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July 2008
- Freed Militants Vow to Continue Fight With Israel
  
  newser | Associated Press | Jul 17, 08 2:30 PM CDT
  
  A day after being freed in a prisoner exchange, Hezbollah fighters vowed to continue to fight Israel as they prayed at the grave of a fallen commander, the AP reports. “At this moment, I am yearning more than before to confront them,” Samir Qantar, who had been jailed in Israel for almost 30 years, said at a cemetery near Beirut. More »
  
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  Israel • Lebanon • Hezbollah • Beirut • Mideast peace talks • corpse • prisoner exchange • Samir Qantar
- Freed Terrorists Enjoy Hero's Welcome
  
  newser | Times (UK) | Jul 17, 08 7:36 AM CDT
  
  Freed terrorist Samir Qantar, who bludgeoned a 4-year-old child to death with the butt of his rifle in a raid on an Israeli community, was given a red-carpet and rose-petals hero's welcome yesterday by Lebanese president Michel Suleiman and Hezbollah leaders , reports the Times of London. Qantar, who has been in prison nearly 30 years, and four Hezbollah guerrillas were released in a swap with Israel for the remains of two Israeli soldiers captured in 2006. More »
  
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  Lebanon • Hezbollah • Beirut • Lebanon War • Gen Michel Suleiman • Samir Qantar
- Israel Releases 5 Prisoners, 200 Bodies in Hezbollah Deal
  
  newser | New York Times | Jul 16, 08 11:39 AM CDT
  
  Israel released five Lebanese prisoners and nearly 200 bodies today, the New York Times reports, completing a deal with Hezbollah that netted the Jewish state the bodies of two of its captured soldiers. The most notable prisoner was Samir Kuntar, who had spent more than three decades in Israeli prison for murdering a 4-year-old girl. He was 16 at the time. More »
  
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  Israel • Lebanon • Hezbollah • Lebanon War • Israeli prisoner release • prisoner exchange
- Hezbollah Returns Bodies of 2 Israeli Soldiers
  
  newser | Reuters | Jul 16, 08 4:53 AM CDT
  
  Hezbollah handed over the corpses of two slain Israeli soldiers in an exchange at the Lebanon-Israel border this morning, Reuters reports. The soldiers' capture sparked the 2006 war that killed 1,200 in Lebanon and 159 Israelis. Once the remains are identified, Israel will free five Lebanese prisoners, including one serving a life sentence for killing a 4-year-old girl and her family. More »
  
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  Israel • Lebanon • Hezbollah • Lebanon War • Shimon Peres • Israeli prisoner release • prisoner exchange
- New Mediterranean Union Eyes Mideast Peace
  
  newser | AFP | Jul 14, 08 7:15 AM CDT
  
  The inaugural meeting yesterday of the Union of the Mediterranean, which brought together the 27 EU countries and their neighbors to the south, kicked off discussions about a number of mutual projects. But French President Nicolas Sarkozy used it as an opportunity to flex some diplomatic muscle by bringing Syrian President Bashar al-Assad out of isolation and by hosting a sit-down between Israeli PM Ehud Olmert and the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. More »
  
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  Israel • France • Nicolas Sarkozy • Ehud Olmert • Syria • Lebanon • Egypt • Arab Israeli conflict • Hosni Mubarak
- Hezbollah Included in Lebanon Unity Government
  
  newser | Reuters | Jul 11, 08 1:15 PM CDT
  
  Lebanon’s political factions finally formed a unity government today, Reuters reports, with militant group Hezbollah included in the coalition formed after weeks of wrangling. With Hezbollah and its allies effectively holding veto power, it appears Syria—long allied with the militants—will regain some of the dominance it long held in Lebanon—where fears of civil war are now greatly diminished. More »
  
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  Syria • Lebanon • Hezbollah • power sharing deal • Fouad Siniora
June 2008
- Israel to Trade Convicts for 2 Soldiers
  
  newser | Reuters | Jun 29, 08 7:33 PM CDT
  
  Israeli officials today approved a prisoner swap with Hezbollah to release the bodies of two soldiers whose capture triggered a 2006 war, Reuters reports. In return, Hezbollah secured the freedom of five gunmen, including one of Israel’s “most notorious convicts,” the New York Times says. Israeli PM Ehud Olmert said he “vacillated deeply” over the deal, which Hezbollah touted as a victory. More »
  
