Archive for 'Israel-Hezbollah war'
Nasrallah speaks on the 2nd anniversary of the end of the July war
On August 15, the Secretary General of Hezbollah Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah delivered a speech marking the 2nd anniversary of the July-August war. The following is the text of the speech carried by Hezbollah-affiliated Al Manar TV. The text is reprinted here with permission from and thanks to Mideastwire.
“I seek refuge in God from Satan, the […]
Posted: August 22nd, 2008 under CF REPORTS, Hezbollah, Israel-Hezbollah war, Lebanon.
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Nasrallah’s speech marking the end of the July war
On August 14, the Secretary General of Hezbollah Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah delivered a speech marking the end of the July 2006 war. The following is the text of the speech carried by Hezbollah-affiliated Al Manar TV. The text is reprinted here with permission from and thanks to Mideastwire.
Peace be upon you as you meet in […]
Posted: August 25th, 2007 under CF REPORTS, Hezbollah, Israel, Israel-Hezbollah war, Middle East.
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Dancing with wolves: the importance of talking to your enemies
By the Rt. Hon. Michael Ancram, MP, Middle East Institute, April 19, 2007
“It is often a better use of time to talk to your enemies than your friends,” so said a wise, experienced and senior Israeli to me a few weeks ago. In a similar vein last summer following the cessation of hostilities in Lebanon […]
Posted: April 22nd, 2007 under Ceasefires, Dialogue, Diplomacy, Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran, Israel, Israel-Hezbollah war, Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Mediation, Middle East, War on terrorism.
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How Hezbollah defeated Israel
Part three: The political war
By Alastair Crooke and Mark Perry, Asia Times, October 14, 2006
In the wake of the Israel-Hezbollah conflict, a public poll in Egypt asked a cross-section of that country’s citizenry to name the two political leaders they most admired. An overwhelming number named Hassan Nasrallah. Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad finished second.
The poll […]
Posted: November 2nd, 2006 under ARTICLES, Alastair Crooke, Hezbollah, Israel-Hezbollah war, Lebanon, Mark Perry, Middle East.
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How Hezbollah defeated Israel
Part one: Winning the intelligence war
By Alastair Crooke and Mark Perry, Asia Times, October 12, 2006
Introduction
Writing five years after the attacks of September 11, 2001, US military expert Anthony Cordesman published an account of the Israeli-Hezbollah conflict. “Preliminary Lessons of the Israeli-Hezbollah War” created enormous interest in the Pentagon, where it was studied by planners […]
Posted: October 27th, 2006 under ARTICLES, Alastair Crooke, Hezbollah, Israel-Hezbollah war, Lebanon, Mark Perry, Middle East.
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How Hezbollah defeated Israel
Part two: Winning the ground war
By Alastair Crooke and Mark Perry, Asia Times, October 13, 2006
Israel’s decision to launch a ground war to accomplish what its air force had failed to do was made hesitantly and haphazardly. While Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) units had been making forays into southern Lebanon during the second week of […]
Posted: October 27th, 2006 under ARTICLES, Alastair Crooke, Hezbollah, Israel-Hezbollah war, Lebanon, Mark Perry, Middle East.
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