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Israel threatens to resume war if Hezbies refuse to disarm
2006-08-16
The IDF will have to resume operations in Lebanon if the expanded United Nations force being assembled does not fulfill its obligation to dismantle Hizbullah, an official in the Prime Minister's Office warned on Tuesday.

Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Saniora and Hizbullah leader Hassan Nasrallah reportedly reached a deal allowing Hizbullah to keep its weapons but refrain from exhibiting them in public. Israeli officials called the arrangement a violation of UN Security Council Resolution 1701, which passed over the weekend and was approved on Sunday by the cabinet.

"The resolution is clear that Hizbullah needs to be removed from the border area, embargoed and dismantled," the official said. "If the resolution is not implemented, we will have to take action to prevent the rearming of Hizbullah. I don't think backtracking will serve any useful purpose. There has to be pressure on Hizbullah to disarm or there will have to be another round."

Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni is expected to raise the issue when she meets in New York on Wednesday with UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan.
Tippy has to go through the motions, but we all know Kofi isn't going to be anything remotely approaching useful here.
Annan angered Israeli officials when he told Channel 2 on Tuesday that "dismantling Hizbullah is not the direct mandate of the UN," which could only help Lebanon disarm the organization. Annan upset officials further when he said that deploying international forces in Lebanon would take "weeks or months," and not days as expected.
The Israelis should have expected the latter -- it's the UN, after all -- but like I said, Kofi ain't exactly johnny-on-the-spot with help ...
Israeli officials said the IDF would not complete its withdrawal from southern Lebanon until the international force was deployed - even if it took months - to prevent a vacuum in Lebanon that could endanger Israeli civilians. An official in the Prime Minister's Office accused Annan of having an anti-Israel agenda.
That fish was in a barrel waiting to be shot.
"He has been one-sided," the official said. "He tried to be even-handed in a situation that was clearly asymmetrical. When one side committed crimes against humanity and engaged in genocide and the other side defended itself, he cannot treat us in the same manner."

Annan rejected charges of bias, saying, "I have been very hard on Hizbullah and condemned Hizbullah for what it has done. I have condemned Israel for what I consider excessive use of force but it doesn't mean I am taking one side."
Which is the point, you should be taking one side, the Israelis. And has anybody seen his condemnation of the Hezbies?
Livni will also meet with US diplomatic officials and Jewish leaders during her 24-hour visit. The goals of the trip include advancing Israel's interests in talks on implementing the cease-fire in Lebanon, expediting the deployment of an international force and bringing about the return of the kidnapped IDF soldiers.

Annan is set to make key decisions about the role of the multinational force. Livni had planned to visit New York over the weekend but her original trip was blocked by Prime Minister Ehud Olmert.

Foreign Ministry Director-General Aharon Abramovich said implementation of the cease-fire was "good so far" and "going according to plan." He said Livni wanted to make sure that UNIFIL's effectiveness would be maximized.
I guess that leaves out the mighty Uruguayans ...
According to Foreign Ministry spokesman Mark Regev, the two main tasks of the expanded force would be enforcing a "Hizbullah-free zone" in south Lebanon and an international arms embargo on Hizbullah. He said the resolution detailed the placement of international forces at all crossing points into Lebanon, comprising those from Syria as well as airports and seaports. "The resolution meets Israel's expectations," Regev said. "The focus now is on ensuring its full and complete implementation. Unfortunately, there have been too many UN resolutions on Lebanon that have gathered dust in the archives and have not changed anything. The challenge now is to bring about the expeditious implementation of 1701."

"She will discuss [with Annan] the importance of having the international forces in Lebanon as expeditiously as possible," Regev said of Livni.

Israel wants a speedy deployment "firstly to allow the Israeli troops to pull out of south Lebanon and to ensure the creation of the Hizbullah-free zone in the south... and secondly to make sure that the international arms embargo on Hizbullah is implemented," he said. "We have to have the resolution translated into reality," Regev said.
Posted by:Steve White

#13  Hint for Israel: Don't wait. Disarming Hezbollah must involve the severing of upper appendages. It has nothing to do with weapons.
Posted by: Zenster   2006-08-16 20:12  

#12  BA,
I actually know a couple of ex-lawyers, but they were never true lawyers to begin with :)

Well, EoZ, there are exemptions to every rule (heck, Murtha is one I'd consider an ex-Marine, although Marines say they never retire or are "ex's". I think the key is, they were never "real" (read: anal, pompous, nit-picking, ambulance chasing) attorneys in the first place, lol.

