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1) Israel lifts its sea blockade of Lebanon after ending air siege Thursday (DEBKAfile) 09/08/06 1:09 PM (GMT+02:00)

2) German Chancellor’s office contradicts Israeli government claim that German naval forces are ready to secure the Lebanese coast under UN flag (DEBKAfile) 09/07/06 5:53 PM (GMT+02:00)

3) The breach between Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Chief of General Staff Lt.-Gen. Dan Halutz is final and irreconcilable (DEBKAfile) Exclusive 09/07/06 5:56 PM (GMT+02:00)

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ARAB PRESS - ARAB PRESS

1) Solana warns of worsening West-Muslim world ties (IRNA) Islamic Republic News Agency) Brussels, Sept 8, IRNA

2) Prisoner exchange still in the works, but Fateh is not involved (PNN) Palestine News Network) (Jerusalem) Maisa Abu Ghazaleh 09/07/06)

3) Abbas Receives Italian FM in Ramallah (Palestine News Agency (WAFA) S.A.S. (22:48 P) (19:48 GMT) RAMALLAH 09/07/06)

4) UNRWA school kids throw stones during Israeli military invasion of Bethlehem (PNN) Palestine News Network) (Bethlehem) Najib Farag 09/07/06)

5) Israeli forces assassinate 24 year old armed resistance leader in Jenin (PNN) Palestine News Network) (Jenin) Ali Samoudi 09/07/06)

6) Schools not running in Qalqilia, some due to the strike and others due to Israeli policy (PNN) Palestine News Network) (Qalqilia) Mustafa Sabre 09/07/06)

7) PLC Speaker issues call from Israeli prison to end strike and implement coalition government (PNN) Palestine News Network) (Ramallah) 09/07/06)

8) King of Jordan Says Palestinian cause is the Core of Conflict in ME (Palestine News Agency (WAFA) E.B. (12:34 P) (09:34 GMT) AMMAN 09/07/06)

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GUARDIAN UK - guardian.co.uk © Guardian News and Media Limited 2010

1) Israel tests ceasefire with Lebanon arrests (GUARDIAN UK) Rory McCarthy in Jerusalem and Clancy Chassay in Aita as-Shaab 09/09/06)

2) Blair´s peacemaking hopes fade (GUARDIAN UK) Patrick Wintour, political editor 09/09/06)

3) Face to Faith - Jerusalem is the spiritual home of the Jews, but it can become a centre of tolerance and respect for all faiths (GUARDIAN UK COMMENT) Mordechai Beck 09/09/06)

4) Lebanon blockade lifted (GUARDIAN UK) David Fickling 09/08/06 4.45pm update)

5) Palestinians tell Blair: you are not welcome here (GUARDIAN UK) Rory McCarthy in Jerusalem, ISRAEL 09/08/06)

6) Soldiers may be held in Hizbullah bunker (GUARDIAN UK) Clancy Chassay in Beirut and agencies 09/08/06)

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1) Palestinian anger turns toward Hamas - Economic strife brings loss of faith in new government (THE BOSTON GLOBE) By Bryan Bender NABLUS, West Bank 09/08/06)

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1) ´Come back to the Lebanon you love - it is breathing again´ (LONDON TIMES) By Elsa McLaren and agencies 09/08/06)

2) Germany´s ordination of rabbis hailed ´a miracle´ (LONDON TIMES) By Ruth Gledhill, Religion Correspondent 09/09/06)

3) Israeli anger greets lifting of Lebanon blockade (LONDON TIMES) By Vik Iyer and agencies 09/07/06)

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1) U.S. Politicians Should Focus On Tehran, Netanyahu Says (NEW YORK SUN) By DANIEL FREEDMAN NEW YORK 09/08/06)

2) Big Protest Rally Taking Shape To Greet Ahmadinejad at U.N. (NEW YORK SUN) By ELI LAKE WASHINGTON 09/08/06)

3) Delay in Vote on Bolton Follows Change by Chafee (NEW YORK SUN) By BENNY AVNI UNITED NATIONS 09/08/06)

4) ‘The Decisive Struggle´ (NEW YORK SUN EDITORIAL) 09/08/06)

5) Al Qaeda Is a Shadow of Its Former Self (NEW YORK SUN) By YOUSSEF IBRAHIM 09/08/06)

6) Olmert Chided For Lifting The Embargo (NEW YORK SUN) By BENNY AVNI UNITED NATIONS 09/07/06)

7) Iran´s Leader Declares Intent To Speak at U.N. (NEW YORK SUN) By NICHOLAS WAPSHOTT 09/07/06)

8) The Pope´s Blessing for ‘The People of the Covenant´ Museums (NEW YORK SUN) By GABRIELLE BIRKNER 09/07/06)

