Lebanese army organizes tour along border with Israel for UN representatives

STORY: Lebanese army organizes tour along border with Israel for UN representatives DATELINE: Aug. 10, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:35 LOCATION: Beirut CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the field tour along the Blue Line 2. various of a Lebanese army official giving an explanation about the borders 3. various of the field tour along the Blue Line STORYLINE: The Lebanese Army Command on Tuesday organized a field tour along the Blue Line between Lebanon and Israel for representatives of member states of the UN Security Council accredited to Lebanon. Lebanese military sources told Xinhua that the tour started from the Lebanese army barracks in Tyre, passed through Ras Naqoura in the west, and reached the Ghajar axis in the east. The group stopped at the 13 border points of dispute between Lebanon and Israel, as well as the Shebaa Farms axis, the town of Ghajar, and the barbed wire fence erected by the Israeli army. Mounir Shehadeh, the Lebanese government coordinator with the United Nations Interim

Israeli elections committee bars Arab party from running in upcoming elections

STORY: Israeli elections committee bars Arab party from running in upcoming elections DATELINE: Sept. 30, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:55 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Jerusalem street views 2. various of last elections STORYLINE: An Israeli-Arab party was disqualified from running in the country's November elections over allegations of promoting an anti-Israel agenda. With nine members voting in favor and five against, Israel's Central Elections Committee said in a statement that it accepted the request to disqualify Balad on the basis that the party allegedly supports the cancellation of Israel as "a Jewish and democratic state." Balad, acronyms in Hebrew for "National Democratic Alliance," announced in a separate statement that it will appeal to the Supreme Court against the decision. Sami Abu Shehadeh, the party leader, denounced the decision as "an attempt by (Defense Minister Benny) Gantz and (caretaker Prime Minister Yair) Lapid to engineer an Arab leadership according to t

Samer Shehadeh

Samer Shehadeh

Appeals trial of former Prague Imam Samer Shehadeh who was given ten years in prison for funding, assisting in terrorism in February, took place at High Court in Prague, nam. Hrdinu, Prague 4, Czech Republic, on Thursday, May 21, 2020. (CTK Photo)

Samer Shehadeh

Samer Shehadeh

Appeals trial of former Prague Imam Samer Shehadeh who was given ten years in prison for funding, assisting in terrorism in February, took place at High Court in Prague, nam. Hrdinu, Prague 4, Czech Republic, on Thursday, May 21, 2020. (CTK Photo)

Samer Shehadeh

Samer Shehadeh

Appeals trial of former Prague Imam Samer Shehadeh who was given ten years in prison for funding, assisting in terrorism in February, took place at High Court in Prague, nam. Hrdinu, Prague 4, Czech Republic, on Thursday, May 21, 2020. (CTK Photo)

Samer Shehadeh

Samer Shehadeh

Appeals trial of former Prague Imam Samer Shehadeh who was given ten years in prison for funding, assisting in terrorism in February, took place at High Court in Prague, nam. Hrdinu, Prague 4, Czech Republic, on Thursday, May 21, 2020. (CTK Photo)

Samer Shehadeh

Samer Shehadeh

Appeals trial of former Prague Imam Samer Shehadeh who was given ten years in prison for funding, assisting in terrorism in February, took place at High Court in Prague, nam. Hrdinu, Prague 4, Czech Republic, on Thursday, May 21, 2020. (CTK Photo)

Samer Shehadeh

Samer Shehadeh

Appeals trial of former Prague Imam Samer Shehadeh who was given ten years in prison for funding, assisting in terrorism in February, took place at High Court in Prague, nam. Hrdinu, Prague 4, Czech Republic, on Thursday, May 21, 2020. (CTK Photo)

Court, policeman, prison guard, armed

Court, policeman, prison guard, armed

Czech court sentenced former Prague imam Samer Shehadeh (not pictured) to 10 years in prison for joining terrorist group, financing terrorism. Verdict is not definitive in Prague, Czech Republic, February 28, 2020. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

SAMER SHEHADEH

SAMER SHEHADEH

Czech court sentenced former Prague imam Samer Shehadeh to 10 years in prison for joining terrorist group, financing terrorism. Verdict is not definitive in Prague, Czech Republic, February 28, 2020. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

SAMER SHEHADEH

SAMER SHEHADEH

Czech court sentenced former Prague imam Samer Shehadeh to 10 years in prison for joining terrorist group, financing terrorism. Verdict is not definitive in Prague, Czech Republic, February 28, 2020. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

SAMER SHEHADEH

SAMER SHEHADEH

Czech court sentenced former Prague imam Samer Shehadeh to 10 years in prison for joining terrorist group, financing terrorism. Verdict is not definitive in Prague, Czech Republic, February 28, 2020. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

SAMER SHEHADEH

SAMER SHEHADEH

Czech court sentenced former Prague imam Samer Shehadeh to 10 years in prison for joining terrorist group, financing terrorism. Verdict is not definitive in Prague, Czech Republic, February 28, 2020. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

