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Posted By dissent 5 months, 2 weeks ago in NewsBEIRUT: The Israeli Army stepped up its presence along the border with Lebanon deploying armored tanks and setting up fortifications as it intensified airspace violations in the area, Lebanon's state-run National News Agency reported Thursday. In "unusual military activity," the Israeli Army deployed Merkava tanks and soldier carriers, among other armored vehicles, along the barb-wired fence separating Shebaa Farms from liberated Lebanese territories, the NNA said.
Israeli tanks were also amassing along a 5-kilometer area, stretching from Tallat Sobaih army post to Jabal al-Sheikh observatory. Sporadic gunfire was also heard throughout the day, the NNA report said.
Meanwhile, the Israeli Air Force carried out several flights over the regions of the Shebaa Farms, Al-Arqoub villages, Hasbaya, Marjayoun, Western Bekaa and Iqlim al-Tuffah. Israeli helicopters were also spotted over the Shebaa Farms between 6 a.m. and 8:30 a.m.
On the outskirts of the southern village of Abassiya, the Israeli Army set up fortifications and barricades as part of a military workshop around Al-Dohaira post, off the town of Al-Ghajar. Heavy machinery was being used including bulldozers, drills and large cranes. A similar workshop was taking place at Jabal al-Sheikh's observatory with soldiers setting up military equipment.
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hyperbola5 months, 2 weeks ago
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Hezbollah are angels compared to the zionists.
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Why is Hezbollah, but not Israel, on the terrorism list?
There is no evidence of terrorism by Hezbollah, which regularly condemns acts of terrorism on religious grounds. AIPAC has pressured the State Dept. into putting Hezbollah on the list on phony grounds. In contrast, there are more than 6600 documented acts of israeli state terrorism against Lebanon.
http://www.propeller.com/story/2008/05/15/why-is-h...
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Candida5 months, 2 weeks ago
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Commodore1: "Interesting how this article doesn't mention what Lebanon is doing to provoke this."
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OK, so what is Lebanon doing to provoke this? Since you are using the emotianally charged word "provoke" which already assigns blame, I assume you know what they are doing. -
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Endoscopy5 months, 2 weeks ago
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So what is Hezbollah doing this time? They are the ones in control of parts of Lebanon. The last time Israel went in there it was against this terrorist organization.
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I notice this is posted by the "I am not a Muslim" defender of Islam.-
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hyperbola5 months, 2 weeks ago
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Hezbollah are angels compared to the zionists. Unfortunately the "israel-firsters" in the US have misused Americans again.
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Why is Hezbollah, but not Israel, on the terrorism list?
There is no evidence of terrorism by Hezbollah, which regularly condemns acts of terrorism on religious grounds. AIPAC has pressured the State Dept. into putting Hezbollah on the list on phony grounds. In contrast, there are more than 6600 documented acts of israeli state terrorism against Lebanon.
http://www.propeller.com/story/2008/05/15/why-is-h...-
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Edmar145 months, 2 weeks ago
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Another Counterpunch article. Gee, what do we do now? If only Hyperbulla could use reliable, credible real publications, then it wouldn't be so laughable. Counterpunch, as the name implies, is something a little less ridiculous than Boxing International would be if that were a real web publication. It just proves that anybody with an opinion can publish web trash.
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dissent5 months, 1 week ago
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and you, edmar, are precisely the reason why counterpunch does and must exist. the irony of which i am sure must elude you.
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the manner in which you mock it and what you choose to mock it for reveals all too clearly the confined limits of the tunnel-vision bubble in which you reside
your attacks on hyperbola smack of desperation clutching at straws
Notable contributors to CounterPunch have included Robert Fisk, the late Edward Said, Tim Wise, Ralph Nader, M. Shahid Alam, Tariq Ali, Ward Churchill, Lila Rajiva, Peter Linebaugh, the late Tanya Reinhart, Noam Chomsky, Frank "Chuck" Spinney and Alexander Cockburn's two brothers, Andrew and Patrick, both of whom write on the Middle East, Iraq in particular.
Some paleoconservative writers such as Paul Craig Roberts and William Lind and libertarian writers such as Sheldon Richman and Anthony Gregory also contribute to CounterPunch. The site regularly publishes articles from those with left-wing views, such as Lenni Brenner, Fidel Castro, and the late Stew Albert, as well as newer contributors, such as Diane Christian, Joshua Frank, Norman Finkelstein, Ron Jacobs, Pam Martens, Gary Leupp, Cynthia McKinney, Kelly Overton and David Price.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CounterPunch
for a history professor you are remarkably out of touch
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Candida5 months, 2 weeks ago
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Endoscopy: "I notice this is posted by the "I am not a Muslim" defender of Islam."