9) Romney, Roosevelt, and Giuliani (NEW YORK SUN EDITORIAL) 09/07/06)

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1) Israel to lift Lebanon blockade - International forces to take over posts - Speculation rife over fate of captive soldiers (TORONTO STAR) MITCH POTTER JERUSALEM, ISRAEL 09/07/06)

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1) Unpaid police contributing to rise in Palestinian crime (WORLD TRIBUNE) RAMALLAH 09/07/06)

2) Fatah fires at Palestinian students to enforce strike against Hamas (WORLD TRIBUNE) RAMALLAH 09/07/06)

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1) ISRAELIS LIFT LEB AIR BLOCK (NEW YORK POST) By URI DAN JERUSALEM, Israel 09/08/06)

2) ´PATH´ MISSED REAL 9/11 STORY (NEW YORK POST OP-ED) JOHN PODHORETZ 09/08/06)

3) CRITICS & HYPOCRITES (NEW YORK POST EDITORIAL) 09/08/06)

4) ISLAM-HATERS: AN ENEMY WITHIN (NEW YORK POST OP-ED) RALPH PETERS 09/07/06)

5) THE CENTER HOLDS - WHY DEMS WILL MEET W´S WAR REQUEST (NEW YORK POST OP-ED) JOHN PODHORETZ 09/07/06)

6) RIGHTS FOR THE LAWLESS? (NEW YORK POST EDITORIAL) 09/07/06)

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1) Lebanese Ports Still Blocked (NY) TIMES) By CRAIG S. SMITH BEIRUT, Lebanon Greg Myre contributed reporting from Jerusalem 09/08/06)

2) Lebanon’s Other Border (NY) TIMES EDITORIAL) 09/08/06)

3) Al Jazeera Shows Tape of bin Laden and Planners of 9/11 (NY) TIMES) By MICHAEL SLACKMAN CAIRO, EGYPT 09/08/06)

4) Israel Will Ease Grip on Lebanon (NY) TIMES) By STEVEN ERLANGER JERUSALEM, ISRAEL 09/07/06)

5) Lebanese Documentary Unveils 1980’s Tape of a Prisoner (NY) TIMES) By DINA KRAFT TEL AVIV, ISRAEL 09/07/06)

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1) Lost leverage (JERUSALEM POST EDITORIAL) 09/08/06)

2) Syrian battalion to deploy along Lebanese border (JERUSALEM POST) By JPOST STAFF AND AP 09/09/06)

3) The First Word: America´s missile crisis and ours (JERUSALEM POST) By UZI LANDAU 09/09/06)

4) France: Int´l fleet won´t employ force (JERUSALEM POST) By HERB KEINON, YAAKOV KATZ AND AP 09/09/06)

5) IDF seizes four people in S. Lebanon (JERUSALEM POST) By JPOST.COM STAFF AND AP BEIRUT, Lebanon 09/08/06)

6) Israel concludes two-month naval blockade of Lebanon (JERUSALEM POST) By HERB KEINON, YAAKOV KATZ AND AP 09/08/06)

7) Column One: The coronation of Kofi (JERUSALEM POST) By CAROLINE GLICK 09/08/06)

8) Editor´s Notes: Gridlock (JERUSALEM POST) By DAVID HOROVITZ 09/08/06)

9) US Affairs: Defusing the bomb (JERUSALEM POST) By NATHAN GUTTMAN 09/08/06)

10) Syria disrupting Shalit negotiations (JERUSALEM POST) By KHALED ABU TOAMEH Ramallah 09/08/06)

11) Hundreds of millions spent on ´virtual fences´ for settlements (JERUSALEM POST) By YAAKOV KATZ 09/08/06)

12) IDF set to leave Lebanon within a week (JERUSALEM POST) By HERB KEINON AND JPOST.COM STAFF 09/08/06)

13) Conference to debate ´axis of truth´ (JERUSALEM POST) By RYAN NADEL 09/08/06)

14) Peretz to PM: Fix budget or Labor bolts (JERUSALEM POST) By GIL HOFFMAN AND SHEERA CLAIRE FRENKEL 09/08/06)

15) Welcoming a brave, bloodied PM (JERUSALEM POST) By ANSHEL PFEFFER 09/08/06)

16) Khatami slams Bush during US visit (JERUSALEM POST) By NATHAN GUTTMAN NEW YORK 09/08/06)

17) Where is all the money going? (JERUSALEM POST) By EVELYN GORDON 09/08/06)

18) Tank system may be ready in months (JERUSALEM POST) By YAAKOV KATZ 09/08/06)

19) Tony Blair due in Israel on Sat. night (JERUSALEM POST) By HERB KEINON 09/08/06)

20) Israel officially ends 2-month aerial blockade of Lebanon (JERUSALEM POST) By HERB KEINON, YAAKOV KATZ, AND JPOST.COM STAFF 09/07/06)

