World Lebanon War 2006

Reports on the Israeli aggression on Lebanon and protests against it.

War Over? Ongoing Crisis in Lebanon

16-08-2006 12:42 | Lebanon War 2006 | Anti-militarism | World

While the recently agreed-on 'ceasefire' between Isael and Hizbullah is being portrayed in most of the mainstream media coverage as an end to the 'crisis', the catastrophic cosequences of the hostilities, which lasted for over a month, go underreported. And while fighting on a much smaller scale conitnues, hundreds of thousands of displaced Lebanese are making their way back, many to find their homes destroyed by Israeli bombs.

In a flagrant breach of the ceasefire, Israeli warplanes and helicopters launched fresh raids in eastern Lebanon on 19th August.

According to official figures, some 1,130 people have been slaughtered (30% of them children), 3,600 injured (40% of them children) and about a million displaced. Omar Nachabe has reported 1,700 confirmed dead so far, over 3,000 injured. Israeli strikes on Lebanon have destroyed much of the country's infrastructure, including Beirut airport, ports, bridges and roads, residential buildings, factories, mobile telephone and television stations, fuel containers and service stations and even medical and relief trucks.

Meanwhile, Israel is still denying NGOs like Medecins sans Frontieres and the Red Cross a safe passage. On 15 August, an activist aid convoy was stopped by the Lebanese National Security Guards while trying to reach the South, as the area is still declared unsafe.

Ongoing coverage: Lebanon War 2006 - topic page

Upcoming: Sack Parliament, Stop their wars | 9th of October, Houses of Parliament

Protest reports: Blockade the Foreign Office, London 21st August | quick report | personal accounts and pics | video.

Previous features: The realm of the real - photography from Lebanon | Mass Demo Against Israeli Attacks | Worldwide Protests Against Israeli Aggression | War in the Middle East While the World is Watching

The realm of the real - photography from Lebanon

12-08-2006 11:46 | Lebanon War 2006 | Anti-militarism | World

In the last few weeks, an increasing number of horrible, very upsetting photos of the massacres committed by Israel have been coming out of Lebanon. The alternative media are doing everything possible to break the censorship of images that was enforced by the Corporate and authoritarian State media which only show a sanitized war, disinfected images of material destruction. The smuggling and widespread dissemination of images from 'the realm of the real' that are coming out of Lebanon and Gaza now make all of us uncomfortable. For those of us who do editing and publishing work, they bring up the awful worry of "is this appropriate?" (source: Cyprus Indymedia)

Photographer Guy Smallman has been reporting from Lebanon since early this week. His photo reports show the harsh reality of war and a growing refugee crisis. New York Indymedia photographer Andrew Stern published photos taken after the bombing of two residential buildings in the town of Chiah, near Beirut on August 8th. The Cyprus Indymedia has been reporting constantly on the conflict since it started mid-July. Their website contains numerous (photo) reports on conflict, struggle and solidarity.

Photo reports by Guy Smallman:

Other photo reports: Photo Essay from Lebanon | Photo Essay from Lebanon - 2 | Indymedia Photography from Lebanon | Civil Defense members removing corpses from Marwahin, Lebanon | Lebanon: Day 8 ~ While the world is turning its back and closing its eyes | Bomb Number Five, Salaam | Lebanon: Full Color Pictures of the Atrocities

Links: Cyprus Indymedia | Andrew Stern website | Impressive photos on Flickr | Photos from pro-resistance demo by Issandr El Amrani | Wikipedia on war photography

Mass Demo Against Israeli Attacks

05-08-2006 11:34 | Lebanon War 2006 | Anti-militarism | London | World

Thousands marched in London on 5th August, 2006, to protest against Israel's attacks on Lebanon. Starting at Speakers Corner in Hyde Park, the march went via the US Embassy and Downing Street to Parliament Square. The demands of the march were for an unconditional ceasefire, to stop Israel's attacks on Lebanon and Gaza and to end Tony Blair's support for Bush's wars. The demonstration follows 30,000 people demonstrating in London two weeks ago and many smaller protests around the country.