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Can't you differentiate between defending Islam and condemning injustice? Nothing could be farther from me than to defend Islam, or any other religion for that matter, but just like dissent, I too condemn injustice no matter who its victim is, whether its a Muslim, Jew, Hindu, Christian, or anybody else.-
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Endoscopy5 months, 1 week ago
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The countries surrounding Israel on several occasions started a jihad to drive the Jews into the sea and kill them there. Only getting their rears handed to them too many times stopped that but then the terrorists started. When the groups of terrorists have as their only solution to the problem the KILLING OF ALL JEWS how do you suggest that Israel handle that problem. They tried ignoring it and was met with suicide bombers and other bombs placed places. They allowed Gazza to have thier own government and Hamas took power by being voted in. That is their solution. Every concession creates more activity by the terrorists. They have Hezbollah in the north and Hamas in the south with the avowed aim to DESTROY ISRAEL, KILL ALL JEWS, AND INSTITUTE SHARIA LAW.
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So with that history what are the Jews supposed to do? You people ignore this history and like to condemn Israel for defending themselves. Why????????
When posters here traditionally support the Muslim groups attacking Israel and attack Israel I believe they are part of the problem. They are advocating killing all Jews directly or indirectly. I want Justice.-
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Candida5 months, 1 week ago
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Endoscopy: "I want Justice."
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Then perhaps you should join this group.
http://www.washington-report.org/jews_for_justice/
I have another idea: before you do, perhaps you should read the history of the region on their site. Am I asking too much?
Here is another site from which you can download the history in PDF format and read it at your leisure.
http://www.cactus48.com/truth.html-
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Candida5 months, 1 week ago
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Here is their home page:
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http://jfjfp.com/
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Edmar145 months, 2 weeks ago
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Lets be real!!!! This is nothing more than political maneuvering on both sides. However, it is not unusual for the Lebanese to refuse to talk to Israel about all of the issues. After all, isn't it Hezbollah's charter to not only not negotiate with Israel, but to destroy her as well? Hamas does a very good job of it as well. Just think of what could be accomplished if both Hezbollah and Hamas took Israel's offer seriously.
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hyperbola5 months, 2 weeks ago
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All Israel has to do to get peace is start giving back the stolen property, start paying retributions for their crimes against humanity and allow the return of the seven million christians and moslems they have ethnic cleansed. Otherwise, the zionists are just thieves trying to keep their loot stolen by terror, murder and ethnic cleansing.
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Sderot - A town built on the ashes of an ethnically cleansed and defaced Palestinian village
We’ve been hearing a lot lately about Sderot, a town that has become the centrepiece of Israeli propaganda. Israeli spokesmen, and Israel’s stooges in the media and among politicians in Britain, the European Union and the United States, repeat ad nauseum the mantra about Palestinian home-made rockets "raining down" on Sderot, although only 1 in 500 causes a fatality. It is a mantra that has been used to justify the countless thousands of Israeli bombs, missiles, grenades and tank shells that are blasted into Gaza's tight-packed humanity. Bu what do we know about Sderot? Below is an insight into the town's history.
Israeli land thieves built Sderot on the ashes of an ethnically cleansed and defaced Palestinian village called Najd.
Sderot was settled by Jews in 1951. In All That Remains, Walid Khalidi says that Sderot, along with the settlement of Or ha-Ner, founded in 1957, were established on the village lands of Najd, which means "elevated plain" in Arabic.
According to Umkhalil, Najd's Palestinian villagers, approximately 620 in 1945, were expelled on 13 May 1948, before Israel was declared a state and before any Arab armies entered Palestine. UN Resolution 194 and also the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 13, Section 2, stipulate that the villagers of Najd have a right to return home to their personal property and to their native village.
Najd is 14 kilometres from Gaza. Palestinian Arabs own 12,669 dunums in Najd, although Israel refuses to honour their rights to their personal property, and refuses them their inalienable right to return home. In 1945 Jews owned 495 dunums of land in Najd and public lands consisted of 412 dunums.
In short, Sderot is an illegally occupied territory stolen from Palestinians.
Israeli Goebbels: Stop lying to the world about needing to defend what is not rightfully yours. You're worse than bank robbers saying they have a right to defend their loot!
http://www.propeller.com/story/2009/01/29/sderot-a...-
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Edmar145 months, 2 weeks ago
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Jordan is an illegally occupied territory stolen from the Palestinians, however, I don't hear anything from you about Jordan occupying 2/3 of Palestinian land. Why is that Hyperbulla? Maybe it's because you just don't care about the Palestinians as much as you care about getting rid of Israel. The fact is that Israel is here to stay and will outlive you, like it or not.
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