* ‘Arab armies planned to destroy Israel’ Those who call the Six Day War a disaster or a Pyrrhic victory are grossly mistaken, because they overlook the fact that Israel wasn’t destroyed.

* Mid-East marks start of 1967 War Israeli and Palestinian peace activists have been holding protests to mark 40 years since the 1967 Arab-Israeli war.

* Syrian MP confirms preparation for war A member of the Syrian parliament, Muhammad Habash, confirmed on Tuesday that his country was actively preparing for war with Israel.

* Bush: Russia is not the enemy Russia is not an enemy of the United States and has nothing to fear from a proposed missile defence system.

* ‘Palestinians are on verge of civil war’ Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas warned Tuesday that his people were on the verge of civil war.

* Iranian president cautions world ‘not to play with lion’s tail’ The Iranian President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, has warned the Security Council “not to play with the Iranian lion’s tail” by enforcing further sanctions on the country.

* Ashkenazi: IDF preparing for escalation on two fronts “The IDF is preparing for an escalation on both the Palestinian and northern fronts,” Chief of General Staff Lt. -Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi said.

* Lebanese army resumes shelling of Islamic militants Lebanese troops pounded Islamic militants hiding in a Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon.

* J’lem Arabs push separate municipality An alliance of Jerusalem Arab organizations on Monday launched an international campaign to create an independent municipality for Arab residents of east Jerusalem.

* Most of Baghdad ‘not controlled’ US and Iraqi forces control fewer than one-third of Baghdad’s neighbourhoods, according to a review of a security crackdown in the city since February.