A security source from the Northern Israeli command warned 150 villages in southern Lebanon that the Jewish state would destroy “every house or building from where missiles are launched.” Israel has evidence that Hizbullah is continuing to prepare for war, the official said. He stated that Israel has provided the United Nations with reports and maps that reveal the presence of 1,000 Hizbullah... 

Fury: Furious Egyptians clash with riot police in protests which rocked the capital city of Cairo. Appointment of new prime minister in Lebanon sparks riots. Thousands of anti-government protesters inspired by the Tunisian revolution clashed with riot police in the centre of Cairo today demanding the overthrow of president Hosni Mubarak. Police responded with water cannon and attacked crowds with batons... 

One of my readers, in the comments section below, wrote the following in response to my last column on Israel’s hijacking of the Gaza flotilla: “Again I ask the question: What do the Israelis have on our politicians that makes them such whores? Dirty pictures? Threats of withholding campaign contributions? It’s really embarrassing as well as infuriating to see congress with its collective pants... 

Lebanese earlier this week celebrated the 10th anniversary of Israeli troops' withdrawal from southern Lebanon. The Lebanese army fired anti-aircraft guns on Israeli warplanes Wednesday after what it said were repeated violations of Lebanese airspace, state media reported. According to the National News Agency of Lebanon, the army opened fire after Israeli planes entered Lebanese airspace for a... 

What's your opinion? Is she beautiful or not? A 24-year-old Lebanese immigrant has been crowned Miss U.S.A. Rima Fakih, from Dearborn, Michigan, is believed to be the first Muslim to win the pageant despite nearly stumbling over in her evening gown last night. Born in Lebanon, she emigrated with her parents to the U.S. as a baby. They moved to Michigan in 2003, where she was later crowned Miss... 

Reporters take pictures of electronic instruments Lebanese security forces found with arrested Israeli spies. A Lebanese court on Thursday sentenced two men to death on charges of espionage and involvement in the killing of senior members of Lebanese and Palestinian resistance groups. A military tribunal convicted the former member of Lebanon’s security force Mahmoud Qassem Rafeh, 63, of “collaboration... 

Lebanese troops opened fire Sunday on four Israeli warplanes that flew into Lebanese airspace, the army said. Israeli warplanes frequently fly over Lebanese territory in what Israel says are reconnaissance missions. The overflights have been a constant source of friction between the two countries. Sunday’s incident comes amid heightened tensions in the Middle East following some of the sharpest... 

Could this be preparation of war with Iran? Israel will begin distributing its entire population with gas masks in two months, though no reason has officially been given by the Israeli government. No indication or threat has been made against Israel from any country that an attack is planned. No country in the Middle East is believed to be likely to engage in chemical or biological warfare with Israel,... 

JERUSALEM – A Jewish rabbi has issued a book giving Jews permission to murder non-Jews, including babies and children, who may pose an actual or potential threat to Jews or Israel. “It is permissible to kill the Righteous among non-Jews even if they are not responsible for the threatening situation,” Rabbi Yitzhak Shapiro, who heads the Od Yosef Chai Yeshiva in the Yitzhar settlement in the... 

Bay Area residents attempted a citizen’s arrest of former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, while he gave a speech to the World Affairs Council in San Francisco on 22 October 2009. Twenty-two people were arrested for challenging Olmert directly and demanding he be tried for war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Gaza Strip and Lebanon. Olmert has also faced protests at Tulane University,... 

No casualties reported on either side of border TYRE, Lebanon – Two rockets were fired from southern Lebanon into Israel on Friday, prompting Israel to respond with artillery fire, Lebanese security and military officials said. The exchange, in which no casualties were reported by either side, was the latest in persisting tensions between the two countries. It was the fourth time rockets have...