21) Palestinian held for J´lem-area stabbing (JERUSALEM POST) By ETGAR LEFKOVITS 09/07/06)

22) Russian arms in Hizbullah hands cloud Lavrov visit (JERUSALEM POST) By HERB KEINON 09/07/06)

23) Finance Ministry declares end of coalition crisis over budget (JERUSALEM POST) By GIL HOFFMAN AND SHEERA CLAIRE FRENKEL 09/07/06)

24) Blitz veterans´ stiff upper lip made coping with Katyushas easier (JERUSALEM POST) By HILARY LEILA KRIEGER 09/07/06)

25) Analysis: A message from the past (JERUSALEM POST) By DR. SHMUEL GORDON 09/07/06)

26) The true price of a deal (JERUSALEM POST EDITORIAL) 09/07/06)

27) Top IDF officer: We ´failed´ in stopping Katyushas (JERUSALEM POST) By YAAKOV KATZ 09/07/06)

28) Diplomat: Americans can´t visit families (JERUSALEM POST) By HILARY LEILA KRIEGER 09/07/06)

29) Kidnapped troops´ families to meet PM (JERUSALEM POST) By HERB KEINON, YAAKOV KATZ, AND JPOST.COM STAFF 09/07/06)

30) Kadima rolls out mini-think tank (JERUSALEM POST) By GIL HOFFMAN 09/07/06)

31) Arad´s voice heard in televised video (JERUSALEM POST) By YAAKOV KATZ 09/07/06)

32) Katsav accused by two more women (JERUSALEM POST) By REBECCA ANNA STOIL 09/07/06)

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1) Missing Israeli surfaces on Lebanese broadcast (THE GLOBE AND MAIL) ORLY HALPERN JERUSALEM, ISRAEL 09/07/06)

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1) West Bank fragmented by occupation (INDEPENDENT UK) By Patrick Cockburn 09/08/06)

2) ´Gaza is a jail. Nobody is allowed to leave. We are all starving now´ (INDEPENDENT UK) By Patrick Cockburn in Gaza 09/08/06)

3) Israel lifts Lebanon air blockade - but not naval embargo (INDEPENDENT UK) By Patrick Cockburn in Jerusalem, ISRAEL 09/08/06)

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1) Olmert positions continue to crumble, as PM hints at Shebaa giveaway (ISRAEL INSIDER) By Israelinsider staff and partners 09/08/06)

2) What Price Pacifism? (ISRAEL INSIDER COMMENTARY) By Petra Marquardt-Bigman 09/07/06)

3) Jesse Jackson leaves empty-handed, afraid to tell captives´ families truth (ISRAEL INSIDER COMMENTARY) By David Bedein 09/07/06)

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1) Jordan and Anti-Terrorism — Western Recipe for Middle-Eastern Menu? (THE MEDIA LINE) Written by Mohammad Ben Hussein Amman Jordan 09/04/06)

2) Back to the Beach (THE MEDIA LINE) Written by Roman Lederer 09/04/06)

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1) Isreal Ends Naval Blockade on Lebanon (WASHINGTON POST) By Edward Cody BEIRUT, LEBANON 09/08/06 3:10 PM)

2) Israel to End Naval Blockade of Lebanon - Israel to End Naval Blockade of Lebanon (WASHINGTON POST) By Scott Wilson JERUSALEM, ISRAEL 09/08/06 8:22 AM)

3) Israel Lifts Blockade of Air Access To Lebanon - But Navy Will Continue Its Patrols of Coastline (WASHINGTON POST) By Scott Wilson JERUSALEM, ISRAEL 09/08/06 Page A14)

4) Iraq: A Civil War We Can Still Win (WASHINGTON POST OP-ED) By Charles Krauthammer 09/08/06 Page A17)

5) Israel to End Blockade of Lebanon - Olmert Gains Assurances From Rice and Annan On U.N. Deployment (WASHINGTON POST) By Scott Wilson and Edward Cody JERUSALEM, ISRAEL 09/07/06 Page A21)

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1) Interpreting uncertain terms - Yes, it´s fascism--and it´s Islamic (CHICAGO TRIBUNE COMMENTARY) Victor Davis Hanson 09/08/06)

2) The founding of Terroristan (CHICAGO TRIBUNE EDITORIAL) 09/08/06)

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DAILY TELEGRAPH - © Copyright of Telegraph Group Limited 2010

1) We´ve had enough of foreign wars (TELEGRAPH UK OP-ED) By Vicki Woods 09/09/06)

2) Israel lifts blockade to end siege of Lebanon (TELEGRAPH UK) By Rania Abouzeid in Beirut, LEBANON 09/08/06)

