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 …

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."

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

Israeli Forces Push Through Lebanon Border  —  ON THE ISRAEL-LEBANON BORDER — Hundreds of Israeli troops moved into southern Lebanon on Saturday, taking control of a village and engaging Hezbollah militants by land, sea and air as part of the country's limited ground campaign.

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

HEZBOLLAH'S FAVORITE NEWSPAPER  —  Anonymous blabbers and their stenographers at the NYTimes are at it again: … Reader Thomas W. writes: "Michelle, the NYT is doing it again.  Throwing one of our best allies under the bus, and openly disclosing future military war plans against our enemies."

UNITED NATIONS AN ACCOMPLICE IN HEZBOLLAH KIDNAPPING: After Hezbollah's kidnapping of a pair of Israeli soldiers spurred an Israeli counter-attack, many critics of Israel actions have suggested that the United Nations can serve as a buffer between Israel and Hezbollah.

NASRALLAH BELIEVES HE'S IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT  —  In an interview with Al-Jazeera late Thursday night, Hizbullah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah made it absolutely clear who was calling the shots in Lebanon - and it isn't the Lebanese government.  —  Speaking more like a head of state …