Israeli Missile Strike ‘Example of US Democracy’
With a targeted missile strike in the center of downtown Tyre, Israel destroyed a building reportedly associated with Hezbollah. But while the destruction was complete, it was not bloodless, nor without repercussions. The attack obliterated an empty seven-story apartment building Wednesday, wounding 13 people, including six children, who were living in the building next door. […]
US Bomb Shipment Stops at UK Airport
British Foreign Minister Margaret Becket criticized the United States on Thursday for failing to follow procedures for international arms shipments after a US plane carrying a shipment of “smart bombs” for Israel stopped for refueling at Scotland’s Prestwick Airport, Sky News reported. The foreign secretary said that it appeared that safety regulations had not been […]
Israeli Strike Hits Aid Truck
An Israeli air strike today hit a truck carrying medical and food supplies donated to Lebanon by the United Arab Emirates, killing its Syrian driver and wounding two others, security sources said.
Lebanon: Up to 600 Killed in Israeli Assault
Israeli warplanes and artillery hammered Lebanon again on Thursday and the Beirut government said up to 600 people may have been killed in Israel’s 16-day-old campaign against Hizbollah guerrillas. . . Lebanese Health Minister Mohammad Khalifeh said hospitals had received 401 bodies of people killed during the war launched by Israel after the Shi’ite guerrillas […]
Pro-Israel Lobby Targets Georgia Democrat
A surprisingly close race involving one of the pro-Israel community’s least favorite lawmakers, Rep. Cynthia McKinney, is poised to become a Middle East proxy fight. McKinney, a left-wing Georgia Democrat with a long history of criticizing Israel, finds herself in an unexpected run-off election after failing to win a majority in her July 18 primary. […]
ISLAM-OPED: U.S. Muslims Seek Understanding, Acceptance
ISLAM-OPED is a national syndication service of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) designed to offer an American Muslim perspective on current political, social and religious issues. ISLAM-OPED commentaries are offered free-of-charge to one media outlet in each market area. Permission for publication will be granted on a first-come-first-served basis. CONTACT: ihooper@cair-net.orgTEL: Ibrahim Hooper, 202-488-8787, […]
Israeli Bombing Causes Massive Oil Spill
It looks like an eco-nightmare is taking place on the beaches of Lebanon. Reports coming in say beaches are being clogged with oil because five out of six oil tanks at the electricity plant in Jiyeh were destroyed by Israeli bombs. The Lebanese Embassy in Washington confirmed the spill. Marwan Francis, second secretary, told Mother […]
UN Decries ‘Deliberate’ Strike on Post
Israeli warplanes bombarded a U.N. post in southern Lebanon on Tuesday, killing four observers in a strike that Secretary-General Kofi Annan termed “apparently deliberate.” The bombing capped a violent day that included the death of a 15-year-old Israeli girl from a Hezbollah rocket in a northern Galilee town, and renewed Israeli airstrikes in and around […]
CAIR-FL Video Commentary on Mideast Conflict
CAIR-FL VIDEO COMMENTARY ON MIDEAST CONFLICT CAIR-FL Director Ahmed Bedier appeared on Bay News 9 to offer a 2-minute “soapbox” commentary on the Middle East conflict.http://www.ahmedbedier.com/video/060722-bay9-bedier-soapbox-israel.wmv
CAIR-Philly Demands Mideast Ceasefire
A local Muslim civil rights organization is calling on the Bush administration to demand a ceasefire in the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah. “We call for an immediate ceasefire and the release of all prisoners.” Adeeba Al-Zaman (right) of the Philadelphia chapter of the Council of American Islamic Relations (CAIR) says it’s a message now […]