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1) Children soldiers (WASHINGTON TIMES COMMENTARY) By Arnold Beichman 09/08/06)

2) Are we in denial? (WASHINGTON TIMES COMMENTARY) By Diana West 09/08/06)

3) Five years on (WASHINGTON TIMES COMMENTARY) By Austin Bay 09/08/06)

4) Khatami defends Ahmadinejad, Iran´s nuke plans (WASHINGTON TIMES) By David R. Sands 09/08/06)

5) U.N. rights panel off to rocky start (WASHINGTON TIMES) By David R. Sands 09/07/06)

6) Feeding the crocodile (WASHINGTON TIMES OP-ED) By Suzanne Fields 09/07/06)

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1) Israel Ends Its Lebanese Air Embargo; Seas May Be Next (LA TIMES) By Megan K. Stack and Laura King BEIRUT, LEBANON 09/08/06)

2) In U.S. Visit, Iran´s Khatami Urges Dialogue (LA TIMES) By Johanna Neuman WASHINGTON 09/08/06)

3) Jewish Leaders Discuss Safety - Fearing anti-Semitic attacks during High Holy Days, officials seek ways to protect facilities (LA TIMES) By Louis Sahagun 09/07/06)

4) Israel to Lift Its Blockade of Lebanon - International troops will monitor air and sea ports starting today. The move is expected to speed the war-torn nation´s recovery (LA TIMES) By Ken Ellingwood & Megan K. Stack JERUSALEM, ISRAEL 09/07/06)

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1) PRESS RELEASE: UNIFIL Force Commander: Interim Maritime Task Force is now operational (UN) UNITED NATIONS) UNITED NATIONS INTERIM FORCE IN LEBANON (UNIFIL) Naqoura, LEBANON 09/08/06)

2) UN conference adopts action plan to help Palestinians living under occupation (UN) UNITED NATIONS) 09/08/06)

3) UN naval patrols begin in Lebanese waters after Israel lifts its blockade (UN) UNITED NATIONS) 09/08/06)

4) In message to civil society conference in Geneva, Secretary-General encourages Palestinian efforts to form national unity government (UN) UNITED NATIONS) SG/SM/10617 PAL/2060 09/07/06)

5) Urging end to killings in Gaza, Annan says both sides must work for peace (UN) UNITED NATIONS) 09/07/06)

6) UN human rights experts head to Lebanon, Israel to probe violations (UN) UNITED NATIONS) 09/07/06)

7) Press Release: UNIFIL Force Commander welcomes the continued withdrawal of IDF from South Lebanon (UN) UNITED NATIONS) UNITED NATIONS INTERIM FORCE IN LEBANON (UNIFIL) Naqoura, LEBANON 7 September 2006)

8) Israel withdraws from more areas in south Lebanon – UN (UN) UNITED NATIONS) 09/07/06)

9) Lifting of blockade against Lebanon a victory for international efforts: Annan (UN) UNITED NATIONS) 09/07/06)

10) UN Palestine relief agency ready with rehabilitation drive once conditions improve (UN) UNITED NATIONS) 09/07/06)

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1) DOSSIER: Mahmoud Al Hasana Al Sharqi - Shi´ite militia leader confronts both U.S. and growing Iran influence in Iraq (GeoStrategy-Direct) 09/08/06)

2) Iran test-fires sub-launched stealth missile / U.S. presses Turkey to stop Iran´s arms shipments to Hizbullah (GeoStrategy-Direct) FOCUS ON IRAN 09/08/06)

3) U.S. report: Israeli air force systems fooled by decoy Hizbullah rocket launchers (GeoStrategy-Direct) FOCUS ON MISSILE DEFENSE 09/08/06)

4) Egypt: Al Qaida cell with explosives preparing attack on tourists in Sinai (GeoStrategy-Direct) FOCUS ON AL QAIDA TERRORISM 09/08/06)

5) Automated warfare systems were tested in 33-day Lebanon war / U.S. developing urban warfare ´focused lethality munition´ (GeoStrategy-Direct) MILITARY TECHNOLOGY 09/08/06)

6) Israel´s quiet success: The decapitation of Hizbullah / Hizbullah gets weapons with the help of ´friends´ (GeoStrategy-Direct) BACKGROUNDER: Compiled by Bill Gertz 09/08/06)

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1) Let´s talk, sez Iran´s ex-prez (NEW YORK DAILYNEWS) BY RICHARD SISK WASHINGTON 09/08/06)

2) Giving terrorists the treatment (NEW YORK DAILYNEWS EDITORIAL) 09/07/06)

3) Slip sliding away (NEW YORK DAILYNEWS OP-ED) By JOHN ZOGBY 09/07/06)

4) As world naps, Arab leaders must step up (NEW YORK DAILYNEWS OP-ED) Stanley Crouch 09/07/06)

