Israeli envoy: US will not stop operation in Lebanon

[Purveyor]

WASHINGTON - After a long day of policy meetings with senior officials in the US government, the Israeli ambassador to the US, Danny Ayalon, said in an interview with Ynet, "The American government is not planning on pressuring Israel . In the US there is no intention of stopping Israel's military operations in Lebanon before the desire results are achieved."

Despite the Qana incident, in which tens of Lebanese civilians were killed, the American government stuck to its basic position that there should be no returning to a situation similar to the one before Hizbullah attacked Israel's northern border, kidnapping two IDF soldiers.

In an interview with Fox News, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice claimed that the US is not instructing Israel how to run its military operations, but is interested in finding a way to end the violence while not allowing Hizbullah to claim a victory. She emphasized that the violence must stop, but only in a manner that will make it clear that Hizbullah will not attack Israel again in another few months or years. This should be achieved, she said, by enlarging the capabilities of the Lebanese army in the south and by changing the circumstances on the ground. She said she is confident that at the end of the day, Hizbullah will surrender.

Tuesday, Vice Premier Shimon Peres, and Israel's ambassador to the United States, Danny Ayalon, held a day of policy discussions in Washington, during which they met with both Rice and National Security Advisor Steve Hadley. During these meetings, Israel reiterated its firm stance, by which it is prepared for a ceasefire only under the following conditions: Return of the kidnapped soldiers, cessation of shooting toward Israel, achievement of a political arrangement for the disarming of Hizbullah, and the deployment of the Lebanese army in southern Lebanon and the Syrian border to prevent arms smuggling.

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http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3285123,00.html

[liberal N proud]

1. Kindasleazy not instructing them but just allowing them to proceed

This regime just gets more evil each and every day

[Kagemusha]

2. (Crickets chirping)

Sure. Wake me up when you achieve those objectives. In the meanwhile, have fun occupying S. Lebanon against a Hezbollah guerilla campaign. They've only been preparing a warm welcome for six years.

[Virginia Dare]

3. She said she is confident that at the end of the day, ...

Hizbullah will surrender.

What day would that be? The same day that the insurgents in Iraq lay down their arms?

These people get more delusional by the day.

[BeHereNow]

5. The rhetoric is maddening- What day indeed...

The fucking world is on fire and these people
just keep repeating nonsensical pacifications,
"Everything is fine, just fine..."

It's NOT fine and it's not going to be fine
for a very long time, thanks to the neocon KKKabal.

They should all be in prison.

BHN

[madrchsod]

4. the israeli government is double crossing bush

and he`s powerless to stop them and he doesn`t even care. he thinks he is still in control of the world..

[bemildred]

6. "We think it's worth it." -- Madeleine Albright nt

[BeHereNow]

8. YES! I remember that despicable quote...

A very apt contribution of you Bemildred...
as usual-
Have I told you lately how much I enjoy your posts?
BHN

[Scurrilous]

7. 9 soldiers hurt, 1 seriously as IDF pushes deeper into south Lebanon

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"Israel Defense Forces soldiers engaged in fierce gunbattles in south Lebanon on Wednesday evening killed at least seven Hezbollah gunmen, the IDF said. One soldier was seriouly wounded in the fighting and eight other were lightly hurt.

The fighting began before dawn in Wednesday.

Most of the fighting, by Golani Brigade infantry troops, took place near the village of Mahabib, north of the Israeli community of Manara."

http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/745277.html

[ShockediSay]

9. If UN peacekeepers good for Lebanon, they're better for Palestinians nt