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  Israel • Ehud Olmert • Lebanon • Hezbollah • soldier • Lebanon War
- Israel Invites Lebanon to Talks
  
  newser | New York Times | Jun 18, 08 2:06 PM CDT
  
  Israel today invited the Lebanese government to direct negotiations, adding that it would be willing to discuss all issues, including a long-disputed area along their border, the New York Times reports. US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, who visited both nations earlier this week, is attempting to use negotiation over Shabaa Farms to kick-start wider talks. More »
  
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  Israel • Condoleezza Rice • Middle East • Ehud Olmert • Lebanon • Hezbollah • border dispute
- Mideast Peace Initiatives Dodge US Disapproval
  
  newser | New York Times | Jun 3, 08 10:00 AM CDT
  
  Middle East nations are moving to resolve their conflicts without, and often in defiance of, Washington, write Hussein Agha and Robert Malley in the New York Times . Israel is in peace talks with both Hamas and Syria, and Lebanon has reached political reconciliation after a near civil war. All three deals have been mediated by US allies—Egypt, Qatar, and Turkey—despite US disapproval. All realize that US guidance has failed. More »
  
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  Israel • Bush administration • Hamas • Syria • Lebanon • Israel and Palestinians • Arab Israeli conflict • isolationism
- Israel-Hezbollah Swap May Signal Progress
  
  newser | Independent (UK) | Jun 2, 08 3:39 PM CDT
  
  The weekend swap of a Hezbollah spy for the remains of two kidnapped Israeli soldiers has whipped up speculation about the release of more Lebanese prisoners, the Independent reports. Although Israel denied the return of the remains was negotiated, the German foreign minister has been facilitating talks between the parties, which may be addressing the fate of 10 Lebanese operatives and two Israeli soldiers. More »
  
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  Israel • Ehud Olmert • Lebanon • Hezbollah • Hassan Nasrallah • prisoner exchange • Frank-Walter Steinmeier • Ehud Goldwasser
- Israel Returns Hezbollah Spy
  
  newser | BBC | Jun 1, 08 3:27 PM CDT
  
  Israel returned a Hezbollah spy to Lebanon today and may have started a prisoner exchange, BBC reports. Hezbollah quickly handed over the bodies of Israeli troops killed in 2006, but officials on both sides deny a swap is under way. Secret talks clearly are, perhaps aided by German mediators; a larger prisoner swap may include the two Israeli soldiers whose capture sparked the 2006 war. More »
  
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  Israel • Germany • Lebanon • Hezbollah • Arab Israeli conflict • prisoner of war • Hassan Nasrallah • Israeli prisoner release • Israeli Army
May 2008
- Lebanon Picks Prez, Ends 6-Month Crisis
  
  newser | Washington Post | May 25, 08 5:26 PM CDT
  
  Lebanon elected its first leader in 6 months today by naming Gen. Michel Suleiman as president, the Washington Post reports. Fireworks filled the sky to a chorus of car honks after Suleiman secured the post with a near-unanimous 118 of 127 parliamentary votes. But the nation remains torn between US-Saudi backing and the forces of Hezbollah. More »
  
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  election • Lebanon • Hezbollah • Beirut • Qatar • Lebanon War • Michel Suleiman • Gen Michel Suleiman • General Michel Suleiman
- Lebanon Pays High Price to Avert Civil War
  
  newser | Washington Post | May 22, 08 9:15 AM CDT
  
  The agreement that ended Lebanon's 18-month political crisis is nothing less than a sea change for the country, writes the Washington Post , strengthening Hezbollah and dealing a blow to America and its Middle East allies. The US-backed government in Beirut said that the last-minute deal averted a civil war, but gives Hezbollah many of its demands—including a veto over any cabinet decision. More »
  