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FT} FINANCIAL TIMES - © Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2010

1) Lebanon emerges from war more divided than ever (FT) FINANCIAL TIMES) By Roula Khalaf 09/08/06 17:35)

2) Israel lifts air blockade but its navy remains (FT) FINANCIAL TIMES) By Andrew England in Beirut and Harvey Morris in Jerusalem, ISRAEL09/08/06 03:00)

3) Israel lifts air blockade but navy stays (FT) FINANCIAL TIMES) By Andrew England in Beirut and Harvey Morris in Jerusalem, ISRAEL 09/07/06 17:10)

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1) Saudi Religious Cops Ban Dog, Cat Sales (AP) By DONNA ABU-NASR JIDDAH, Saudi Arabia 09/08/06 4:21 PM)

2) U.N. Refugee Chief Seeks Gaza Presence (AP) By SARAH DiLORENZO UNITED NATIONS 09/07/06 9:40 PM)

3) Putin in Morocco for Middle East Talks (AP) By JOHN THORNE CASABLANCA, Morocco 09/07/06 7:11 PM)

4) Iran Moves Step Closer to U.N. Sanctions (AP) By GEORGE JAHN BERLIN, GERMANY Edith M. Lederer contributed to this report from the United Nations 09/07/06 5:32 PM)

5) Egypt Sentences 3 Extremists to Death (AP) By ASHRAF SWEILAM ISMAILIA, Egypt 09/07/06 4:15 PM)

6) Lebanon Air Blockade Lifted; Naval Stays (AP) By SAM F. GHATTAS BEIRUT, LEBANON 09/07/06 11:39)

7) Israel Begins Lifting Lebanon Blockade (AP) By SAM F. GHATTAS JERUSALEM, ISRAEL 09/07/06 11:23 AM)

8) Gov´t Workers Join Palestinian Strike (AP) By IBRAHIM BARZAK GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip 09/07/06 12:03 AM)

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1) ´Gaza preparing for war´ - Hezbollah aiding Palestinians in ´turning Strip into south Lebanon´ (WND) WORLD NET DAILY) By Aaron Klein JERUSALEM, Israel 09/07/06 1:00 a.m. Eastern)

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REUTERS} NEWS SERVICE - © Thomson Reuters 2010

1) UN approves counter-terrorism plan (REUTERS) By Irwin Arieff UNITED NATIONS 09/08/06 11:01pm ET)

2) Iran´s Khatami says suicide bombers hurt Islam (REUTERS) By Carol Giacomo, Diplomatic Correspondent WASHINGTON 09/08/06 11:01pm ET)

3) Israel lifts naval blockade of Lebanon (REUTERS) By Nadim Ladki BEIRUT, LEBANON Additional reporting by Jerusalem, Paris and Athens bureaux 09/08/06 1:58pm ET)

4) Iraq defends Arab TV channel ban (REUTERS) By Ibon Villelabeitia BAGHDAD, IRAQ Additional reporting by Dubai bureau 09/08/06 9:45am ET)

5) Israel minister says time for Palestinian talks (REUTERS) By Jonathan Saul TEL AVIV, ISRAEL Additional reporting by Mohammed Assadi in Ramallah, Nidal al-Mughrabi in Gaza and Ori Lewis in Jerusalem 09/08/06 9:12am ET)

6) Israel lifts naval blockade of Lebanon (REUTERS) By Nadim Ladki BEIRUT, LEBANON Additional reporting by Jerusalem bureau 09/08/06 11:23am ET)

7) Israel prepares to lift naval blockade (REUTERS) By Nadim Ladki BEIRUT, LEBANON Additional reporting by Jerusalem bureau 09/08/06 7:42am ET)

8) Lebanon awaits lifting of sea blockade (REUTERS) By Nadim Ladki BEIRUT, LEBANON Additional reporting by Jerusalem bureau 09/08/06 4:50am ET)

9) Jordan king sees Mideast peril without peace deal (REUTERS) WASHINGTON 09/07/06 11:03pm ET)

10) Israel ends Lebanon air embargo (REUTERS) By Alaa Shahine BEIRUT, LEBANON Additional reporting by Cairo, Madrid, Berlin and Jerusalem bureaus 09/07/06 5:02pm ET)

11) U.S. blocks funds it links to Hizbollah (REUTERS) WASHINGTON 09/07/06 4:52pm ET)

12) Lebanese greet blockade end with mixed feelings (REUTERS) By Alaa Shahine BEIRUT, LEBANON 09/07/06 12:37pm ET)

13) Israel ends Lebanon air embargo (REUTERS) By Alaa Shahine BEIRUT, LEBANON Additional reporting by Cairo, Madrid, Berlin and Jerusalem bureaux 09/07/06 12:37pm ET)