In front of the US Embassy: "territorial support group police suddenly flooded the road and formed an arbritary barrier in the middle of the crowd. They then began pushing forward, shoving and occasionally hitting people in a pointless show of thuggery. There were several arrests and then they were suddenly recalled and the march returned to peace."

Outside Downing Street: "Hundreds of empty tiny children's shoes symbolising the outrageous number of child casualties were piled up there which made a very poignant display."

The Rhythms of Resistance samba band staged a die-in opposite Downing Street: "Others gradually joined the sit-down, although stop the war coalition stewards were urging the passing crowd to not join in, and police quickly surrounded the sitting protestors. After some twenty minutes, the samba band moved on, but some activists tried to use pipes to lock on on the ground, and were viciously arrested by police before they managed". 7 Anti war activists were arrested outside Downing St

At Parliament Square there were speaches including one from Bruce Kent, "The other day, I was in Downing Street, handing in a petition against replacing Trident, and I thought how wonderful it had been if I had taken in a warrant from the International Criminal Court, and I was offering it to Mr Blair and a policeman would arrest him. That’s a dream that will come one day. This is a war crime.”

The policing of the demonstration was heavy handed and reflects the slide towards fascism.

Photos: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 Videos: 1 | 2

Worldwide Protests Against Israeli Aggression

Tens of thousands throughout the world took to the street on Saturday, July 22nd, to protest against the ongoing Israeli war on Lebanon and Palestine. For the past 12 days and nights, Israeli air forces have destroyed countless civilian buildings and means of transportation in operations that have killed more 400 people, mostly civilians, and wrecked havoc on Lebanese cities, harbours, airports and other infrastructure, leading to the displacement of more than half a million people. The International Day of Action had been called by various anti-war and solidarity campaigns.

In London, up to 30,000 marched from Whitehall, through central London to Hyde Park, where they held a rally [reports and photos: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Another Wasted Opportunity].

On Tuesday, an emergency assembly in London called for direct action against the Israeli invasion at 1pm on Thursday, 3d of August (meet at Gilbert Street by Bond Street tube).

Similar, but smaller, demonstrations took place in other cities up and down the country, including Manchester, Sheffield, Newcastle, York, Edinburgh and Glasgow.

War in the Middle East While the World is Watching

For the 12th day in a row, Israeli forces have been bombarding Lebanon, while more Israeli troops are moving into southern parts of the country. So far more than 400 Lebanese civilians have been killed, over 1,000 wounded and some 500,000 displaced, compared with 36 Israeli deaths (17 civilians) caused by Hizbullah's Katyusha rockets fired at northern Israeli cities and towns. Reports from Beirut talk of a deserted, devastated city, with residential buildings, roads and bridges being hit by Israeli air strikes [click the Full Article link for details].

Meanwhile in Palestine, Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip continue. Tens of Palestinian civilians have been killed and many more injured, not to mention the periodic shortages of food, fuel, electricity, water and medicine. Many of those killed were Palestinian civilians, including children, who died during Israeli air force "targeted killings". As well as actual bombing raids, Israeli military airplanes have conducted nightly sonic booming raids over Gaza, with the aim of making the civilian population fearful that actual bombing is under way. In retaliation, Palestinian groups also continue to fire Qassam rockets at Israeli towns [see Human Rights Watch's statement].

Apart from the mass destruction of civilian infrastructure, there are reports that Israeli forces have been using internationally banned weapons, such as phosphorus incendiary bombs and vacuum bombs, both in Gaza and in Lebanon.

Although still small in scale, there have been a few protests against the continuing Israeli attacks on Lebanon and Gaza throughout the world. On 18 June, several hundred people demonstrated in Parliament Square in London. National-wide demonstrations have been called for July 22nd by the Palestine Solidarity Campaign, Stop the War Coalition and various Muslim organisations. July 22nd is also going to be an International Day of Action Against Israeli Aggression. Earlier this month, protesters blockaded EDO MBM in Brighton, which makes electrical weapons components for the Israeli military. [see also "Boycott Israeli Goods" National Day of Action].

