Friday, August 11, 2006

8/11/06

IDF given green light to reach Litani River Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Defense Minister Amir Peretz ordered the IDF on Friday to send ground forces into Lebanon and up to the Litani river.

A plan 'to commit unimaginable mass murder' ALARMING intelligence that an attack was imminent was the trigger for police raids which captured 24 terrorist suspects.

Lebanon: Cease-fire draft 'unacceptable' A new obstacle arose over the latest UN draft proposal to stop the fighting between Israel and Hizbullah on Thursday night.

UN steps up push for Lebanon deal Senior diplomats are meeting at the UN in New York amid signs that a deal on a resolution to end the violence in Lebanon and Israel is close.

Polls: Drop in support for Olmert Israel's government is losing domestic support for its conduct of the conflict against Hizbullah guerrillas in Lebanon.

Bush: US at war with Islamic fascists US president George Bush has said the alleged plot to blow up transatlantic flights is a "stark reminder" the US is "at war with Islamic fascists".

Israeli Objections to Ceasefire Proposal Former Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom of the Likud has stinging criticism of the ceasefire plan being formulated in the United Nations.

Hizbullah declares victory In latest video aired on Al-Manar TV terror group says it 'defeated the invincible army'.

Europe on alert after foiled UK terror attacks Member states across Europe were on high alert after it emerged that the UK authorities had rounded up several people suspected of being within days of blowing up a series of transatlantic planes with liquid explosives.

Expert: Iran Poised To Be 'Mother of All World Threats' One Middle East expert shouts a dire warning: "As soon as a cease fire occurs, the 'Hezbollah Blitzkrieg' will crumble the 'Lebanese Republic of Weimar' and install its own 'Khumeinist Republic' on the Eastern shores of the Mediterranean.

Abbas under pressure to dissolve PA Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas is under growing pressure to dismantle the PA.