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Source: http://www.jpost.co.il/
Rice Applies No Pressure on Israel
[Jerusalem Post] Herb Keinon - U.S. Secretary of State Rice left Jerusalem Tuesday for an international conference on Lebanon in Rome without a cease-fire or a date of return, but with an Israeli commitment to allow an airlift of humanitarian aid to Lebanon. Israel is not taking part in the Rome conference, largely because of a fear that it would come under great pressure at the meeting to declare an immediate cease-fire. Rice told Israeli Prime Minister Olmert that, although difficult, it would be possible to put together an international force to move into southern Lebanon to help the Lebanese army implement UN Security Council Resolution 1559, including gaining control of southern Lebanon from Hizballah.