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05-28-2010, 04:28 AM
Israel: Attackers will be sent 'years backward'
Hariri wins Obama pledge to prevent new war – report
By Patrick Galey and Wassim Mroueh
Daily Star staff
Friday, May 28, 2010
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BEIRUT: Israel will send any country or group that launches an attack against it, “hundreds of years backward,” LBCI television quoted Israeli Infrastructure Minister Uzi Landau as saying on Thursday, the last day of a civil defense exercise dubbed Turning Point 4.
He added that his comments were directly addressed to Syria, “which is behind any attack launched by Lebanon on Israel.”
LBCI also quoted Israel’s deputy Defense Minister Matan Vilnai as saying that Hizbullah’s leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah’s role was restricted to “voicing threats,” but added that Israel took the secretary general’s words “very seriously.”
In an address to mark the withdrawal of Israeli troops from south Lebanon in 2000, Nasrallah said on Tuesday his group would bomb military, civilian and commercial ships heading to Israel in the event of a new war with the country.
“If you [Israel] launch a new war on Lebanon, if you blockade our coastline, all military, civilian or commercial ships heading through the Mediterranean to occupied Palestine will be targeted by the Islamic resistance,” Nasrallah said.
He also accused Israeli leaders of spreading allegations that Syria was transferring long range missiles to Hizbullah in order to garner further US financial assistance.
On Thursday, Prime Minister Saad Hariri challenged the United Nations to provide conclusive proof of weapons entering Lebanese territory, as United States President Barack Obama asked Israel to refrain from another assault in the region, according to media reports.
Hariri returned to Lebanon after chairing a UN Security Council session in New York and meeting senior White House officials, during which Israeli claims of Syria transferring long-range Scud missiles to Hizbullah were raised.
An-Nahar, quoting sources from Lebanon’s delegation at the Security Council, reported that Hariri had asked UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon to provide his country with conclusive proof which might corroborate Scud allegations.
“The Lebanese government will take action if there is evidence of claims,” Hariri was quoted as saying during a meeting with the UN chief, adding that the Scud allegations had come from an unreliable source.
Pan-Arab daily Al-Hayat reported that Ban had raised concerns over the implementation of Security Council Resolution 1701, especially regarding the alleged illegal transit of arms into Lebanon.
Hariri’s visit came against the backdrop of heightened regional tensions following remarks made by Israeli President Shimon Peres in April, alleging that long-range missiles had been given to Hizbullah across Lebanon’s border with Syria.
Members of US Congress had echoed Peres’ claims, which Israeli Premier Benjamin Netanyahu reiterated on Wednesday.
In an interview with Parisian daily Le Figaro, the Israeli premier insisted that Hizbullah continued to receive “enormous” amounts of weapons from its regional allies.
“Iran and Hizbullah tried to raise tension on our northern borders and convince Syria that we were preparing for an attack,” Netanyahu said. “All this is nothing but a play. We made clear that our goal is peace with our neighbors, including Syria and Lebanon.
“Unfortunately, Syria and Iran continue to provide Hizbullah with arms and has handed over enormous amounts of weapons,” he added.
Netanyahu will fly to Washington for talks with President Obama next week for discussions on the ongoing peace process.
An-Nahar, quoting ministerial sources, reported Thursday that Obama will ask Israel not to wage another war on Lebanon, “for whatever reason, motive or justification.”
Lebanon’s tenure at the head of the Security Council is set to end next week and it remains unclear as to how it might vote regarding potential sanctions on Iran.
The Central News Agency (CNA) reported that Lebanon’s position on sanctions would be decided by the Cabinet. The vote is likely to come after the end of the month, not during Lebanon’s time as head of the Security Council.
Hariri and his delegation – which included Defense Minister Elias Murr, Foreign Minister Ali al-Shami, Information Minister Tarek Mitri, Lebanon’s Special representative to the UN Nawaf Salam, Arab League Ambassador to the United Nations Yahya Mahmassani, and advisor Mohammad Shatah – also met with Lebanese-born Miss USA Rima al-Fakih and invited her to visit Lebanon. Fakih, who has drawn ire from the right-wing press in the US for her reported links to Hizbullah, thanked Hariri for the reception she had received from her country of birth.
“You are highly cherished, Mr. Hariri,” she said. “I’m proud of the invitation that was extended to me to visit my country. This is equivalent to the crown and the title that I hold.”
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Hariri wins Obama pledge to prevent new war – report
By Patrick Galey and Wassim Mroueh
Daily Star staff
Friday, May 28, 2010
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BEIRUT: Israel will send any country or group that launches an attack against it, “hundreds of years backward,” LBCI television quoted Israeli Infrastructure Minister Uzi Landau as saying on Thursday, the last day of a civil defense exercise dubbed Turning Point 4.
He added that his comments were directly addressed to Syria, “which is behind any attack launched by Lebanon on Israel.”
LBCI also quoted Israel’s deputy Defense Minister Matan Vilnai as saying that Hizbullah’s leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah’s role was restricted to “voicing threats,” but added that Israel took the secretary general’s words “very seriously.”
In an address to mark the withdrawal of Israeli troops from south Lebanon in 2000, Nasrallah said on Tuesday his group would bomb military, civilian and commercial ships heading to Israel in the event of a new war with the country.
“If you [Israel] launch a new war on Lebanon, if you blockade our coastline, all military, civilian or commercial ships heading through the Mediterranean to occupied Palestine will be targeted by the Islamic resistance,” Nasrallah said.