14) Lebanese greet blockade end with mixed feelings (REUTERS) By Alaa Shahine BEIRUT, LEBANON 09/07/06 11:41am ET)

15) Israel begins lifting blockade of Lebanon (REUTERS) By Alaa Shahine BEIRUT, LEBANON Additional reporting by Berlin and Jerusalem bureaux 09/07/06 11:39am ET)

16) Distracted Israel leaves Palestinians in the cold (REUTERS) By Dean Yates JERUSALEM, ISRAEL Additional reporting by Wafa Amr in Jerusalem 09/07/06 6:23am ET)

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1) Italian naval vessels take over monitoring of Lebanese coast (HA´ARETZ NEWS) By Amos Harel, Yoav Stern and Aluf Benn, Haaretz Correspondents and News Agencies 09/08/06 20:19)

2) Livni: It´s time for Israel to resume talks with PA leader (HA´ARETZ NEWS) By Aluf Benn, Haaretz Correspondent, and Reuters 09/08/06 20:35)

3) German FM: It is premature for talks on release of 2 IDF soldiers (HA´ARETZ NEWS) By Jack Khoury 09/08/06 19:00)

4) MK on illegal trip to Syria: We don´t see Syria as enemy state (HA´ARETZ NEWS) By Yoav Stern, Haaretz Correspondent, and Haaretz Service 09/08/06 12:59)

5) Tony Blair to tell Olmert: Progress in PA talks vital (HA´ARETZ NEWS) By Aluf Benn 09/08/06)

6) Israel lifts air blockade; planes circle over Beirut (HA´ARETZ NEWS) By Yoav Stern, Amos Harel and Aluf Benn 09/08/06)

7) Soldiers kill four Palestinians, hurt 10 (HA´ARETZ NEWS) By Avi Issacharoff 09/08/06)

8) Exchange deal will make future swaps more expensive (HA´ARETZ NEWS) By Yossi Melman 09/08/06)

9) Meshal: Freeing Shalit will cost Israel; Egpyt says exchange deal not imminent (HA´ARETZ NEWS) By Avi Issacharoff 09/08/06)

10) PM, Peretz, Hirchson meet to tie up budgetary loose ends (HA´ARETZ NEWS) By Moti Bassok 09/08/06)

11) Ethiopian immigrants, U.S. Jews join forces to protest new Falashmura policy (HA´ARETZ NEWS) By Ruth Sinai and Ayanawo Farada Sanbetu 09/08/06)

12) Analysis: Ground forces vs. air force (HA´ARETZ NEWS) By Ze´ev Schiff 09/08/06)

13) Missing soldiers´ families enraged by end of blockage (HA´ARETZ NEWS) By Zafrir Rinat 09/08/06)

14) Balad MKs visit Syria, call for peace (HA´ARETZ NEWS) 09/08/06)

15) Ban on Palestinian students to continue (HA´ARETZ NEWS) By Amos Harel 09/08/06)

16) Knesset legal adviser urges president to declare himself unfit for position (HA´ARETZ NEWS) By Yuval Yoaz and Gideon Alon 09/08/06)

17) INQUIRY: Rise in anti-Semitism in Britain (HA´ARETZ NEWS) By Assaf Uni LONDON, ENGLAND 09/07/06)

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1) Khatami speaks on nukes, Jews, human rights (CNN) WASHINGTON 09/07/06 8:33 p.m. EDT)

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1) Sins of Omission, Sins of Commission (FrontPageMagazine.com) By Kenneth R. Timmerman 09/08/06)

2) The Islamization of European Anti-Semitism (FrontPageMagazine.com) By Andrew G. Bostom 09/08/06)

3) Mitt vs. the Mullahs (FrontPageMagazine.com) By Ben Johnson 09/07/06)

4) The Lebanese Test (FrontPageMagazine.com) By Nir Boms and Leon Saltiel 09/07/06)

5) Israel’s Ongoing Strength (FrontPageMagazine.com) By P. David Hornik 09/07/06)

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1) Professors for the Appeasement of Terror (INN) ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS OP-ED) by Steven Plaut 09/07/06)

2) Report: Released Prisoners Later Carried Out Fatal Attacks (INN) ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS) by Ezra HaLevi 09/08/06)

3) Hamas Branch in Israel Banned and Closed (INN) ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS) by Ezra HaLevi 09/08/06)

4) French and Then Germans Trusted to Prevent Arming of Hizbullah (INN) ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS) by Ezra HaLevi 09/08/06)

5) Ethiopian Immigrants Protest Olmert Government (INN) ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS) 09/08/06)

6) Kadima Must Broaden Coalition Support (INN) ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS) by Yechiel Spira 09/08/06)

