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January 30, 2008
Final
Report Finds 'Failures' in Israeli Leadership
A final report on Israel's 2006 Lebanon war issued Wednesday that
had threatened to derail Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's government
found "failures and shortcomings" by Israel's political and military
leadership.
April 30, 2007
Israeli
Report Criticizes Olmert's Judgment in Lebanon War
In a harsh assessment of Israel's war with Hezbollah last July,
an independent panel accused Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert
of "severe failure in the lack of judgment, responsibility and
caution."
August 30, 2006
Israel
Rejects U.N. Chief's Call for End to Blockade
U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan was in Israel Wednesday as part
of his bid to strengthen a cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah.
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert rebuffed the U.N. chief's call
for even a partial lifting of the seven-week-old blockade of Lebanon.
July 19, 2006
Israel
Says It Destroyed Half of Hezbollah's Power
More than 60 people died in the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah
Wednesday, many of them civilians. Analysts discuss whether Israeli
forces can eliminate Hezbollah's military capabilities.
July 18, 2006
Brzezinski,
Kissinger Debate U.S. Role in Mideast Crisis
As foreigners continued to flee the fighting in Lebanon and Secretary
of State Condoleezza Rice prepared to head to the troubled region,
President Bush once again blamed the militant group Hezbollah
for the crisis in the region and called on Syria and Iran to do
more to end the fighting. Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger
and former national security adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski examine
the situation and what the international community and the United
States can do to end the violence.
July 17, 2006
Middle
East Conflict Dominates G-8 Summit Discussions
The Middle East crisis dominated the weekend meeting of the G-8
nations in St. Petersburg, Russia. Three foreign affairs newspaper
columnists discuss how other countries have been handling the
Middle East crisis.
July 17, 2006
Israeli,
Syrian Ambassadors Speak Out on Middle East Crisis
Israeli Ambassador to the United States Daniel Ayalon and Syrian
Ambassador to the United States Imad Moustapha discuss the escalation
of violence in the Middle East, the capture of two Israeli soldiers
and who should take responsibility for the conflict.
July 17, 2006
Israeli
Prime Minister Vows to Continue Attacks Until Two Soldiers Are
Freed
Two reports from Beirut and Haifa look at Israel's bombardment
of Lebanon and Hezbollah's rocket attacks into Israel in today's
sixth day of fighting.
July 17, 2006
Israeli
Troops Briefly Enter Lebanon; Foreigners Evacuate Beirut
Israeli warplanes struck coastal targets in Lebanon and troops
briefly entered the country to conduct military operations in
the sixth day of fighting Monday aimed at stopping Hezbollah's
missile attacks on Israel.
July 14, 2006
Fighting
in Lebanon Escalates; Hezbollah Declares 'Open War'
As Israel continued attacks against Lebanon's infrastructure and
militant strongholds, Hezbollah declared "open war," intensifying
rocket attacks against Israeli cities in the north. Experts analyze
Hezbollah's history and motives in the current conflict.
July 13, 2006
Israel-Lebanon
Fighting Broadens Middle East Conflict
Israeli troops continued attacks on Lebanon, targeting the Beirut
airport and a Hezbollah television station. Hezbollah, in turn,
fired over 120 rockets into northern Israel. Analysts look at
the chances the violence can be de-escalated.
July 12, 2006
Israeli
Forces Cross into Lebanon After Hezbollah Fight
Israeli troops moved into Southern Lebanon Wednesday in response
to the abduction of two Israeli soldiers during a border raid
by the militant group Hezbollah. Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert
called the soldiers' kidnapping an "act of war."
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