January 6, 2009

Lebanonwire

Lebanon Press Highlights

Most violent clashes rage in Gaza streets - Link

Israel does not respond to European efforts

Security Council to convene today amid international-Arab consensus on 'monitoring mechanism'

Elections on June 7 in response to skeptics  - Link

Jumblat visits Arsalan overnight: The Lebanese are united over Gaza - Link

Hamadeh: Official, popular wisdom shows Lebanon won't be dragged to confrontation - Link

Beirut informs Damascus it is ready to delineate borders - Link

Tueni: No war in Lebanon - Link

Berri: Gaza holocaust is a new crucification of Christ and a renewed Ashoura - Link

Siniora proposes 3-point solution for Gaza:  - Link

Ceasefire, end of siege, troop pullout to be followed by negotiations under the auspices of the United Nations and the Arab League

Suleiman: I fear Israel was behind setting up the 8 rockets in south Lebanon - Link

Hariri meets Fillion, warns of 'unilateral war decision' - Link

Says France will send election monitors and aid to army

Aoun asks Siniora to resign, demands holding an extraordinary parliamentary session - Link

Says situation in Gaza is sound and Israel won't achieve anything

Geagea commends Hezbollah's wisdom, says army will confront any destabilizing attempt - Link

Mitri: Lebanon united over observing resolution 1701 - Link

Text of decree setting elections date on June 7  - Link

Text of budget draft - Link

As-Safir

First ground clash in Gaza: 4 Israelis killed. 30 wounded  - link

European diplomacy collides with Israeli stubbornness

Bush rejects ceasefire

Hamas delegation in Cairo

Moallem visits Ankara

Ankara holds to deploying UN peacekeepers in Gaza

Nasrallah: Hamas' steadfastness is a miracle  - Link

Suleiman: Naqoura rockets might be Israeli to entangle Lebanon  - Link

Backs having independent deputies ... doesn't supports particular candidates

Hariri warns of unilateral decisions, sure Hezbollah will stay out of fight - Links

Opposition gives Skaff free hand in forming Popular Bloc list - Link

Mitri: We are keen on not getting dragged to conflict, but Israel's agression is something else - Link

Aoun: Gaza will be victorious and nothing will occur along Lebanon borders - Link

If Israel fabricates a pretext, we will defend ourselves

Jumblat asks international legitimacy to take a decisive stance - Link

Berri: What's happening is Arab weakness and not Israel's strength - Link

Fadalallah asks who is producing suicide bombers in Iraq - Link

Al-Mustaqbal

Second phase of confrontations move battle to Gaza streets - Link

Sarkozy to Damascus and Beirut today after Egypt, Palestine and Israel

Israeli army kills 130 Hams fighters since the beginning of the ground assault - link

Israel says 3 soldiers were killed, 24 wounded in Gaza overnight - Link

Huballah: Hezbollah won't respond to Israel unless it attacks Lebanon - Link

Gaza toll raises to more than 534 martyrs, 2750 wounded - Link

Al-Akhbar

Gaza: Street war races with diplomacy - Link

Cairo hosts Hamas delegation: The problem is the deterioration of relations with Damascus & Teheran

Washington doesn't support, understand or refuse the Russian MiG 16 grant  - Nicholas Nassif - Link

Salafists, Brotherhood ... Hezbollah and the stories about supporting Hamas - Fidaa Itani - Link

Gaza battle started with Obama in July - Jean Aziz - Link