2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict

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For more information, see the Wikipedia article "2006 Lebanon War"

This is a topic, with start date July 12, 2006 and end date August 19, 2006.

Its theme(s) are Middle East, War.

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United States should call for a cease-fire

For
End This Tragedy Now by Fouad Siniora (The Washington Post, 9 August 2006) (view)
Against
Why Israel Fights... by William J. Bennett (National Review, 11 August 2006) (view)
'Back Off, Israel,' Doesn't Cut It by Jonathan Chait (Los Angeles Times, 6 August 2006) (view)
Hearts and Minds by Jack Kelly (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 6 August 2006) (view)

Britain should negotiate with Hezbollah

For
It is time to start dancing with the wolves by Michael Ancram (The Independent, 24 August 2006) (view)

France should commit more troops

For
Now is the time for sanctions by Haaretz editorial board (Haaretz, 25 August 2006) (view)
The Perils of Using 'The Allies' by Charles Krauthammer (The Washington Post, 25 August 2006) (view)
It's Up to You, President Chirac by Jim Hoagland (The Washington Post, 24 August 2006) (view)
If Europe doesn't want Middle East war to begin again, it has to step up by Jonathan Freedland (The Guardian, 23 August 2006) (view)
Mideast Echoes Of 1938 by Richard Cohen (The Washington Post, 22 August 2006) (view)
Stepping up to the plate in Lebanon by Financial Times editorial board (Financial Times, 22 August 2006) (view)
French Follies by Investor's Business Daily editorial board (Investor's Business Daily, 21 August 2006) (view)
Waiting for Jacques by The New York Times editorial board (The New York Times, 21 August 2006) (view)
With doublespeaking France, honor gets lost in translation by Jules Crittenden (Boston Herald, 20 August 2006) (view)
Not worth the paper it's written on by New York Daily News editorial board (New York Daily News, 19 August 2006) (view)
Marche en arrière by The Times editorial board (The Times, 18 August 2006) (view)

United States should negotiate with Syria

For
The Guns of August by Richard Holbrooke (The Washington Post, 10 August 2006) (view)
A Cease-Fire Reality: Dealing With Syria by Dennis Ross (The Washington Post, 28 July 2006) (view)
Time to Talk by Leslie H. Gelb (The Wall Street Journal, 28 July 2006) (view)
Against
The Bugs Bunny Democrats by William Kristol (The Weekly Standard, 21 August 2006) (view)
The Only Option Is to Win by Newt Gingrich (The Washington Post, 11 August 2006) (view)
The Craven French 'Solution' by Barry Rubin (New York Post, 2 August 2006) (view)

Israel should attack Syria

For
Israel Should Hit Syria First by Max Boot (Los Angeles Times, 23 August 2006) (view)
Let Israel Take Off the Gloves by Max Boot (Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2006) (view)
Against
Picture IDs are perfectly sensible by Charleston Daily Mail editorial board (Bangkok Post, 28 September 2006) (view)
Neocon Dreams, American Nightmares by Eric Alterman (The Nation, 10 August 2006) (view)
Mixed
Rocket science by Austin Bay (The Washington Times, 21 July 2006) (view)

United Nations should disarm Hezbollah

For
Not worth the paper it's written on by New York Daily News editorial board (New York Daily News, 19 August 2006) (view)
A Moment to be Seized in Lebanon by Charles Krauthammer (The Washington Post, 18 August 2006) (view)
Diplomacy has a limit by Oliver Kamm (The Guardian, 18 August 2006) (view)
Marche en arrière by The Times editorial board (The Times, 18 August 2006) (view)
A Path To Lasting Peace by Condoleezza Rice (The Washington Post, 16 August 2006) (view)
On victory by Jules Crittenden (Boston Herald, 16 August 2006) (view)
A Month of War by The Washington Post editorial board (The Washington Post, 13 August 2006) (view)
Against
The pundits' platitudes do nothing to solve this crisis by Simon Jenkins (The Guardian, 9 August 2006) (view)
The humanitarian urge is morphing into thirst for war by Simon Jenkins (The Guardian, 25 July 2006) (view)

Israel was right to agree to a cease-fire

For
Start Talking to Hezbollah by Lakhdar Brahimi (The New York Times, 18 August 2006) (view)
A Path To Lasting Peace by Condoleezza Rice (The Washington Post, 16 August 2006) (view)
After the Bombs, Politics by David Ignatius (The Washington Post, 16 August 2006) (view)
On victory by Jules Crittenden (Boston Herald, 16 August 2006) (view)
A Month of War by The Washington Post editorial board (The Washington Post, 13 August 2006) (view)
Against
A Defeat for the Democracies by Newt Gingrich (Human Events, 21 August 2006) (view)
Can Israel Survive This Catastrophe? by David Warren (Ottawa Citizen, 17 August 2006) (view)
Hezbollah 3, Israel 0 by Ralph Peters (New York Post, 17 August 2006) (view)
The Mideast's Munich by Arthur Herman (New York Post, 16 August 2006) (view)
The terror kings win by Michael Goodwin (New York Daily News, 16 August 2006) (view)

United States should negotiate with Iran

For
The Guns of August by Richard Holbrooke (The Washington Post, 10 August 2006) (view)
Time to Talk by Leslie H. Gelb (The Wall Street Journal, 28 July 2006) (view)
Against
The Bugs Bunny Democrats by William Kristol (The Weekly Standard, 21 August 2006) (view)
The Only Option Is to Win by Newt Gingrich (The Washington Post, 11 August 2006) (view)
The Craven French 'Solution' by Barry Rubin (New York Post, 2 August 2006) (view)

Israel was right to attack Lebanon

For
Can Israel Survive This Catastrophe? by David Warren (Ottawa Citizen, 17 August 2006) (view)
A Month of War by The Washington Post editorial board (The Washington Post, 13 August 2006) (view)
Why Israel Fights... by William J. Bennett (National Review, 11 August 2006) (view)
Advocates of 'proportion' are just unbalanced by Mark Steyn (Chicago Sun-Times, 6 August 2006) (view)
Hearts and Minds by Jack Kelly (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 6 August 2006) (view)
Israel's Lost Moment by Charles Krauthammer (The Washington Post, 4 August 2006) (view)
'Disproportionate' in What Moral Universe? by Charles Krauthammer (The Washington Post, 28 July 2006) (view)
Being Ehud Olmert by Bret Stephens (The Wall Street Journal, 25 July 2006) (view)
Let Israel Take Off the Gloves by Max Boot (Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2006) (view)
As Israel Goes for Withdrawal, Its Enemies Go Berserk by David Brooks (The New York Times, 16 July 2006) (view)
Hitting targets in Gaza, Lebanon simply self-defense by Uri Dromi (The Miami Herald, 14 July 2006) (view)
Against
Olmert exposed by The Guardian editorial board (The Guardian, 1 May 2007) (view)
To Iran with love by Joe Conason (Salon.com, 25 August 2006) (view)
Start Talking to Hezbollah by Lakhdar Brahimi (The New York Times, 18 August 2006) (view)
Israel's debacle, courtesy of Bush by Sidney Blumenthal (Salon.com, 17 August 2006) (view)
End This Tragedy Now by Fouad Siniora (The Washington Post, 9 August 2006) (view)
Israel's misguided strategies by H.D.S. Greenway (The Boston Globe, 8 August 2006) (view)
Lebanon and the unlearned lessons of Iraq by Steve Chapman (Chicago Tribune, 3 August 2006) (view)
Stop the Band-Aid Treatment by Jimmy Carter (The Washington Post, 1 August 2006) (view)
Morality and power by Irfan Husain (Dawn, 29 July 2006) (view)
A War of Her Own by Eugene Robinson (The Washington Post, 28 July 2006) (view)
It's not only about Israel, Ms. Rice by Rami G. Khouri (International Herald Tribune, 25 July 2006) (view)
Stop laughing, it's US policy that's the joke by Mike Carlton (The Sydney Morning Herald, 22 July 2006) (view)
Mixed
A few gains for Israel by Greg Sheridan (The Australian, 17 August 2006) (view)
'Back Off, Israel,' Doesn't Cut It by Jonathan Chait (Los Angeles Times, 6 August 2006) (view)

United States should take Israel's side

Against
After the cease-fire, war smolders by Dan Simpson (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 16 August 2006) (view)
It's not only about Israel, Ms. Rice by Rami G. Khouri (International Herald Tribune, 25 July 2006) (view)
Mixed
Rah-Rah IDF! by Jeff A. Taylor (Reason, 21 July 2006) (view)


All items that address this topic (66 total)

Title Author Source Date
Hitting targets in Gaza, Lebanon simply self-defense Uri Dromi The Miami Herald 14 July 2006
As Israel Goes for Withdrawal, Its Enemies Go Berserk David Brooks The New York Times 16 July 2006
Let Israel Take Off the Gloves Max Boot Los Angeles Times 19 July 2006
Rah-Rah IDF! Jeff A. Taylor Reason 21 July 2006
Rocket science Austin Bay The Washington Times 21 July 2006
Stop laughing, it's US policy that's the joke Mike Carlton The Sydney Morning Herald 22 July 2006
Being Ehud Olmert Bret Stephens The Wall Street Journal 25 July 2006
It's not only about Israel, Ms. Rice Rami G. Khouri International Herald Tribune 25 July 2006
The humanitarian urge is morphing into thirst for war Simon Jenkins The Guardian 25 July 2006
A Cease-Fire Reality: Dealing With Syria Dennis Ross The Washington Post 28 July 2006
'Disproportionate' in What Moral Universe? Charles Krauthammer The Washington Post 28 July 2006
A War of Her Own Eugene Robinson The Washington Post 28 July 2006
Katyusha World Daniel Henninger The Wall Street Journal 28 July 2006
Time to Talk Leslie H. Gelb The Wall Street Journal 28 July 2006
Morality and power Irfan Husain Dawn 29 July 2006
Stop the Band-Aid Treatment Jimmy Carter The Washington Post 1 August 2006
The Craven French 'Solution' Barry Rubin New York Post 2 August 2006
Lebanon and the unlearned lessons of Iraq Steve Chapman Chicago Tribune 3 August 2006
Israel's Lost Moment Charles Krauthammer The Washington Post 4 August 2006
'Back Off, Israel,' Doesn't Cut It Jonathan Chait Los Angeles Times 6 August 2006
Hearts and Minds Jack Kelly Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 6 August 2006
Advocates of 'proportion' are just unbalanced Mark Steyn Chicago Sun-Times 6 August 2006
Israel's misguided strategies H.D.S. Greenway The Boston Globe 8 August 2006
The pundits' platitudes do nothing to solve this crisis Simon Jenkins The Guardian 9 August 2006
End This Tragedy Now Fouad Siniora The Washington Post 9 August 2006
Neocon Dreams, American Nightmares Eric Alterman The Nation 10 August 2006
The Guns of August Richard Holbrooke The Washington Post 10 August 2006
The Only Option Is to Win Newt Gingrich The Washington Post 11 August 2006
Terrorism Causes Occupation, Not Vice Versa Alan Dershowitz The Huffington Post 11 August 2006
Bad Timing Daniel Henninger The Wall Street Journal 11 August 2006
Why Israel Fights... William J. Bennett National Review 11 August 2006
A Month of War The Washington Post editorial board The Washington Post 13 August 2006
The Triumph of Unrealism George F. Will The Washington Post 15 August 2006
After the Bombs, Politics David Ignatius The Washington Post 16 August 2006
A Path To Lasting Peace Condoleezza Rice The Washington Post 16 August 2006
On victory Jules Crittenden Boston Herald 16 August 2006
After the cease-fire, war smolders Dan Simpson Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 16 August 2006
The terror kings win Michael Goodwin New York Daily News 16 August 2006
The Mideast's Munich Arthur Herman New York Post 16 August 2006
Hezbollah 3, Israel 0 Ralph Peters New York Post 17 August 2006
Can Israel Survive This Catastrophe? David Warren Ottawa Citizen 17 August 2006
A few gains for Israel Greg Sheridan The Australian 17 August 2006
Israel's debacle, courtesy of Bush Sidney Blumenthal Salon.com 17 August 2006
Start Talking to Hezbollah Lakhdar Brahimi The New York Times 18 August 2006
A Moment to be Seized in Lebanon Charles Krauthammer The Washington Post 18 August 2006
Marche en arrière The Times editorial board The Times 18 August 2006
Diplomacy has a limit Oliver Kamm The Guardian 18 August 2006
Not worth the paper it's written on New York Daily News editorial board New York Daily News 19 August 2006
With doublespeaking France, honor gets lost in translation Jules Crittenden Boston Herald 20 August 2006
The Bugs Bunny Democrats William Kristol The Weekly Standard 21 August 2006
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