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  Middle East • Lebanon • Hezbollah • civil war • Beirut • Saad al-Hariri • Michel Suleiman • Rafiq al-Hariri
- Lebanon Forges Peace Deal
  
  newser | BBC | May 21, 08 3:32 AM CDT
  
  A civil war in Lebanon may be averted by a new agreement reached in Qatar, reports the BBC. The deal includes fresh elections next year, a power-sharing government, a new president, and a pledge by Hezbollah not to use weapons in Lebanon. The pact was reached after five days of talks between the Lebanese government and Hezbollah following Beirut clashes that claimed 65 lives. More »
  
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  Lebanon • Hezbollah • civil war • Qatar • Emile Lahoud • Gen Michel Suleiman
- Deal Brings Lebanon Thaw, Promise to Talk
  
  newser | Reuters | May 15, 08 3:15 PM CDT
  
  As Beirut International Airport welcomed the first commercial flights in a week, the Arab League announced today a deal that would end the worst fighting in Lebanon since the civil war and lead to talks aimed at ending the 18-month political crisis, Reuters reports. The talks, set for tomorrow in Qatar, will continue “until agreement is reached," the Qatari prime minister said. More »
  
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  Lebanon • Hezbollah • airport • civil war • Beirut • Qatar • Arab League
- Hezbollah Pulling Gunmen From Beirut
  
  newser | Reuters | May 10, 08 12:56 PM CDT
  
  Hezbollah began withdrawing gunmen today from Beirut after winning concessions from the Lebanese army to overturn the government measures that sparked days of fierce fighting. The army, a neutral player in the ongoing struggle between the insurgent political group and the Western-backed government, said it would reinstate Beirut airport’s security chief and would maintain Hezbollah’s military communications network, Reuters reports. More »
  
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  Syria • Lebanon • Hezbollah • Beirut • Saad al-Hariri • Fouad Siniora
- Lebanon Condemns 'Armed Coup'
  
  newser | Reuters | May 9, 08 1:48 PM CDT
  
  Hezbollah’s takeover of Beirut is nothing less than an “armed coup,” Lebanon’s ruling party said today. “The armed and bloody coup which is being implemented aims to return Syria to Lebanon and extend Iran's reach to the Mediterranean,” one official in the US-backed government said. The militant group made further progress, the New York Times reports, with troops loyal to the government disappearing and Hezbollah knocking state TV off the air. More »
  
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  Iran • Syria • Lebanon • Hezbollah • sectarian violence • Beirut • Shiite militia
- I Took Cash, No Bribes: Olmert
  
  newser | Wall Street Journal | May 9, 08 7:29 AM CDT
  
  Ehud Olmert resisted calls for his resignation today, after admitting on national TV last night that he accepted contributions from a New York businessman—but denying that any of it was a bribe. Olmert, under criminal investigation for allegedly taking hundreds of thousands of dollars from Long Island millionaire Morris Talansky while he was mayor of Jerusalem and minister of industry, vowed to resign if indicted. More »
  
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  Israel • Ehud Olmert • corruption • Lebanon • campaign finance • bribery • Knesset • criminal investigation • Morris Talansky
- Hezbollah Seizes Muslim Beirut
  
  newser | Reuters | May 9, 08 6:12 AM CDT
  
  Hezbollah militants have taken control of Muslim areas of Beirut and now control all the roads to the Lebanese capital's airport, Reuters reports. Gunmen forced a pro-government TV station off the air. At least 11 people have been killed, including those trying to flee the city, as sectarian violence continued into a third day. More »
  
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  Lebanon • Hezbollah • sectarian violence • Beirut • Saad al-Hariri • Hassan Nasrallah
- Hezbollah Chief: Beirut 'War Has Started'
  
  newser | CNN | May 8, 08 3:15 PM CDT
  
  What began as a strike yesterday is now “open war” in Lebanon, according to Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah, CNN reports. Open violence continued for a second day today, with loyalists and opposition fighters clashing after the US-backed government tried to muscle through measures against Hezbollah on Monday, including a crackdown on the Syria- and Iran-friendly group’s communications network. More »
  
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  Iran • Syria • Lebanon • Hezbollah • sectarian violence • civil war • Fouad Siniora • Saad al-Hariri • Hassan Nasrallah

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