“For the past few years, the US and the international community looked the other way as the lines between Hezbollah and the Lebanese military and government became blurred,” in a phenomenon we like to call Hizballebanon. “Top US lawmaker: Block aid to Lebanese military,” from the Associated Press, August 9: WASHINGTON (AFP) – The US […]
Propaganda failure: Lebanese government admits that Israeli army did not cross border
An attempt to manufacture a casus belli and stir up more outrage against Israel falls flat. More on this story. “Mideast: Lebanon; Beirut Confirms, No Israeli Violation,” from ANSAmed, August 4 (thanks to Insubria): (ANSAmed) – BEIRUT, AUGUST 4 – The Lebanese government has confirmed that the Israeli army did not commit a violation in […]
Ridiculous media bias against Israel: Israeli soldiers did not enter Lebanon, as was widely reported
Yet another example of why mainstream media journalists are just a notch above child molester. Or maybe a notch below. “Today’s Example of Ridiculous Media Bias Against Israel,” by Barry Rubin, August 3: Along Israel’s border with Lebanon, east of Metulla, some bushes were pushing in on the border fence. The fence is set in […]
Israeli, Lebanese soldiers exchange fire
Prelude. “Israeli, Lebanese soldiers exchange fire on border,” from Reuters, August 3 (thanks to all who sent this in): EDAYSEH, Lebanon (Reuters) – Israeli artillery shelled a Lebanese village on Tuesday, wounding two people, after Lebanese Army troops fired warning shots at Israeli soldiers along the usually quiet but tense frontier, witnesses said. U.N. peacekeepers […]
Hamas, Hizballah top dogs meet in Lebanon
Gee, what could they be planning? “Mideast: Press, Meshaal Meets Nasrallah In Lebanon,” from ANSAmed, July 13 (thanks to Insubria): (ANSAmed) – BEIRUT, JULY 13 – The leader of the Hamas political office in exile, Khaled Meshaal, has had a meeting in Lebanon with the head of the Shia movement Hezbollah, Hasan Nasrallah. This was […]
Israel’s army chief: “We can’t let Gaza become an Iranian port”
Indeed. But this resolve is certain to be tested, and soon. “Israeli army chief vows to stop Lebanese, Iranian ships,” from
Lebanese Muslim women and dhimmi Christian women plan Fraud Flotilla 2.0 aboard the “Maryam”
That would be Maryam as in Mary, the mother of Jesus. Clearly, the Christian women have not considered what Islamic law would do to their freedom to openly proclaim Mary as “Mother of God.” Or Theotokos, or Regina Coeli — all very, very haram, when it is blasphemous in Islam to imply that Allah has […]
Lebanon fires on Israeli warplanes
Faux Flotilla rage escalation? “Lebanon fires on Israeli warplanes: security official,” from AFP, June 1 (thanks to Pamela Geller): JERUSALEM — Lebanon’s military fired anti-aircraft artillery at Israeli warplanes that were flying over Lebanon, a senior Israeli security official said on Tuesday. “Our aircraft have been targeted by the Lebanese anti-aircraft guns while flying over […]
Syria and Lebanon move in for the kill, “invite the international community to take measures as soon as possible to end Israel’s crimes, which could lead to war in the Middle East”
A incident provoked by genocide-minded jihadists gains traction among those anxious to demonize Israel and see those jihadists as victims. “Mideast: Flotilla; Israel’s Crimes Could Lead To War, Syria,” from ANSAmed, May 31 (thanks to Insubria): (ANSAmed) – BEIRUT, MAY 31 – In its first official statement on the Israeli attack on the humanitarian flotilla […]
Lebanese president won’t ask Hizballah to disarm
He won’t ask them, let alone order them, as he should. His explanation is that it would not be appropriate at a time of heightened tension between Lebanon and Israel, but why the elevated level of tension in the first place? That stems from Hizballah’s ongoing existence as an Iranian- and Syrian- supported state-within-a-state that, […]