More on Israeli Incursions

Beyond the updated 8 Israelis killed from a record number of Hezbollah (Hizbollah) rockets fired into Israel, the wires report that Israel is preparing for a massive new push into Lebanon. Muslim nations have expressed complete outrage over the pounding Beirut and other communities are taking from Israel.

Also, eight more Palestinians have died from Israeli strikes in Gaza.

Elsewhere, Iranian president Ahmadinejad is reported to have said that the Middle East crisis can be ended if Muslims band together and destroy Israel. I say reported because we've learned before that the media, especially American media, have been known to be less than faithful in careful translation of the Iranian president's words. Now, I don't think there is any love lost between Tel Aviv and Tehran, but I am concerned that the bad translation may, at least in part, be intentional to inflame passions and hatred.