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World Lebanon War 2006 Newswire

Text 28 Days for Prestwick Protester
13-08-2007 17:37 | 18 comments

Text Blair to be a Middle East `peace envoy` - is satire now obsolete?
27-06-2007 22:06 | 1 comment

Text General Predicts Israel Will Attack Iran, Syria, Hamas, Hezbollah this Summer
26-06-2007 21:59

AN ATTEMPT TO ARREST BLAIR THE WAR CRIMINAL!
11-06-2007 16:33 | 2 additions | 3 comments

Text More and more Jews reject putting support for Israel over Palestinians
18-04-2007 22:50 | 1 comment

Text EDO MBM Hide Evidence of War Crimes
18-04-2007 20:46 | 1 addition | 5 comments

Hezbollah, Hamas, Iran, Nukes, and Western Logic
02-04-2007 00:13 | 2 comments

Prince Hassan: Neocons and Israel Plan “New 100 Years of War” in the Middle East
27-03-2007 22:32

Corporate Media Grooms “Diplomatic Row” Over “Kidnapped” Brit Marines
24-03-2007 17:11

Text Olmert’s Testimony Reveals the Real Goal of the War in Lebanon
14-03-2007 00:06 | 1 comment

Text French UNIFIL Troops "Seconds Away" From Downing Israeli Jet
06-03-2007 22:46

Text “An American Strike on Iran is Essential for Our Existence”
27-02-2007 14:17 | 1 comment

Obama Embraces Israel “Security” Mythology
16-02-2007 22:02 | 1 comment

Text Your Human Right to Hate
16-02-2007 04:01 | 3 comments

Text Israeli Plot to Create Buffer Zone in South Lebanon in Collusion with UN
11-02-2007 18:33 | 1 comment

Text Lebanon Crisis Fails Mediation, Plays into Israeli Hands
30-01-2007 12:07

Text Why Fisk is wrong about Lebanon
29-01-2007 00:13

Caoimhe Butterly public address Dublin
20-01-2007 20:47 | 2 comments

Hansi, the Friendly Nazi.. (cartoon)
21-12-2006 07:09 | 3 comments

Text (A)l Qaeda's 'vote nobody' campaign
20-12-2006 13:38 | 1 comment

British Report on the Assassination of Pierre Gemayel
20-12-2006 00:49

Text The Lebanese Velvet Revolution
07-12-2006 23:37 | 1 comment

Text Mass Demonstrations against US backed Lebanese Government
02-12-2006 09:59

Text THE WAR IN LEBANON IS A WAR AGAINST THE PROLETARIAT
30-11-2006 18:25

Text Debating "War and Peace" behind Closed Doors: NATO'S Riga Security Conference
28-11-2006 02:57

Text Bolton Busy Framing Syria for Gemayel Assassination
26-11-2006 12:50

Text Hezbollah versus the CIA’s Cedar Revolution
26-11-2006 12:14

Text Bolton Busy Framing Syria for Gemayel Assassination
25-11-2006 19:50

Text Pierre Gemayel Assassinated. Cui Bono?
23-11-2006 23:22

Plans for Redrawing the Middle East: The Project for a “New Middle East”
21-11-2006 13:35

Text Targeting Iran?
16-11-2006 15:58

Grossman's speech
08-11-2006 10:04 | 3 comments

Text Germany's military to take on global role
28-10-2006 20:49 | 4 comments

Text The Israeli defeat in Lebanon
24-09-2006 15:01

Text Two Kinds of International Law
22-09-2006 12:01

Text Anarchist Against the Wall, Lebanon, Climate Camp, Soy and table football
22-09-2006 00:40

Text Asymmetry
21-09-2006 12:42

Text Judicial Colonialism, The Assassination of Rafik Hariri: A Biased Investigation
16-09-2006 07:11

