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...organizers of an annual three-week long trip to Israel have decided to postpone this year’s trip as violence continues along the country’s northern border with Lebanon...
Simon and Hillel Executive Director Bernard Steinberg said at the time that the trip’s itinerary would be changed to avoid the northern parts of the country, including the city of Haifa, where Hezbollah rocket attacks have been common...
...three Republican incumbents are in real danger of losing, is having a very intense campaign is hardly surprising; the state's close balance between the two parties meant it was overwhelmed with attention by both presidential campaigns in 2004. But three members from neighboring Indiana, plus Geoff Davis of Northern Kentucky, are in tight races even though they represent typically reliable Republican areas...
...Despite the positive response, many obstacles lie in the path of such a plan. While the cease-fire proposal would be welcomed by all Arab parties - probably including Hizballah - Israel will be reluctant to agree until it is assured of peace on its northern border. Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's government has thus far refused to negotiate for the return of the captured soldiers, and has vowed to reject any return to the pre-July 12 status quo on the Lebanese border. Instead, the Administration's proposal establishes a credible security plan for Israel's northern border, which Arab sources...
...Monday, two tanks were dispatched to pick up Israeli soldiers wounded in the siege of Bint Jbeil, a town used by Hizballah Islamic militants to spray the northern corners of Israel with rocket fire. The town also has symbolic value to Hizballah; it was here in 2000 that Hizballah chief Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah proclaimed victory after Israeli troops withdrew from Lebanon. The sheikh' s jeering remarks had riled the Israeli generals, so they didn't need any extra motivation this week when Bint Jbeil, its tunnels and caves stocked with rockets and over 100 Hizballah fighters, turned into a major...