in southern Lebanon, Chris
Clark, said clearing unexploded bombs could take 12 months.
www.theage.com.au/news/world/cluster-bombs-present-
new-danger-in-lebanon/2006/08/20/1156012411727.html

Lebanon fights to hold truce
NEWS.com.au – Australia
… “Any rocket fired from Lebanon will benefit Israel,” he said, suggesting
such an incident would provide a pretext for the Jewish state to attack
Lebanon. …
www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,20197193-401,00.html

“This is a crime against humanity”, Lebanon PM declares
EiTB – Euskadi,Spain
Israel and the United States have expressed concern that Hizbollah will
use Iranian money to rebuild Lebanon, consolidating the group’s standing.
…
www.eitb24.com/portal/eitb24/noticia/en/international-news/mideast-conflict
-this-is-a-crime-against-humanityrdquo—lebanon-p?itemId=B24_5241&cl=
%2Feitb24%2Finternacional&idioma=en

France wants EU meeting over Lebanon
Reuters.uk – UK
PARIS (Reuters) – France called on Sunday for a European Union meeting
next week to co-ordinate what member countries plan to do about a UN force
for Lebanon. …
today.reuters.co.uk/News/newsArticle.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID=20
06-08-20T150458Z_01_L20875333_RTRUKOC_0_UK-MIDEAST-FRANCE-EU.xml

Israeli panel to investigate war in Lebanon
Hindu – Chennai,India
… Ehud Olmert said on Sunday he would appoint a panel to review the performance
of the government and the military during the recent fighting in Lebanon,
but did …
www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/001200608202240.htm

Lebanon to ‘crush’ any attempt to breach Middle East ceasefire
Unison.ie – Bray,Ireland
… Meanwhile, Israeli warplanes have been flying reconnaissance missions
over Lebanon today – a day after yesterday’s commando raid strained the
UN truce.
www.unison.ie/breakingnews/index.php3?ca=33&si=97034

Beirut vows to keep truce
The Australian – Sydney,Australia
… Mr Murr said the Lebanese army now controlled the border with Syria
and would crack down on any arms shipments, the reason put forward by
Israel for Friday’s …
www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_
page/0,5744,20195415%255E2703,00.html

Syria and Iraq Review Activating Transport Movement
SANA – Syrian Arab News Agency – Damascus,Syria
DAMASCUS, (SANA)- Proposals for activation of the Syrian ports movement
to Iraq and expanding domain of the Syrian-Iraqi land transport company
were discussed …
www.sana.org/eng/21/2006/08/20/59134.htm

Lebanese Leaders Hit Back At Syria Over War
AINA – Modesto,CA,USA
BEIRUT (Reuters) — Anti-Syrian Lebanese leaders accused Syria on Thursday
of trying to exploit the war between Hizbollah and Israel for its own
gain after …
www.aina.org/news/20060819173354.htm

Syria: ‘Half men’ not Arab leaders
Jerusalem Post – Israel
Syria’s President Bashar Assad was not referring to Arab leaders when he
said that those who did not support the guerrilla group Hizbullah were
“half men,” his …
www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1154525911
046&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

With most Lebanese back, UNHCR shifts focus to the rebuilding
Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK
YABOOS BORDER CROSSING, Syria, August 18 (UNHCR) – The number of Lebanese
crossing from Syria fell sharply on Friday, indicating most have returned,
and the …
www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/UNHCR/85f072564831d2e13ba04eac72d22705.htm

UN says Lebanon truce might unravel yet
Malaysia Star – Malaysia
… still.”. A Lebanese family looks at an Israeli village from the border
village of Kafarkila in south Lebanon August 20, 2006. The …
thestar.com.my/news/nastory.asp?file=/2006/8/21/worldupdates/2006-0
8-20T225913Z_01_NOOTR_RTRJONC_0_-264220-3&sec=Worldupdates

Arab FMs voice support to rebuild Lebanon
Xinhua – China
… representatives of the 22 member states of the Arab League (AL) expressed
their support and commitments to contributing to reconstruct war-torn
Lebanon at an …
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-08/21/content_4985392.htm

Analysis: Lebanon’s fragile unity cracks
Seattle Post Intelligencer – USA
BEIRUT, Lebanon — Lebanon had not even finished burying the dead from
34 days of war when the country’s deep sectarian and political divisions
split open again …
seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/1107AP_Mideast_Shattered_Unity.html

UN sees engagement rules soon for Lebanon force
Reuters – USA
BEIRUT, Aug 20 (Reuters) – Rules of engagement for UN peacekeepers in south
Lebanon could come out in the next few days and once finalised should
encourage …
today.reuters.com/News/CrisesArticle.aspx?storyId=L20410645

Lebanon warns militants to keep ceasefire pact
Irish Examiner – Cork,Ireland
Lebanon today warned rogue Palestinian groups against inciting Israel to
break the fragile Middle East ceasefire by launching rockets into the
Jewish state. …
www.irishexaminer.com/breaking/story.asp?j=82468348&p=8z46865x&n=82468728

Lebanon Says Hezbollah Committed to Cease-fire
Voice of America – USA
Lebanon’s defense minister said Sunday he is certain Hezbollah will not
violate a UN-brokered ceasefire with Israel, and has warned of harsh consequences
for …
www.voanews.com/english/2006-08-20-voa27.cfm

Kofi Annan: “Israeli raid in Lebanon violated the UN-backed truce”
EiTB – Euskadi,Spain
Israel said the commando attack on a Hizbollah stronghold in eastern Lebanon
was defensive and was designed to disrupt weapons supplies to Hizbollah
from Syria …
www.eitb24.com/portal/eitb24/noticia/en/international-news/ceasefire
-in-crisis-kofi-annan—israeli-raid-in-lebanon-violated-?itemId=B24_
5165&cl=%2Feitb24%2Finternacional&idioma=en

Lebanon warns militant groups against violating the ceasefire
Hindu – Chennai,India
Beirut: Lebanon’s Defence Minister on Sunday said any group breaking the
cease-fire in southern Lebanon would be ``decisively dealt with’’ and
would be …
www.hindu.com/2006/08/21/stories/2006082103411400.htm

Israel to examine possible talks with Syria
Zee News – Noida,India
Jerusalem, Aug 20: Israel on Sunday said it has set up a ministerial working
group on Syria, in what is seen as a first step towards the possible renewal
of …
www.zeenews.com/znnew/articles.asp?aid=316810&sid=WOR

Israel sets up group to examine possible talks with Syria
Al-Bawaba – Amman,Jordan
Israel on Sunday said it had formed a ministerial working group on Syria,
in what is seen as a first step towards the possible renewal of peace
talks that have …
www.albawaba.com/en/news/202123

Almost 7,000 Lebanese Citizens Return Home from Syria in Last Two …
Focus News – Sofia,Bulgaria
According to official statistics the number of the people that left Syria
in the last two days, including Syrian, Lebanese and foreign citizens,
is over 20,000 …
www.focus-fen.net/index.php?id=n94423

Engaging Syria would sell Lebanon down the road
Daily Star – Lebanon – Beirut,Lebanon
A year and a half into the international quarantine of Syria triggered
by the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, Damascus
has re …
www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=5&article_id=74901