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Hassan Nasrallah re-elected as Hezbollah leader

The militant Hezbollah group announced Thursday that Sheik Hassan Nasrallah has been re-elected as the Shiite Muslim group's leader for a sixth term. Complete Story...

Hezbollah leader lashes out at Obama

Hezbollah's leader on Wednesday accused President Barack Obama of absolute bias in favor of Israel and disregard for the dignity of Arabs and Muslims.

Israel says major cities are in Hezbollah's range

The Lebanese militant group Hezbollah has significantly expanded its ability to strike deep into Israel with rockets that can now reach the Jewish state's largest cities, and now possesses tens of thousands of projectiles, Israel's army chief said Tuesday.

Hezbollah denies links to seized arms ship

Hezbollah is denying any links to a ship carrying hundreds of tons of weapons that Israel says was bound for the Iranian-backed guerrilla group.

2 NYC men accused of offering weapons to Hezbollah

Two New York City men have been charged with trying to provide weapons, ammunition and vehicles to the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah.

Lebanese say UAE pressed them to spy on Hezbollah

A Lebanese businessman alleged Thursday that he and several hundred other Lebanese were expelled from the United Arab Emirates country because they refused to spy on the Shiite militant group Hezbollah and other fellow citizens.

Shiite financier investments embarrasses Hezbollah

A Mideast version of the Bernie Madoff scandal is threatening to tarnish Hezbollah's reputation in Lebanon for being incorruptible, and the powerful Shiite militant movement faces calls to bail out small investors to keep its position from being undercut.

Egypt refers 26 Hezbollah suspects to trial

Egypt's prosecutor general on Sunday officially charged 26 suspects, including two Lebanese and five Palestinians, for spying for the militant group Hezbollah, as well as plotting terrorist attacks and aiding militants in the Gaza strip.

Senior EU official holds talks with Hezbollah

The European Union's foreign affairs chief held talks Saturday with a Hezbollah legislator in the first meeting between a senior EU diplomat and the Iranian-backed militant Shiite group.

Hezbollah No. 2 wants Lebanon unity government

Hezbollah's No. 2 leader, confident of victory in Lebanese weekend elections, said Tuesday the Iranian-backed group would invite its pro-Western opponents to join a national unity government if it wins.

Hezbollah denies report about Hariri assassination

Lebanon's militant Hezbollah group denied a report by a German magazine linking it to the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, saying Sunday that it was an attempt to tarnish its image before parliamentary elections.

Hezbollah's growing regional role piques Arabs

Arab governments are starting to see the fingerprints of Lebanon's Hezbollah all over the Middle East, adding to their growing alarm over Iran's power and a widening Sunni-Shiite rift.

Lebanese parliament based on sectarian split

A new parliament to be elected in Lebanon on June 7 will be apportioned among Christian and Muslim sects under a power-sharing formula that also divvies up Lebanon's main leadership positions by religion.

Hezbollah win in Lebanon poll would be big upset

With quiet campaigning and moderate talk, Hezbollah is building its strength for Lebanon's June 7 parliament elections — and the militant Shiite Muslim group and its allies stand a good chance of winning.

Egypt says 13 Lebanese, Sudanese hiding in Sinai

Egyptian police are tracking down 13 members of an alleged Hezbollah cell believed to be hiding out with the Bedouins in the rugged Sinai peninsula, a security official said Monday.

Lebanon's Hezbollah welcomes contacts with Britain

Hezbollah officials said Friday they would welcome talks with Britain but that they had rejected what they said were British demands for the contacts to take place secretly.

Britain re-establishing contact with Hezbollah

Britain is re-establishing contact with the militant group Hezbollah following the formation of a unity government in Lebanon, the British government said Thursday.

Hezbollah says has right to possess air defenses

The leader of Hezbollah said Monday that his militant group has the right to possess air-defense weapons to face the Israeli warplanes that regularly fly over Lebanon.