SAMER SHEHADEH

SAMER SHEHADEH

Czech court sentenced former Prague imam Samer Shehadeh to 10 years in prison for joining terrorist group, financing terrorism. Verdict is not definitive in Prague, Czech Republic, February 28, 2020. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

Samer Shehadeh

Samer Shehadeh

Prague Municipal Court deals with case of former Prague imam Samer Shehadeh, center, his brother and his sister-in-law charged with support for and funding of terrorism, on January 7, 2020, in Prague, Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

Samer Shehadeh

Samer Shehadeh

Prague Municipal Court deals with case of former Prague imam Samer Shehadeh, right, his brother and his sister-in-law charged with support for and funding of terrorism, on January 7, 2020, in Prague, Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

Samer Shehadeh

Samer Shehadeh

Prague Municipal Court deals with case of former Prague imam Samer Shehadeh, center, his brother and his sister-in-law charged with support for and funding of terrorism, on January 7, 2020, in Prague, Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

Samer Shehadeh

Samer Shehadeh

Prague Municipal Court deals with case of former Prague imam Samer Shehadeh, center, his brother and his sister-in-law charged with support for and funding of terrorism, on January 7, 2020, in Prague, Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

Samer Shehadeh

Samer Shehadeh

Prague Municipal Court deals with case of former Prague imam Samer Shehadeh, center, his brother and his sister-in-law charged with support for and funding of terrorism, on January 7, 2020, in Prague, Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

Dominik Kobulnicky

Dominik Kobulnicky

The trial with Slovak Dominik Kobulnicky (photo), charged with the preparation of a terrorist attack in the Czech Republic, starts at The Prague Municipal Court on Wednesday, May 22, 2019. Kobulnicky told the court that in the past he had been taught by former Prague Imam Samer Shehadeh. Last year, Shehadeh was charged with support to terrorism and in November he was escorted from Jordan to the Czech Republic. Apart from him, charges were brought against his brother and his brother's wife over membership of a terrorist organisation. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

Dominik Kobulnicky

Dominik Kobulnicky

The trial with Slovak Dominik Kobulnicky (left), charged with the preparation of a terrorist attack in the Czech Republic, starts at The Prague Municipal Court on Wednesday, May 22, 2019. Kobulnicky told the court that in the past he had been taught by former Prague Imam Samer Shehadeh. Last year, Shehadeh was charged with support to terrorism and in November he was escorted from Jordan to the Czech Republic. Apart from him, charges were brought against his brother and his brother's wife over membership of a terrorist organisation. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

Dominik Kobulnicky

Dominik Kobulnicky

The trial with Slovak Dominik Kobulnicky (left), charged with the preparation of a terrorist attack in the Czech Republic, starts at The Prague Municipal Court on Wednesday, May 22, 2019. Kobulnicky told the court that in the past he had been taught by former Prague Imam Samer Shehadeh. Last year, Shehadeh was charged with support to terrorism and in November he was escorted from Jordan to the Czech Republic. Apart from him, charges were brought against his brother and his brother's wife over membership of a terrorist organisation. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

The heavily armed member of Prison Service and Police of the Czech Republic guard entrance to the court room

The heavily armed member of Prison Service and Police of the Czech Republic guard entrance to the court room

The heavily armed member of Prison Service of the Czech Republic, left, and Police of the Czech Republic guard entrance to the court room during the trial with Slovak Dominik Kobulnicky, charged with the preparation of a terrorist attack in the Czech Republic, starts at The Prague Municipal Court on Wednesday, May 22, 2019. Kobulnicky told the court that in the past he had been taught by former Prague Imam Samer Shehadeh. Last year, Shehadeh was charged with support to terrorism and in November he was escorted from Jordan to the Czech Republic. Apart from him, charges were brought against his brother and his brother's wife over membership of a terrorist organisation. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

Samer Shehadeh

Samer Shehadeh

The trial with Slovak Dominik Kobulnicky, charged with the preparation of a terrorist attack in the Czech Republic, starts at The Prague Municipal Court on Wednesday, May 22, 2019. Kobulnicky told the court that in the past he had been taught by former Prague Imam Samer Shehadeh (photo). Last year, Shehadeh was charged with support to terrorism and in November he was escorted from Jordan to the Czech Republic. Apart from him, charges were brought against his brother and his brother's wife over membership of a terrorist organisation. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

Dominik Kobulnicky

Dominik Kobulnicky

The trial with Slovak Dominik Kobulnicky (photo), charged with the preparation of a terrorist attack in the Czech Republic, starts at The Prague Municipal Court on Wednesday, May 22, 2019. Kobulnicky told the court that in the past he had been taught by former Prague Imam Samer Shehadeh. Last year, Shehadeh was charged with support to terrorism and in November he was escorted from Jordan to the Czech Republic. Apart from him, charges were brought against his brother and his brother's wife over membership of a terrorist organisation. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)