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| Israel claims 'green light' given for war | |
| 2006-07-28 | |
| Israel insists it has been given the green light from the world to press on with its deadly assault on Lebanon and called up more troops, after suffering its biggest single-day military loss in the conflict. But Israel says it will limit its ground offensives after the killing of nine troops, including an Australian, in pitched battles with Hezbollah guerrillas yesterday. "Yesterday in Rome we in effect obtained the authorisation to continue our operations until Hezbollah is no longer present in southern Lebanon," Israeli Justice Minister Haim Ramon told Army Radio. He was referring to a 15-nation conference in the Italian capital on Wednesday. World powers remain at odds over how to end the conflict, despite the mounting death toll and warnings that Lebanon is facing a humanitarian catastrophe. Much of Lebanon's infrastructure is in ruins, hundreds of thousands have fled their homes and there are increasing shortages of food and medicines. The US, Israel's closest ally, infuriated Arab opinion by blocking calls at the Rome meeting for an immediate cease-fire and instead calling for efforts to reach a "sustainable" truce. US President George W Bush says he is "troubled" by the destruction Israeli strikes have left in Lebanon but rejects any "fake peace" that does not tackle the conflict's root causes. Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Gheit say Arab countries are disappointed that the Rome conference has "failed to meet Arab demands" for an immediate truce. US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice insists there has been agreement in Rome on the need for a multinational UN-mandated force for Lebanon and says the world body plans to hold a meeting this week or next. European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana said yesterday the bloc would be willing to contribute peacekeeping forces to Lebanon if a UN resolution allowed it. A diplomatic source in Paris says France is to propose to its UN Security Council partners a resolution that would see the creation of a buffer zone on both sides of the border as part of a strategy to end the conflict.
The US also prevented adoption of a UN Security Council draft resolution critical of Israel after its warplanes killed four UN observers in a raid in a south Lebanon town that UN chief Kofi Annan said was "apparently deliberate". Mr Ramon says Israel no longer regards the border town of Bint Jbeil, a Hezbollah military stronghold where the nine soldiers were killed, as a civilian area after ordering people to leave. "Everyone who is still in south Lebanon is linked to Hezbollah, we have called on all who are there to leave," he said. | |
| Posted by:Oztralian |
| #7 Well, let the "World" know that this action by the army of Satan (Hezbollah) Must FOREVER be quelled. Srew the world. The light is greener than ever and Bekaa is next. |
| Posted by: newc 2006-07-28 15:24 |
| #6 This can't be right. I thought they were the puppet masters? |
| Posted by: tu3031 2006-07-28 14:44 |
| #5 Israel claims 'green light' given for war The light has been 'green' for so long the bulb has rusted solid into its socket. About the only real upside to recent events is the near-obligatory Arab stupidity of finally unmasking the extent of how entrenched their government authorized anti-Semitic terrorism actually is. The Palestinian election of Hamas epitomizes this to perfection. All that remains is for Israel to force-feed them unlimited quantities of cordite-laced sand. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2006-07-28 14:41 |
| #4 Israel insists it has been given the green light from the world to press on with its deadly assault on Lebanon and called up more troops, LOL! Could there be a more perfect example of the MSM's miguided opinion of themselves? Ah, yes, ABC, they can't proceed without a green light from you. Being that you are so mighty with your pens. Problem is than in a real war, where there is an army (good or evil) that chooses to act without your approval, the pen actually is NOT mighter than the sword. |
| Posted by: 2b 2006-07-28 05:30 |
| #3 Kudos to GWB for sticking to the no ceasefire without a sustainable solution position. Not that I think we will get one, but it will at least get the appeasers to propose alternatives rather than just call for a ceasefire. We will see how laughable some of those alternatives are. |
| Posted by: phil_b 2006-07-28 03:02 |
| #2 Israel needs to WAKE UP. This is not the UN softy fabric softener - This is the REAL DEAL. Wake up the kenesset and tell them mission is on hand. |
| Posted by: newc 2006-07-28 03:02 |
| #1 I am always amazed by Israel politicians ineptitude. That is the kind of things that you know but you dont say unless you want to sabotage the whole mlitary operation and want a reaction. |
| Posted by: Wheack Spinelet1983 2006-07-28 01:22 |