Hezbollah: Obama same as Bush on Israel

Lebanon's Hezbollah leader said Thursday there is no difference between Barack Obama and George W. Bush when it comes to Israel, and that the new U.S. administration has so far shown full support for the Jewish state — Hezbollah's archenemy.

Hezbollah watches for now as Israel hits Hamas

Lebanon's powerful Hezbollah guerrilla movement — widely seen as the Arab world's most effective force against Israel — is a staunch Hamas supporter but has so far held its fire as its Palestinian ally faces down Israel's assault in Gaza.

Hezbollah supporters in Lebanon protest Gaza siege

Thousands of supporters of the militant Hezbollah group swarmed Beirut's southern suburbs Friday, demanding Israel lift its blockade of the Gaza Strip.

Hezbollah TV rejects German ban as unjust

The director of Hezbollah's satellite TV station says a German ban on the network violates international laws protecting media freedom.

Germany bans Hezbollah television station Al-Manar

Germany has banned Hezbollah's television station on grounds that it violates the country's constitution, an Interior Ministry spokesman said Friday.

US concerned about Hezbollah TV in Indonesia

The U.S. government is concerned that a television channel backed by the Hezbollah militant group is using an Indonesian satellite to broadcast to the Asia-Pacific region, an American Embassy spokesman said Thursday.

Britain bans military wing of Hezbollah

British lawmakers voted Tuesday to include the military wing of Lebanese-based group Hezbollah to Britain's list of banned terrorist organizations, charging it supported terror activities in Iraq and the Palestinian territories.

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PM's Jewish pitch hits a new low, critics say - thestar.com
Source: Toronto Star

OTTAWA–Angry Liberals Wednesday accused the Conservative government of reaching a new political low by circulating flyers characterizing the Liberals as anti-Semitic.

Pajamas Media: Western Liberal Elites Have Made an Iranian Bomb a Reality
Source: Pajamas Media

The West's policy of delusion — talk to the mullahs, threaten them with boycotts, accept their regime as a legitimate expression of Iran's popular will, but never threaten, let alone use, "hard power" — was continued without a single gesture of goodwill from Tehran. Th …

Israel fears justice more than Iran
Source: Arab News

Israeli and US threats against Iran are growing louder. Israel's Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon has accused Tehran of conducting insincere negotiations and says his country's the threatened military option is no bluff.

Israel says photos prove weapons ship came from Iran - Yahoo! Canada News
Source: Yahoo! News

"Hidden among the dozens of other containers on board, and disguised as civilian goods, the ship contained a consignment of 36 shipping containers with 500 tones of arms en route via Syria to the Hezbollah terrorist organisation in Lebanon," the army and foreign ministry said in  …

Hezbollah gears up for new war with Israel
Source: Guardian Unlimited

Hezbollah is rapidly rearming in preparation for a new conflict with Israel, fearing that Benjamin Netanyahu's government will attack Lebanon again prior to any assault on Iran's nuclear facilities. Last week, Israeli commandos seized a ship in the Mediterranean loaded with almo …

Sources: Iran gave Hamas missile that can hit Tel Aviv - Haaretz - Israel News
Source: haretz.com

Iran has supplied Hamas operatives in the Gaza Strip a missile capable of striking Tel Aviv, defense sources said on Tuesday.

SACKS OF POLYETHELENE were used to hide Munitions on Iran arms ship
Source: Yahoo! News

Munitions are displayed in front of white sacks of polyethelene, which the Israeli military said were used in a bid to hide the weaponry, at the port of Ashdod November 4, 2009.

Hezbollah "denies link" to arms ship seized by Israel | Reuters
Source: Reuters

"Hezbollah denies any link to the weapons that the Zionist enemy claims it removed from the vessel Francop," the group said in a statement.

Navy: 10 times more arms on ship than on Karin-A
Source: ynetnews.com

Israel Navy chief says seized Francop vessel carried enough weapons and ammunition to supply Hezbollah for month or more of fighting against Israel. Navy chief: 'Ship's crew didn't know anything about it.