7) Nasrallah Prefers Olmert Remain Prime Minister (INN) ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS) by Ezra HaLevi 09/07/06)

8) ´Lifting the Lebanon Blockade Means Abandoning the Captives´ (INN) ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS) by Hillel Fendel 09/07/06)

9) Father Produces More Evidence Implicating UN in Kidnapping (INN) ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS) by Hillel Fendel 09/07/06)

10) Soldiers Remain Imprisoned as Blockade is Being Lifted (INN) ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS) by Yechiel Spira 09/07/06)

11) Call to World Jewry: Have You Heard of the Iranian Threat? (INN) ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS) by Hillel Fendel 09/07/06)

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1) Senior Islamic Jihad Terrorist killed in Jenin (IDF) ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES) Thursday 07/09/2006 10:11)

2) Golani Forces Uncover Bunker in Southern Lebanon (IDF) ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES) Thursday 07/09/2006 08:29)

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1) Saudi schoolbooks still in dispute five years after 9/11 (AFP) AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE) by Lydia Georgi RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA 09/08/06 2:03 PM ET)

2) Israel lifts Lebanon blockade amid flurry of diplomacy (AFP) AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE) by Charly Wegman JERUSALEM, ISRAEL 09/08/06 12:33 PM ET)

3) Russian FM slams Israel arrest of Palestinian ministers, MPs (AFP) AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE) RAMALLAH, West Bank 09/08/06 10:24 AM ET)

4) West Bank pullout plans over: Israel´s Peres (AFP) AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE) JERUSALEM, ISRAEL 09/08/06 10:04 AM ET)

5) Lebanon PM in political battle of wills with Hezbollah (AFP) AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE) by Salim Yassine BEIRUT, Lebanon 09/08/06 9:46 AM ET)

6) Hamas-led government will not resign: PM (AFP) AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE) RAFAH, Gaza Strip 09/08/06 8:30 AM ET)

7) Israel starts lifting Lebanon blockade (AFP) AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE) by Albion Land BEIRUT, Lebanon 09/07/06 5:37 PM ET)

8) Israeli teens bolster emergency frontlines (AFP) AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE) by Jennie Matthew 09/07/06 3:21 PM ET)

9) Israel dismay at end of Lebanon blockade without soldier news (AFP) AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE) by Jacques Pinto JERUSALEM, ISRAEL 09/07/06 12:35 PM ET)

10) Abbas holds talks with visiting Italian FM (AFP) AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE) RAMALLAH, West Bank 09/07/06 1:00 PM ET)

11) Italian FM urges Israel to end blockade of Gaza (AFP) AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE) by Hala Boncompagni AMMAN 09/07/06 11:49 AM ET)

12) Egypt still trying to release captured Israeli soldier (AFP) AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE) CAIRO, EGYPT 09/07/06 11:25 AM ET)

13) Israel´s Peretz demands swift talks with Palestinians (AFP) AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE) JERUSALEM, ISRAEL 09/07/06 11:22 AM ET)

14) Lebanon seeks clarification of UN Hariri tribunal plan (AFP) AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE) BEIRUT, Lebanon 09/07/06 11:19 AM ET)

15) Annan says ´credible force´ for Lebanon ready by mid-September (AFP) AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE) by Chris Wright MADRID, SPAIN 09/07/06 11:10 AM ET)

16) Israeli president grilled again on sex claims (AFP) AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE) by Jacques Pinto JERUSALEM, ISRAEL 09/07/06 10:33 AM ET)

17) Israel dismay at end of Lebanon blockade without soldier news (AFP) AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE) by Jacques Pinto JERUSALEM, ISRAEL 09/07/06 9:56 AM ET)

18) Russian FM urges global solution to Mideast conflict (AFP) AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE) DAMASCUS, SYRIA 09/07/06 9:47 AM ET)

19) Israel set to end Lebanon blockade (AFP) AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE) by Jocelyne Zablit BEIRUT, Lebanon 09/07/06 9:44 AM ET)

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1) As UN force grows, Israel lifts air and sea blockade (CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR) By Ilene R. Prusher and Nicholas Blanford ZICHRON YAAKOV, ISRAEL AND BEIRUT, LEBANON 09/08/06)

2) Hizbullah´s postwar PR machine moves into high gear (CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR) By Iason Athanasiadis BEIRUT, LEBANON 09/07/06)

3) In the quiet of a cease-fire, Israelis explore sites of war - War tourists visit ´Katyusha trail´ to understand Israel´s latest battle with Hizbullah (CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR) By Joshua Mitnick KFAR GILADI, ISRAEL 09/07/06)

4) Why Iran sees no rush for a nuke deal - As UN sanctions loom, a previously postponed meeting between Iranian and European negotiators may occur Friday (CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR) By Scott Peterson ISTANBUL, TURKEY 09/07/06)

