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...part, Israel has vehemently rejected that notion, most prominently floated by U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan, that the observers were deliberately targeted. "What interest does it serve if Israel targets U.N. servicemen deliberately?" Gideon Meir, a deputy director-general of the Foreign Ministry, asked. "What can we gain out of it? Quite the contrary...
...international force is needed to pull Israel's chestnuts out of the fire, then those who would constitute it - along with Hizballah and its backers - would likely have a substantial say in determining the nature of the truce it would enforce. Indeed, U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan, speaking in Rome, urged the inclusion of both Iran and Syria in the search for a deal to permanently end hostilities across the Israel-Lebanon border...
...There is still hope that the Islamists and transitional government will meet and come to some accommodation. ?The place to deal with differences is at the negotiating table,? Kofi Annan?s Special Representative for Somalia, Fran?ois Lons?ny Fall, said last week. U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Jendayi Frazer told journalists by video-conference that the U.S. has told Ethiopia ?not to get drawn into this provocation.? She said the U.S. hopes that moderates within the Islamic Courts Union will pull back the Islamic militias and return to talks. ?If there was a significant engagement from the region...
...Secretary Rice, who heads for New York Friday to coordinate activities with U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan, will face pressure from diplomatic allies who want an immediate cease-fire. European, Arab and U.N. diplomats share the goal of a deal that not only frees the two captive Israeli soldiers and stops Hizballah rocket fire, but also puts the Lebanese army in control of its southern border, protects Israel from further provocations and pursues the disarmament of Hizballah. But they're not convinced those goals can be achieved through a military campaign that has destroyed much of Lebanon's communication infrastructure...
...Implicitly criticizing the U.S. delay in starting a peace mission, Annan's deputy, Mark Malloch Brown, on Wednesday stressed the need for an immediate cessation of hostilities. "The Middle East is littered with the results of people believing there are military solutions to political problems in the region," he told reporters...