He also accused Israeli leaders of spreading allegations that Syria was transferring long range missiles to Hizbullah in order to garner further US financial assistance.
On Thursday, Prime Minister Saad Hariri challenged the United Nations to provide conclusive proof of weapons entering Lebanese territory, as United States President Barack Obama asked Israel to refrain from another assault in the region, according to media reports.
Hariri returned to Lebanon after chairing a UN Security Council session in New York and meeting senior White House officials, during which Israeli claims of Syria transferring long-range Scud missiles to Hizbullah were raised.
An-Nahar, quoting sources from Lebanon’s delegation at the Security Council, reported that Hariri had asked UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon to provide his country with conclusive proof which might corroborate Scud allegations.
“The Lebanese government will take action if there is evidence of claims,” Hariri was quoted as saying during a meeting with the UN chief, adding that the Scud allegations had come from an unreliable source.
Pan-Arab daily Al-Hayat reported that Ban had raised concerns over the implementation of Security Council Resolution 1701, especially regarding the alleged illegal transit of arms into Lebanon.
Hariri’s visit came against the backdrop of heightened regional tensions following remarks made by Israeli President Shimon Peres in April, alleging that long-range missiles had been given to Hizbullah across Lebanon’s border with Syria.
Members of US Congress had echoed Peres’ claims, which Israeli Premier Benjamin Netanyahu reiterated on Wednesday.
In an interview with Parisian daily Le Figaro, the Israeli premier insisted that Hizbullah continued to receive “enormous” amounts of weapons from its regional allies.
“Iran and Hizbullah tried to raise tension on our northern borders and convince Syria that we were preparing for an attack,” Netanyahu said. “All this is nothing but a play. We made clear that our goal is peace with our neighbors, including Syria and Lebanon.
“Unfortunately, Syria and Iran continue to provide Hizbullah with arms and has handed over enormous amounts of weapons,” he added.
Netanyahu will fly to Washington for talks with President Obama next week for discussions on the ongoing peace process.
An-Nahar, quoting ministerial sources, reported Thursday that Obama will ask Israel not to wage another war on Lebanon, “for whatever reason, motive or justification.”
Lebanon’s tenure at the head of the Security Council is set to end next week and it remains unclear as to how it might vote regarding potential sanctions on Iran.
The Central News Agency (CNA) reported that Lebanon’s position on sanctions would be decided by the Cabinet. The vote is likely to come after the end of the month, not during Lebanon’s time as head of the Security Council.
Hariri and his delegation – which included Defense Minister Elias Murr, Foreign Minister Ali al-Shami, Information Minister Tarek Mitri, Lebanon’s Special representative to the UN Nawaf Salam, Arab League Ambassador to the United Nations Yahya Mahmassani, and advisor Mohammad Shatah – also met with Lebanese-born Miss USA Rima al-Fakih and invited her to visit Lebanon. Fakih, who has drawn ire from the right-wing press in the US for her reported links to Hizbullah, thanked Hariri for the reception she had received from her country of birth.
“You are highly cherished, Mr. Hariri,” she said. “I’m proud of the invitation that was extended to me to visit my country. This is equivalent to the crown and the title that I hold.”
Just to lighten your mood, few Lebonese noted Items, from the Lebonese Daily Star.
Brazilian woman killed by husband's coffin (http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=29&article_id=97589)
A 67-year-old widow was hit in the head by her husband's coffin and died Monday morning in southern Brazil. The incident occurred in the small town of Tapes in southern Rio Grange do Sul state. According to the Federal Highway Police (PRF), Marciana da Silva Barcelos was sitting in the back seat of a Toyota Hilux pickup truck, which was transporting her husband's coffin to the cemetery in nearby Alvorada town. [...] Full story (http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=29&article_id=97589)
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Danish couple's wedding marathon (http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=29&article_id=97588)
A Danish couple got married four times in one day. Anette and Kenneth Lund-who broke the world record for the most weddings in a day-now plan to tie the knot once a year for the rest of their lives in a bid to keep their relationship exciting. [...] Full story (http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=29&article_id=97588)
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Women in red turn men on more easily (http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=29&article_id=97219)
A new study suggested that red color makes men feel more amorous towards women, according to media reports Wednesday. The study led by psychology professor Andrew Elliot of the University of Rochester in Rochester, New York, conducted five experiments to find the effects of color on behavior in relationships. [...] Full story (http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=29&article_id=97219)
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A plane from the Australian airline Qantas "piggybacked" an Air New Zealand flight across the Pacific Ocean overnight, after its weather radar stopped working. The Air New Zealand flight was three hours out of Los Angeles, and about 35 km from the Qantas plane, when the Australian captain called on the radio to ask for help, The Daily Telegraph in Sydney reported on Wednesday. [...] Full story (http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=29&article_id=97218)
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World's heaviest man marries amid wide media attention (http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=29&article_id=97176)
The 2007 Guinness World Record holder for the heaviest man on earth, Manuel Uribe, on Sunday celebrated his wedding, which was widely covered by media from all over the world. Uribe, 43, was married to Claudia Solis, 38, amid blessing from more than 400 guests present at the ritual in the northeastern Mexican city of Monterrey. [...] Full story (http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=29&article_id=97176)
Read more: http://www.dailystar.com.lb/oddnews.asp?edition_id=10#ixzz0pD5aB29f
(The Daily Star :: Lebanon News :: http://www.dailystar.com.lb)
</SPAN>Veiled threats i believe,
the Israelis are hawks and not doves.
Sabre rattling again, what do you think ?
Also, there has to be at least one item
you like in the Lebanese Noted items