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Life OU Booklet Alleges Vatican Collaboration With Hezbollah
A booklet that alleges that the Vatican is in cahoots with Hezbollah was published by a branch of the Orthodox Union and was, until recently, being distributed to Israeli solders. Haaretz is reporting that the booklet — purported to be narrated by a Hezbollah leader who converted to Judaism, changed his name to Avi, and…
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Life Ari Shavit: Hezbollah, Hamas, Iran and Syria Win
Ha’aretz’s resident Jeremiah, Ari Shavit, paints a pretty grim picture about where the past two years have left Israel vis-à-vis its enemies: Here are the results of Israel’s war against Hezbollah so far. Hezbollah is bringing home a living murderer, and Israel is bringing home two dead soldiers – over whose capture it sacrificed 160…
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Life The Exchange: Perspective and Prayer
The Associated Press has sent out a summary of some past prisoner exchanges between Israel and its enemies. It’s useful context in light of today’s swap. (Hat tip: Jewlicious) Meanwhile, Jewschool posts a prayer for Ehud Goldwasser and Eldad Regev.
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Life Hezbollah’s ‘Cannibalistic Game’
Ha’aretz’s Yoel Marcus on the prisoner deal: In the wake of this miserable affair, Israel must wake up to the sad fact that 60 years after its establishment, we are looking at a crueler, more cannibalistic, less humane Middle East. During World War II, even Nazi Germany abided by the conventions governing prisoners of war,…
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Life Hezbollah’s Hero
Hezbollah will be celebrating the release of Samir Kuntar, who will be swapped, along with four other Lebanese prisoners, in exchange for the bodies of two Israeli soldiers, Ehud Goldwasser and Eldad Regev, whose uncertain fates had tormented Israel and Jews around the world. While Israelis will be in mourning for the two of soldiers…
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Life Lebanese Druze Fight Hezbollah With Sarcasm
Hezbollah maintains that it needs to hold on to its weapons to defend Lebanon from Israel. Never mind that Israel pulled out of Southern Lebanon eight years go. Now, of course, the Shiite militia is turning its guns against its fellow Lebanese. After heavy fighting earlier this week in Druze-dominated mountain areas outside of Beirut,…
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Life The Army in Hezbollah’s Pocket?
Ha’aretz’s Yoav Stern writes: Hezbollah’s rapid and savvy raids of recent days brought to light the true balance of power in Lebanon, and, at the same time, the close connection between the Lebanon Army and Hezbollah. Witness accounts of Hezbollah’s actions in Lebanon in the course of the incidents demonstrate not only that the Lebanon…
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Life Lebanon’s ‘Cell Phone Civil War’?
Things are getting ugly in Lebanon. The months-long standoff between Lebanon’s pro-Western government and Hezbollah and its allies has escalated into violence. The trigger? Cell phones. Time magazine reports: The country has been politically paralyzed for 16 months, unable to elect a new president because of a deadlock between government and opposition forces in which…
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