Middle East Crisis Continues: Day 16, Al Queda calls for Holy War on Israel

This simultaneous invasion by Israel of southern Lebanon and Palestine, continuous lying about causes and true intents of these incursions, and disregard to international laws and organizations began to backfire at Israel as it desperately tries to maintain global support for this campaign as criticism of Israeli actions rises - Al-Qaida's No. 2 leader issued a worldwide call Thursday for Muslims to rise up in a holy war against Israel and join the fighting in Lebanon and Gaza until Islam reigns from "Spain to Iraq." In the message broadcast by Al-Jazeera television, Ayman al-Zawahri, second in command to Osama bin Laden, said that al-Qaida now views "all the world as a battlefield open in front of us."
It's ironic that Shi'ite Hizballah now has support of their traditional Sunni enemy (Al Queda), these two Muslim factions are historical rivals, and yet recent events united them in mutual hatred of Israel.

In other developments today:
Rocket Slams Into Israeli Detergent Plant...
Temple Mount entry limited to prevent planned Friday protest...
Iranian Students Volunteer To Fight Israel...
Israel Decides Not to Expand Offensive...
*Security cabinet decides against an expansion of the ground offensive in Lebanon...
Military said set to issue further call-up of reserves...
1,402 rockets fired since onset of fighting...
Troops walk into ambush near stronghold...
Israel warns Palestinians by phone to get out before houses are attacked...
Staying sane in Beirut - with yoga and manicures...
Iranian paper claims that government bodies in Tel Aviv have been evacuated to Jerusalem...