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1) IDF captures civilians in southern Lebanon (YNetNews.Com -Yedioth Internet) Roee Nahmias Latest Update: 09.08.06, 23:47)

2) Israel ends blockade of Lebanon (YNetNews.Com -Yedioth Internet) Hanan Greenberg Latest Update: 09.08.06, 17:37)

3) Reservist protestors: We´re being silenced (YNetNews.Com -Yedioth Internet) Ilan Marciano Published: 09.08.06, 14:36)

4) Russia to investigate weapons transfer to Hizbullah (YNetNews.Com -Yedioth Internet) Ronny Sofer Latest Update: 09.08.06, 12:53)

5) PA petitions against Blair (YNetNews.Com -Yedioth Internet) Ynet Published: 09.08.06, 10:38)

6) After war: Peretz launches political battle (YNetNews.Com -Yedioth Internet) Attila Somfalvi Published: 09.08.06, 08:57)

7) Olmert: Without soldiers, no implementation of 1701 (YNetNews.Com -Yedioth Internet) Ronny Sofer Published: 09.08.06, 00:04)

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1) Woman Named to Head Israel´s Supreme Court (CNS) CYBERCAST NEWS SERVICE) By David Dolan 09/08/06)

2) Israel Questions Russia About Hizballah´s Anti-Tank Rockets (CNS) CYBERCAST NEWS SERVICE) By David Dolan JERUSALEM, ISRAEL 09/07/06)

3) Republican Turns Thumbs Down on UN Human Rights Council (CNS) CYBERCAST NEWS SERVICE) By Susan Jones 09/07/06)

4) Iran´s Leader Sets Sights on New York (CNS) CYBERCAST NEWS SERVICE) By Patrick Goodenough 09/07/06)

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1) Outside View: How bad can it be? (UPI) UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL) David Isenberg is a senior research analyst at the British American Security Information Council WASHINGTON 09/07/06)

2) Analysis: Hezbollah´s recovery timetable (UPI) UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL) By JOSHUA BRILLIANTUPI Israel Correspondent JERUSALEM, ISRAEL 09/07/06)

3) Review of the Arab press (UPI) UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL) AMMAN, Jordan 09/07/06)

4) Outside View: Arabs must claim their win (UPI) UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL) By BOUTHAINA SHAABAN is Syria Minister of Expatriates DAMASCUS, SYRIA 09/06/06)

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1) PM Olmert meets Russian FM Lavrov (MFA) MINISTRY FOREIGN AFFAIRS) Communicated by the Prime Minister’s Media Adviser 09/07/06)

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1) Al-Arabiya ordered out of Baghdad (BBC) 09/08/06 15:05 GMT 16:05 UK)

2) US blacklists major Iranian bank (BBC) 09/08/06 21:52 GMT 22:52 UK)

3) Paper reprints Holocaust cartoons (BBC) 09/08/06 16:52 GMT 17:52 UK)

4) UN warns of Gaza ´breaking point´ (BBC) 09/08/06 09:37 GMT 10:37 UK)

5) Blair ´not welcome´ in West Bank (BBC) 09/08/06 14:57 GMT 15:57 UK)

6) Israel ends blockade of Lebanon (BBC) 09/08/06 14:38 GMT 15:38 UK)

7) Israel eases blockade of Lebanon (BBC) 09/07/06 15:44 GMT 16:44 UK)

8) Haifa residents answer your questions (BBC) Martin Patience 09/07/06 15:44 GMT 16:44 UK)

9) Middle East crisis fractures SA unity (BBC) By Mohammed Allie BBC News, Cape Town 09/07/06 06:57 GMT 07:57 UK)

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1) ZOA Condemns European Appeasement In Banning El Al Flights Carrying Military Equipment To Israel (ZOA) ZIONIST ORGANIZATION AMERICA) NEW YORK 09/07/06)

2) ZOA Shocked By Decision To Give LA Human Relations Award To Pro-Hizballah, U.S. & Israel-Basher Maher Hathout (ZOA) ZIONIST ORGANIZATION AMERICA) NEW YORK 09/06/06)

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1) Weekly Commentary: Not the time for an expanded ruling coalition (IMRA) INDEPENDENT MEDIA REVIEW ANALYSIS) Aaron Lerner Date: 7 September, 2006)

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1) Bin Laden´s Speeches 2003-2006 (MEMRI) MIDDLE EAST MEDIA RESEARCH INSTITUTE) Special Dispatch Series - No. 1286 09/08/06)

2) Mohammad Ghannadi Maragheh, Research and Technology Deputy at the Iranian Atomic Energy Organization, Reveals Details About Iran´s Nuclear Project (MEMRI.ORG) Special Dispatch Series - No. 1284 09/08/06)

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