U.S. Plan Seeks to Wedge Syria Away From Iran  —  WASHINGTON, July 22 — As Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice heads to Israel on Sunday, Bush administration officials say they recognize Syria is central to any plans to resolve the crisis in the Middle East, and they are seeking ways …

IDF to residents of Southern Lebanon: Leave today  —  (VIDEO) In message to 13 southern Lebanon towns, broadcast by Arab radio stations, residents informed their lives in danger, told to move north of Litani river.  CO Galilee Division: We'll expand operations if we must  —  Hanan Greenberg

Israel Hastily Musters Its Citizen Army  —  Roy Bass emerged from the Mediterranean waves at noon Friday for a Popsicle break when, surfboard in hand, he heard his cell phone ringing on the beach.  It was a recorded message: "An emergency draft has been activated."

Israel building prison for Lebanese captives  —  Exclusive: IDF starts building detention compound to be used for holding Hizbullah members that will be captured during fighting in north.  Officials: Project attests to government's plans for large-scale ground incursion in Lebanon

CAN ISRAEL WIN?  —  NOT THE WAY IT'S FIGHTING  —  July 22, 2006 — ISRAEL is losing this war.  For a lifelong Israel supporter, that's a painful thing to write.  But it's true.  And the situation's worsening each day.  —  A U.S. government official put it to me this way: "Israel's got the clock, but Hezbollah's got the time."