Arab general ‘is Mossad spy’

A Lebanese former general has been charged with spying for Israel.

Adeeb Al-Alam, his wife and nephew have been accused of sending classified information to Mossad.

They face the death penalty if found guilty.

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Egypt in backlash against Hizbollah

The discovery of a Hizbollah terror network in Sinai could lead to a major Egyptian backlash against the Shiite movement and Iran.

Egyptian security forces this week revealed the arrest of dozens of suspects, allegedly belonging to cells recruited by Hizbollah in Egypt. At least 15 terrorists are still at large in Sinai and hundreds of Egyptian soldiers and policemen have been involved in the searches. Shots were twice fired at Egyptian security forces by Bedouin tribesmen believed to be working with the terrorists.

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Banned Hizbollah fighter blames JC

A Hizbollah fighter has been barred from re-entering Britain, and has blamed the JC for his detention by immigration officers.

Lebanese-born Dyab Abou Jahjah addressed two meetings in London last week, but left the country to visit Brussels before the weekend.

When he attempted to return on Saturday to catch a flight home to Beirut, he was detained for six hours before being denied entry.

Jahjah, who is also leader of a radical Muslim group, wrote on his blog: “They say I am a threat to the peaceful co-existence of communities.

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Ministers to welcome the voice of Hizbollah

The government is poised to allow Ibrahim Moussawi, media relations officer of Hizbollah, into the UK — despite the opposition of the cabinet minister responsible for social cohesion.

The JC has learned that the Communities Secretary, Hazel Blears, is fighting a lone battle within Whitehall to prevent Mr Moussawi’s admission to speak at a conference at London University’s School of Oriental and African Studies on March 23.

The Home Secretary, Jacqui Smith, is thought to be willing to admit the former head of political programming at the antisemitic Al Manar television station.

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FCO stumbles on Hizbollah policy

There appeared to be confusion in the Foreign Office this week after Middle East minister Bill Rammell announced a ‘new’ policy regarding Hizbollah — despite the policy having been in place since July 2008.

Mr Rammell told the Foreign Affairs Select Committee that the government had “reconsidered” its position towards the Shia group.

“Our over-riding objective is to pressure Hizbollah to play a more constructive role and move away from violence,” he told the committee on Wednesday.

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Alert after attacks from Lebanon

The IDF is on heightened alert along the Lebanese border out of fear that Hizbollah will attack Israel while it is preoccupied with its war in the south.

The alert level was raised immediately after Israel began the operation in Gaza and increased after four Katyusha rockets hit the northern city of Nahariya last week, lightly injuring two people. On Sunday, gunshots were fired at an IDF patrol in the Golan Heights and three more rockets hit the north on Wednesday morning.

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