Israel says commandos intercept arms shipment with 60 tons of missiles, rockets bound for Hezbollah
Source:

Israeli commandos seized a ship Wednesday that defense officials said was carrying more than 60 tons of missiles, rockets and anti-tank weapons bound for Lebanon's Iranian-backed Hezbollah guerrillas.

Israel Navy Captures Arms Ship
Source: The New York Times

JERUSALEM (AP) -- Israeli naval commandos seized an arms ship Wednesday near Cyprus that was carrying missiles and anti-tank weapons from Iran to Hezbollah guerrillas in Lebanon, defense officials said.

Israeli navy seizes ship filled with munitions
Source: msnbc.com

The Israeli navy seized an arms ship about 100 miles west of Israel's coast early Wednesday and were towing it to an Israeli port for further inspection, the military said.

Israeli Navy Captures Arms Ship Headed From Iran to Syria
Source: FOXNews.com

Military officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, told The Associated Press that the boat originated in Iran and its cargo was headed for Iranian-backed Hezbollah guerrillas in Lebanon who have warred with Israel.

Jihad: A Wake Up Call
Source: ynetnews.com

Jihad (Holy War) has been a cardinal feature of Islam since the 7th Century. It constitutes a clear and present danger to Western democracies, irrespective of the Arab-Israeli conflict, independent of the Palestinian issue and regardless of Israel's policies and existence.

BBC NEWS | Middle East | Israel spying devices found by UN
Source: BBC News

Israeli spying devices that were planted during the 2006 war with Hezbollah have been discovered in southern Lebanon, the UN has said. UN peacekeepers discovered the buried devices when they were blown up by remote control by Israel on Sunday.

The Report
Source: The New Media Journal Headline News

On Tuesday, October 20, 2009, a Ministerial Committee on National Security convened for the first time in Israel to discuss the implications of the Goldstone Report recently adopted by the UN Human Rights Council.

UN: Self defense is not a crime of war unless you are Jewish
Source:

Colonel Richard Kemp is right. Self defense is not a crime of war unless you are Jewish and the accusers are Islamic (or in the case of the UN, the OIC -- the 56 state (plus Gaza) bloc of Muslim nations). Kudos to Kemp.

Video: IDF proves Lebanon blast was arms cache
Source: JPost.com

A day after an explosion in southern Lebanon prompted a surge of speculation across the Middle East, the IDF released footage from an unmanned aerial vehicle which seemingly proved that the blast came from a Hizbullah arms cache. The video shows operatives evacuating munitions f …

Obama's Nobel Peace Prize - Glenn Greenwald - Salon.com
Source: Salon.com

Glenn Greenwald gives his critical view on Obama winning Nobel Peace Prize. Personally I have mixed feelings. Warning: Some brutal pictures

Lebanon...Loosers being Elected! HAHHAAH!

Ok....Lebanon held their elections last Summer. People elected their leaders. From PM, to parliament. March 14th won...they are pro-democrat. Let's change this around:

AFP: Argentina's Menem charged with obstructing probe of bomb that killed 85 in Jewish charity building; Iran and Hezbollah were accused of terrorist act
Source: Google

Argentina's former president Carlos Menem was charged Thursday with obstructing a probe into the 1994 bombing of a building housing Jewish charities in Argentina that killed 85 people.

Obama can't downsize to success in Afghanistan
Source: The L.A. Times

The president appears to be dragging his feet on more troops for the struggle, but that's what an effective counterinsurgency strategy requires.

The U.S.-Iranian Triangle
Source: The New York Times

NEW YORK - France and Germany fought three wars in 70 years before the bright idea dawned of enfolding their problem into something larger: the European Union. The United States and Iran have not gone to war but have a relationship of psychotic mistrust.

Symbology: Do you know these flags?

We see them everyday on television, in front of buildings, carried high at the Olympics or out in front of protests and marches around the world. Flags are extremely important representations of people, ideology, culture and invoke powerful symbology for designed purposes.

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