Text Blind Flight by Noam Chomsky
13-09-2006 12:14 | 1 comment

Text Blair: Beating Washington’s war drum in the Middle East
12-09-2006 09:01

Text Israeli-US Strategy: Lebanon and Iran
09-09-2006 12:52

Text The Wounds of War Must Be Healed
08-09-2006 15:34

Text In Lebanon a battle within the Middle East great war
06-09-2006 18:30

The Next Phase of the Middle East War
05-09-2006 18:34 | 1 comment

Text Israel: Beyond Good and Evil?
02-09-2006 02:28 | 4 comments

Text Israeli cluster bombs blanket Lebanese towns
01-09-2006 07:31

Report: 11 Hour Blockade of Israeli Company
31-08-2006 19:59 | 5 comments

Look what they did to Lebanon!
29-08-2006 01:06 | 6 comments

Text The Liquid Bomb Hoax: The Larger Implications
26-08-2006 09:18 | 10 comments

Text Sensible Mandate
25-08-2006 13:42

Text Desperate times – desperate measures
25-08-2006 13:08

Text Disarming Hezbollah: Setting the Israeli-American Trap
25-08-2006 07:46

Evidence that Israel has in fact struck military targets - Wed 23rd Aug
24-08-2006 11:33 | 5 comments

Israel’s ‘special’ forces in spectacular cock up - Sun 20th Aug
24-08-2006 11:29 | 2 comments

Ali el-Nahri Remember Their Dead - Sat 19th Aug - Photo Report
24-08-2006 11:27 | 1 comment

Baalbek, Capital of the Bekka Valley - Sun 20th Aug - Photo Report
23-08-2006 10:49

The Destroyed Factory - Sat 19th Aug - Photo Report
23-08-2006 10:46

Dhayiya, Lebanon - Fri 18th Aug - Photo Report
23-08-2006 10:43

Dershowitz infuriated over Latuff/Finkelstein duo
22-08-2006 18:46 | 3 comments

The Battle of Aita Al-Shabb - Thurs 17th Aug - Photo Report
22-08-2006 14:31

The Unexploded Bombs of Jbah - Wed 16th Aug - Photo Report
22-08-2006 14:19

Lebanon - Driving South - Wed 16th Aug - Photo Report
22-08-2006 14:14

Text Playing Favourites; or a Vicious Sight of Reality
22-08-2006 07:07

Boycott Starbucks!
20-08-2006 11:44 | 3 comments

Text Poem for Lebanon
19-08-2006 10:57 | 3 comments

Text The Neo-Conservatives and the Policies of Constructive Chaos
17-08-2006 13:28 | 2 comments

Text Rules of the Western Media in dealing with the Middle East
17-08-2006 13:16 | 1 comment

Refugees Return to South Beirut - Mon 14th Aug - Photo Report
16-08-2006 14:44

South Beirut and Palistinian Refugee Camp Bombed - Sun 13th Aug
16-08-2006 14:36

Activist aid convoy stopped by Lebanese National Security Guards - Sat 12th Aug
15-08-2006 12:08

Text Islamophobia and censorship in Britain
14-08-2006 10:29 | 12 comments

Text Tracing a Trail of Destruction: Report from Lebanon, August 13, 2006
14-08-2006 03:28 | 1 comment

Text Incompetent UN Resolution Draft
13-08-2006 14:41

Report of all Scotland demonstration for Lebanon Saturday 12th August 2006
13-08-2006 05:51 | 9 comments

Text Letters From Lebanon-The Proximity of Death
12-08-2006 21:58

Text The British Terrorist Plot: Stage Two of the October Surprise
12-08-2006 13:10 | 1 comment

Text ISRAEL MUST BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR ITS INTERNATIONAL LAW VIOLATIONS
12-08-2006 12:49 | 3 comments

