LCCC ENGLISH NEWS BULLETIN
JUNE 30/2006 

News from miscellaneous sources for June 30/2006
National Dialogue on Hizbullah's Arms Adjourned Until July 25-Naharnet
Israel Prepares for Possible Strikes by Hizbullah After it Threatened Hamas in Syria-Naharnet
Rafiq Hariri: And the Fate of Lebanon-Asharq Alawsat
Syria claims'provocation' as warplanes buzz President-Independent
Israel fears Hizbullah attacks after provocation against Syria-Al-Bawaba
Syria linked to Israeli soldier capture-BBC News
Israel on alert after warning to Syria-Middle East Online
A murder and mass arrests Thursday, June 29, 2006-Ariga
Former UNIFIL: Defense is a national responsibility not a-CGGL.org
Jordan, Syria sign eight cooperation agreements-ME NAFN
Mufti Qabbani accuses Lebanon's ongoing security regime CGGL.org
Will Hizballah Go To War for Iran?TIME
Berri makes surprise trip to Damascus on eve of dialogue session- Daily Star
Rizk joins Bar Association boss in call for cooperation, apolitical judiciary-Daily Star
Ashrawi lauds Lebanon's understanding of refugees' plight- Daily Star
Aoun influences dialogue while questioning its importance- Daily Star
Franjieh rips bishop for dismissing snub of Lahoud- Daily Star
Cabinet approves Sarraf's plan to deal with waste- Daily Star
Ain al-Hilweh family 'celebrates' death of another fighter in iraq- Daily Star
Qabalan joins advocacy of February 5 detainees- Daily Star
Like it or not, change is under way across the Middle East- Daily Star
In dealing with Iran, don't forget Syria -By Michael Young -Daily Star

Liste de diffusion du Mouvement SOLIDA" <liste@solida.org
Subject: International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disapperances
Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2006
Today the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disapperances was adopted in consensus by the First Session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva at 16.00 (Geneva Time )SOLIDA expresses its warmest thanks to the families of disappeared persons, the Human rights activists and the states representative who struggled for so many year to reach this goal.It is the beginning of a new struggle: for the adoption of the Convention by the UN General Assembly, and for its ratification by the member states of the United Nations.
Aujourd'hui la Convention Internationale pour la Protection de toutes les Personnes contre les Disparitions Forcées a été adoptée par le Conseil des Droits de l'Homme des Nations Unies à 16h00 (heure de Genève) SOLIDA tient à remercier chaleureusement les familles de disparus, les défenseurs des droits de l'Homme et les représentants d'états qui se
sont battus pendant tant d'années pour atteindre cet objectif. C'est le début d'une nouvelle lutte: pour l'adoption de la Convention  par l'Assemblée Générale des Nations Unies, et pour sa ratification par les états.

Following reported ban of radical Muslim cleric, B’nai Brith Canada
calls on Islamic Foundation of Toronto to rethink “dangerous agenda”
TORONTO, June 29, 2006 – B’nai Brith Canada has applauded the Government’s reported decision to deny British Sheik Riyad Ul-Haq entry into Canada. The Jewish human rights organization had formally written to the relevant authorities to request that the Sheikh be banned from Canada on the grounds that he incites racial hatred.
“The Government has once again demonstrated its resolve to fight hatred and extremism by denying Sheik Ul-Haq a platform here in Canada to spread hate,” said Frank Dimant, B’nai Brith Canada’s Executive Vice President. “Sheik Ul-Haq has a long history of targeting Jewish, Christian, and Hindu minority communities with his poisonous messaging. All Canadians, in particular susceptible youth who were to have been the primary audience for the Sheik’s scheduled address, will be spared his inflammatory messaging and attempts to indoctrinate them into his world of hate.
“We commend the leaders from Canada’s diverse ethnic communities that have come forward in recent days to denounce Sheik ul-Haq’s brand of hate, particularly at this sensitive time of heightened tensions and elevated security concerns. We call on the Islamic Foundation of Toronto, the organizers who held firm in their invitation to the Sheik, to rethink their dangerous agenda of giving a forum to hate mongers and extremists.”
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B’nai Brith Canada has been active in Canada since 1875
as the Jewish community’s foremost human rights agency