Residents of Sidon Staying Put Amid the Bombing

SIDON, Lebanon – Residents of south Lebanon’s biggest city and the refugees who have joined them are staying put despite warnings from Israel that it plans to bomb "Hezbollah rocket launching sites" in Sidon, according to the city’s mayor. Sidon’s normal population of 125,000 has swelled as more than 100,000 refugees have fled here from … Continue reading “Residents of Sidon Staying Put Amid the Bombing”

Lebanese Christians Caught in Political Crossfire

BEIRUT – Many Lebanese Christians say they feel caught in the middle of a war in which they have a lot to lose and little to gain. Most of the areas Israel has been targeting – southern and eastern Lebanon and southern Beirut – are majority Shia Muslim. Israel says it is trying to cut … Continue reading “Lebanese Christians Caught in Political Crossfire”