Text Lebanon Civil Resistance. What will Israel do?
12-08-2006 10:54 | 1 comment

Indymedia Photography from Lebanon
11-08-2006 08:31

Video Public Service Announcement for Electronic Lebanon
11-08-2006 07:48

Text The Pentagon's "Second 911"
11-08-2006 07:19 | 2 comments

Photo Essay from Lebanon - 2
10-08-2006 04:15

Photo Essay from Lebanon
10-08-2006 04:03 | 1 comment

Civil Defense members removing corpses from Marwahin, Lebanon
10-08-2006 02:52

Text IMPORTANT PETITION TO THE UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY:
09-08-2006 20:01

Nothing Nada Zilch - The Anti War Demo
09-08-2006 19:29 | 1 comment

Text No more good news tonight. No more good news ever.
09-08-2006 15:57 | 4 comments

Tel Aviv "Stop the War" Banner Drop
09-08-2006 13:09 | 1 comment

Text Oils fair in love and war - largest US oil field shutting down...
09-08-2006 11:43 | 1 addition | 2 comments

Text Israeli war crimes aimed at “cleansing” south Lebanon
09-08-2006 09:01

Israel, Oil and the "planned demolition" of Lebanon
08-08-2006 20:42 | 1 comment

Lancaster Protest for Lebanon & Gaza
08-08-2006 18:06 | 1 comment

Sleeping With The Enemy - The Answer To The "Why" Of War
08-08-2006 15:38 | 1 comment

Bomb Number Five, Salaam
08-08-2006 11:04

Lebanon: Full Color Pictures of the Atrocities
08-08-2006 10:34 | 3 comments

Text The real significance of Lebanon
08-08-2006 09:51

Text Behind Bush’s “truce” plan: the drive towards a wider Middle East war
08-08-2006 07:53

Text Body Count of Olmert Extremists Passes 1000, US Under PNAC Threatens UN Truce
08-08-2006 02:03

Text US/ Israeli Genocide in Lebanon: open letter by former PM
07-08-2006 11:42

"Bring the soldiers home"! - It will not end.. until we talk!
07-08-2006 11:38 | 2 comments

Text Public statement on video about Lebanon and Palestine (by Latuff)
07-08-2006 10:51

Prestwick War Crime Detectives Arrested after Boarding US Plane
07-08-2006 07:50

Text London: Tens of thousands protest against slaughter in Lebanon
07-08-2006 07:30 | 2 additions | 5 comments

U.S. & Israel Selecting Targets for Cruise Missile First-Strike Attack
06-08-2006 23:47 | 1 addition

Text "Triple Alliance": The US, Turkey, Israel and the War on Lebanon
06-08-2006 22:13

Text Citizens Weapons Inspectors Enter Prestwick Airport
06-08-2006 17:39 | 3 comments

Text CIA Soros attacks Lebanese resistance
06-08-2006 11:10 | 2 comments

Lebanon London peace demo pics
06-08-2006 02:58 | 4 comments

Text The Qana Massacre And The Risks Of Relying On Israeli Propaganda
05-08-2006 13:26 | 9 comments

Text US-Israeli war aim is to annihilate Lebanon
05-08-2006 08:47

Is America [& Australia] Watching a Different War? [Yep!]
05-08-2006 02:06 | 4 comments

Text Germany joins US, British, Israeli axis of aggression
04-08-2006 16:53

Text Israel's 'Mistake' At Qana
04-08-2006 15:38

Text August 7, 2006 - Cover story - Blood on his hands
04-08-2006 12:44 | 1 comment

Text Exporter agrees to stop live transport of cattle to Lebanon
04-08-2006 10:21

Text Where are Osama and Mustafa Muamar held prisoner?
04-08-2006 01:25

Human Rights Watch Accuses Israel of War Crimes
03-08-2006 23:49 | 1 addition | 2 comments

Text Pulling the Plug on Israel / Olmert Extremists' Aggression Unabated
03-08-2006 23:00 | 1 comment

Text Israel started it!
03-08-2006 13:32

Text Hizballah: A Primer
03-08-2006 12:44 | 4 comments

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