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Israel probably has more important targets in its long-running conflict with Hizballah, whose Shi'ite militiamen have been attacking Israeli troops in Southern Lebanon almost daily. But a look at one of the station's propaganda films shows why Yitzhak Rabin would be happy to see Lighthouse knocked out of commission. While martial music blares in the background, Sheik Hassan Nasrallah, Hizballah's leader, is seen embracing departing fighters. Documentary footage shows guerrillas planting their flag, Iwo Jima-style, as they storm an Israeli position. Israeli troops load casualties onto stretchers and into helicopters. "Thousands upon thousands are waiting...
...ite Muslim religious leader, Grand Ayatollah Ali Araki, died last night, prompting international mourning and potential conflict about succession. Araki, who was at least 100 years old -- and maybe as old as 106 -- died after spending three weeks in intensive care in a Tehran hospital. Araki was designated the marja ala -- or supreme leader -- of Shi'ite Muslims only last year, when two other supreme leaders died quickly after assuming the post. Despite few lines between church and state in Iran, Araki avoided involvement in government. His Shi'ite sect claims 10 percent of all followers of Islam...
...Until now, Syria has rejected a staged pullout, which Israel prefers in order to build trust gradually. Christopher left the Mideast without any tangible achievement to boast of. Late last week, in a move which may further imperil Mideast negotiations, Israeli commandos abducted the leader of a militant Shi'ite faction in Lebanon...
...Catholic Church, built for Irish immigrants in 1831, and the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, circa 1906, remain firm spiritual landmarks for each generation of new workers. "At midnight Mass on Christmas Eve, Silent Night is now sung in Vietnamese," says David McKean, 40, a third-generation Acre- ite of Scottish and Irish descent. "For some it's a sign of unity. For others it hurts...
Government forces in Iraq have accelerated their campaign to clear opposition Shi'ite Muslims from a vast marshland in the southern part of the country. Engineers have diverted water from the Tigris and Euphrates rivers to drain large areas of the swamps, home to an estimated 200,000 people, and Iraqi soldiers have burned villages and carried out summary executions. Some witnesses have described attacks using chemical weapons...