The time is right to use 1559 against Israel

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By Walid Choucair
Saturday, June 17, 2006


The Israeli daily Yediot Ahronot has reported that the network uncovered by the Lebanese Army - which key suspect Mahmoud Rafeh confessed had carried out various assassinations in Lebanon - had links to Israel. The newspaper also reported that the crackdown meant that "Mossad is active in Lebanon and recruiting agents equipped with developed apparatus."

This means there was a leak from within Israeli security circles that have unofficially acknowledged intelligence operations by Mossad in Lebanon.

Despite Israel's denial of any involvement in the assassination of Islamic Jihad leader Mahmoud Majzoub and his brother Nidal on May 26 in Sidon, this leak and Rafeh's confession constitute the core of a solid case that Lebanon can present to the UN Security Council, as agreed in a Cabinet session Thursday.

Lebanon's appeal to the Security Council might be more efficient than ever in prodding superpowers to assume their duty regarding Israeli attacks, since the country possesses evidence of Israel's violation of Lebanon's sovereignty separate from shelling or trespassing the UN-demarcated Blue Line.

According to observers, Lebanon can not only put forward the argument that Israel has violated international law and the UN declaration but also UN Security Council Resolution 1559, which up until now has only been used against Syria.

In Article 1 of 1559, the Security Council "reaffirms its call for the sovereignty, territorial, integrity, unity, and political independence of Lebanon under the sole and exclusive authority of the government of Lebanon throughout Lebanon."

http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=2&article_id=73262

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1. Gambling in here? I'm shocked! Shocked, shocked I say!

I think it's called terrorism.

[Jim Sagle]

2. Wretchedly unreliable source. Much worse than JPost, which the

most fashionable posters here like to denigrate.

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3. Why? Because it's Arab?

btw, the reason JPost is not held in high esteem here by all but a few is for the exact same reason FOX isn't - it's a conservative piece of crap...

[Jim Sagle]

4. Beause it's so blatantly tendentious and one-sided.

It reads much like the dreaded NecronomiconFrontpageMag, except it's on the other side.

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5. You not liking it doesn't equal unreliable...

If you were to bring up examples of conservative ownership and slant in the Daily Star along the same lines as Frontpage or JPost, then you'd have some sort of argument apart from the 'I don't like it coz it's not pro-Israel enough for me' routine...

[Englander]

6. No, it doesn't.

It publishes Haaretz articles, & is part of a publishing partnership with the International
Herald Tribune;

'Fatah or Hamas, not much of a difference to the Israelis

By Danny Rubinstein
Commentary by
Wednesday, June 14, 2006

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Danny Rubinstein is the Arab affairs editor for Israel's Haaretz daily. THE DAILY STAR publishes this commentary in collaboration with the Common Ground News Service.

http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=5&article_id=73163

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Working with established newspaper publishers, the IHT has set up joint venture editorial and production companies to publish local sections that include domestic content in English.

Publishing partnerships present additional advertising opportunities in the newspaper's pan-regional editions. The opportunities go beyond just being able to place country-specific advertising in the global publication. Thanks to the addition of concise but comprehensive coverage of that country's news and events, advertisers will have a perfect environment in which to place locally targeted advertising. Publishing partnership editions of the IHT will remain one of the best ways to reach high-profile, internationally oriented consumers and decision-makers. The advertiser now has the opportunity to address local issues, make special offers and develop branding.

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In Israel - published with Haaretz, Israel's quality daily.

In Greece - published with Kathimerini, Greece's quality daily.

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In Japan - published with the Asahi Shimbun.

In Lebanon - published with The Daily Star.

In Spain - published with El País.

Egypt - published with The Daily Star Egypt

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http://www.iht.com/info/about.html

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8. Thanks for posting that info...

After reading that, I think anyone who wants to claim that the Daily Star is a conservative source can accompany their claim with some evidence. Though I'd rather see them actually address the article itself, which is why I posted it in the first place...

[Behind the Aegis]

7. The "right"

Right-wing sources are only good here if they are anti-Israel. If they are pro-Israel...well...we know the drill! Quote Horowitz...it's filth. Quote Buchanan...it's acceptable. To me, it seems like a double fucking standard.

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9. While hardly a conclusive search,

as far as I can see (searchin YNet's site), the Yediot Aharonot report that Choucair cites consists of reporting that Lebanon says that there were links between the subjects and Mossad.

Neither can I find the quote in the first paragraph of the article, supposedly from the YA piece, either in English or in Hebrew.

[Behind the Aegis]

10. Do some more searching...

...Google is your friend. You will find MANY more inconsistencies with the Lebanese reports, including dates!

The "funny" thing is had this been a report about Israel 'busting' an Al-Quaida ring, there would be screeches of "tainted" or "forced" confessions, but let it be about the "evil Israeli Empire," and it must be true. :sarcasm: