ridrifter

Could someone explain why there are two different spellings and pronounciations for Hezbollah and Hisbollah?

Got it Traveler. Thanks

Traveller

I asked this in another thread and here's the answer I got:

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showp...ostcount=10767

BEYFlyer

More attacks on the southern suburbs of Beirut with 2 more buildings completely demolished by Israeli bombing. Apparently one building housed the political offices of Hizbollah (yet another spelling, sorry) and the other was just a residential building. It is interesting to note that after 12 days of bombardment, the IDF has actually missed a couple of targets in the suburbs (highly unlikely IMHO).

Abby

Is this the right one?

URL =

http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=33.88...3081&t=k&hl=en

okflyer

BEYFlyer Where is your house down South? Do you know if it is intact? Or has it been bombed? Do you have employees there also? Are they safe? Hope your family, staff, and animals are safe in Beirut or the Mountains or anywhere in between.

mikey1003

BEY and Dov, so good to see your green lights burning! I have been tied up in a meeting all morning,

From all news it looks like all Hell is breaking out (as if it hasn't been the past 10 days )

I hope that you two (and anyone else in the area) are in a safe place, if possible.

I am at a convention......everyone here has been talking about the two of you. You both are truly remarkable!!!!!!

BEY, I hope to meet you some day.....Dov, I will see you in PBI.

okflyer

Dovster, have you almost been hit by rockets as you have travelled from the Kibbutz to Rosh Pina or some of the surrounding communities since the conflict started? Or have you seen rockets land near by as you have been traveling?

Did you find out where the rocket landed which destroyed your window? Or what damage it did to the surrounding property?

Any more damage from the latest shooting?

Stay safe as you go about your daily activities.

Dovster

Sorry, but apparently there are some people around here who would like to kill me so I am going to duck into my shelter for a while.

I wonder if they are jealous husbands?

cpx

Be careful Dov! extra cereful since they(jealous husbands) know where you live now.

JaxFrog79

If I remember correctly... I mentioned the posting of both of your pics about 14 million postings ago so that casting for your movie would be made easier, which in turn made the movie idea mine??? Do I get a cut? LOL

Be safe, both of you.

**Dov, your package is on its way! Hope you enjoy.

Mary2e

Actually, to keep myself safe from you, I brought my husband along to meet you, then headed straight for a mattress run

Stay safe.

mikey1003

Just look for Old Glory proudly adorning Dov's house!

Dovster

So you did, Mary -- an act of cruelty only overshadowed by the poisoning of the salami sandwich which you gave me.

The shooting here has been intensive for the past 30 minutes or so but is tapering off now.

Most of the rounds are not being shot at Yiron.

Every since the IDF took over Marun, which is on one of the highest peaks in the region, it has had a major tactical advantage. It is much easier to shoot aiming down than it is to shoot aiming up.

For a start, this means that most of the outgoing shots are from Marun, not from Yiron-Avivim, and that reduces the noise level quite a bit.

Nextly, much of Hizbollah's shooting is at Marun, taking the pressure off of Yiron to some degree.

Additionally, Hizbollah is firing a lot of its rockets over Yiron, to hit bigger targets further away (like Safed). Still, enough are landing around me (abeit not as close as yesterday) to help keep my pulse rate up at a healthy level.

I did have a bit of comic relief today while watching the news. Syrian Information Minister Mohsen Bilal announced that if Israel invades Lebanon, "Syria will not sit tight. She will join the conflict."

Of course, as Israel has already invaded Lebanon and is holding some of its terroritory, he had to clarify that by saying that Syria will only join the fighting if the Israeli Army in Lebanon "comes near to us".

How near is "near"?

Syria, he said, will attack if Israel gets within 20 kilometers of Damascus.

BEYFlyer, please correct me if I am wrong, but I don't believe that any part of Lebanon is within 20 kilometers of Damascus.

I got the distinct impression that he is trying to portray Syria as the savior of Lebanon -- to the Lebanese -- while at the same time assuring Israel that Syria is keeping out of this one.

Abby

Dov,

How is your daughter doing? Is it still nice and quiet where she is staying???

Dovster

Abby, she is not all that far from Haifa (although, fortunately, south of it). There was an alert today and the sirens went off but no attack.

Meanwhile, things here have gotten ridiculous. One rocket landed a short while ago not far from my house (although, apparently, a bit further than the one which broke my window).

Then, I heard the loudest explosion yet. The entire house shook and I was certain that it had hit in my backyard.

It was followed by an SMS message: "That last explosion was from our side".

Guys, it is the other side you are supposed to be shooting at!

(Actually, I think it was an explosion of an ammunition bunker at Marun and because of all the rockets, etc, there it just sounded very close.)