About your response to SOP 35, welcome to the "dark side" ("not so moral" in your terms). Of course, I believe that we're the moral group here. Defeating evil wherever it may lie is the key. No, like Israel, I don't like bombing wommin, kids, fluffy bunnies and ducks, but if it kills those who INTENTIONALLY target innocents, that's a plus. Not to mention that those wommin and kids are often aider/abbetters and/or future jihadis, or at the VERY LEAST lend moral support to the jihadis. That makes them "accomplices to murder" in my world (if you want to use legal terms). Think of it this way, is it better to completely avoid all hostilities and let the modern day Hitlers go on to kill the Joooos (and Christians, Seikhs, Hindus, et al), or is better to "sacrifice" a few thousand now in shutting them down before they can get to that point? I'm with the latter approach, and I believe in my heart of hearts that God is too.
Posted by: BA   2006-08-16 14:00  

#11  The IDF will have to resume operations in Lebanon if the expanded United Nations force being assembled does not fulfill its obligation to dismantle Hizbullah, an official in the Prime Minister's Office warned on Tuesday.

The IDF is coming to a theater near you Narallah. Git yer arss ready!
Posted by: Besoeker   2006-08-16 12:43  

#10  SOP35/Rat,
It took me more then 50 years to get to this point.
It recently dawned on me that it may be better to be a live agressive (not so "moral") right winger than a dead highly moral leftist-liberal.
I would like to offer a toast to the quick demise of Arabs, Muslims and the forces of darkness and deceit in general.
May all our enemies drink deep from our NAPALM cup, and if that's not enough, may their ashes soon glow in the dark.
Posted by: Elder of Zion   2006-08-16 11:36  

#9  BA,
I actually know a couple of ex-lawyers, but they were never true lawyers to begin with :)
Posted by: Elder of Zion   2006-08-16 11:30  

#8  E of Z, you've finally seen the light. I just hope most of your fellow countrymen have come around also. Arabs by their nature are nothing more than camel f**kers. They really can't overcome their basic nature. Since they can't, everyone has to realize that there is nothing worth preservation involved. Total destruction is the answer. When the pain level for them gets intolerable, they will quiet down for a hundred years or so.
Posted by: SOP35/Rat   2006-08-16 11:23  

#7  EoZ, lawyers are like the Marines:

"Once a lawyer, always a lawyer." There's no such thing as an "ex-lawyer."
Posted by: BA   2006-08-16 11:18  

#6  we're still hoping Olmert will come to his senses and resign.
But I guess you cant expect that from an Ex -lawyer.
My bet is on a coalition of Bibi and Lieberman.
Posted by: Elder of Zion   2006-08-16 11:04  

#5  So, when does Israel pick a new leader ? Let's get this war up to speed.
Posted by: wxjames   2006-08-16 11:00  

#4  I said here yesterday that signing an agreement with muslims is like writing on water.
The lebanese and the Hizbies are a pack of liers and the degradation of the agreement is continueing at a startling rate.
I say, lets go in there (all Israelites-Huh, SPOD) and burn Lebanon and the hisbies off the face of the earth.
We have all the required equipment and a willing army. Our only problem is the impotent Olmert and his stupid mock socialist demagogue Minister of Defence Peretz.
The long term existance of the state of Israel will be determined by the results of this war.
It's time for the Israelites to rise and elect a new capable government, a government that really understands the mentality of the lying arabs.
with Arabs you cannot talk, you have to shoot first.
All this coming from an ex-labor voter Israelite who until three years ago thought you could negotiate with Arabs.
now I say - kill them all ! destroy their houses and their infrastructure, make them run like they never did before and instill the fear of the sons of Israel in their hearts.
We can do it ! We must do it, to ensure the survival of our grandchildren !
No more talking with Arabs.
And to Hell with Koffee and the muslim ass-licking Eunuchs of the UN.
Posted by: Elder of Zion   2006-08-16 09:38  

#3  Let just start calling the people of Israel, Israelites.

Want to hear the muslims whine really good? Call the people of Israel Israelites.

Kofi can address the Israelites FM with a turtle head in his undergarments.

The Press can be forced to use the word Israelites.

Don't mess with the tribes of Israel the Israelites.
Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom   2006-08-16 05:46  

#2  God is backing you also, America.
Posted by: newc   2006-08-16 02:22  

#1  This time, don't telegraph your every freak'n move. The "international community" really doesn't give a shit anyway.
Posted by: Captain America   2006-08-16 00:28  

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