Monday 19 April 2010

Monday, April 19, 2010

 

Elliott Abrams: Israel Has Legal Right and Moral Obligation to Keep Syrian Scuds out of Lebanon

According to recent news stories, Israel believes that Syria is supplying SCUD missiles to Hezbollah terrorists in Lebanon. Should Israel bomb Syria to stop them? As the charges and threats from both sides multiply, the story of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701 is worth recalling.

On Aug. 11, 2006, the United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution 1701 as part of an effort to end the war then raging in Lebanon between Israeli and Hezbollah forces. The resolution was the product of long negotiations involving primarily the United States, France, and the governments of Israel and Lebanon. The final text made crystal clear — over and over — that supply of weaponry by Syria to Hezbollah was prohibited....

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Iran Starting Work on New Nuclear Site

Iran is going ahead with a new enrichment plant, as reported here.

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