Israeli jet circles Shia gathering (in Lebanon)

[Aidoneus]

Israeli jet circles Shia gathering
Tuesday 02 March 2004

An Israeli reconnaissance plane circled over Beirut's southern suburbs when Hizb Allah leaders were addressing a mass Shia gathering.

Commemorating Ashura on Tuesday, crowd members confirmed that a plane illegally entered Lebanese airspace just west of Beirut at about 10:00 local time.

Briefly circling the capital's southern suburbs and Baabda, where Lebanon's president lives, the airspace violation failed to prevent Hizb Allah from addressing a crowd of more than 100,000.

Hizb Allah was the resistance group largely responsible for driving Israel from southern Lebanon after a 22- year occupation.

However, despite the withdrawal, Israel has flown regular sorties over southern Lebanon.

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http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/149A3E80-18B2-4F15-B08A-038A713D3C1F.htm

[hang a left]

1. These people have no respect.

[madrchsod]

2. isn`t lebanon

part of ancient israel? i see no problem if it was.

[hang a left]

3. Isn't it a Shia holiday? Rather antagonistic I think.

[mobuto]

6. Isn't Hizbolalh

antagonistic under the best of circumstances?

[wjittermoss]

9. Sorta like Sharon visiting the Temple Mount giving rise to the last

Intafada. It would be nice if Israel would stop provoking violence. It would be nice if the US stopped provoking violence. It just would be nice...

[Jim Sagle]

10. What part of "Temple Mount is a sacred Jewish site" don't you get?

[arcane1]

4. Texas is part of ancient Mexico

so I guess Mexican planes can cruise our airspace too?

:shrug:

[jayfish]

7. Ya Beat Me Too It. Good Analogy.

Jay

[Aidoneus]

5. I think rchsod is being sarcastic

from what I've seen of him before, anyway..

[hang a left]

8. I get it......duh.