GERMANY TAKES OVER UNIFIL NAVAL ARM

1-Remembering Lyla Bowman , My Mother. 2-Past Earthquakes in Hawaii. 3-Two micro earthquakes recorded near Mt. Ranier. 4-Tropical depression drenches Mexico. 4-ISRAEL AS I SEE IT: SIMCHAT TORAH (REJOICING OF THE TORAH) UNDER CLOUDS. 5-Nuclear capabilities growing worldwide. 6-Left-Wingers Lobbying to Jump-Start Dialogue Between Israel & PA. 7-Lieberman Pushes Presidential System in Israel. 8-Prof Yunus for EU-type Saarc union. 9-Germany takes over UNIFIL naval arm.

Remembering Lyla Bowman , My Mother

It was 8:50 AM on this day in 1992, when my Mother Died from Diabetes complications. I Just give JESUS the praise and glory that we will be reunited at the Rapture in the Clouds, and 7 years later back on Earth forever. This is the hope the lost do not have like Christians. My Father Stanton Bowman died in 1967 of Cancer.

EARTHQUAKES

MATTHEW 24:7-8
7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.
8 All these are the beginning of sorrows.

MARK 13:8
8 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom:(ETHNIC GROUP AGAINST ETHNIC GROUP) and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these are the beginnings of sorrows.

LUKE 21:11
11 And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.

Past Earthquakes in Hawaii
By The Associated Press , 10.15.2006, 07:00 PM

Moderate or stronger earthquakes in Hawaii, from the U.S. Geological Survey:
6.6 preliminary, Kailua Kona, Oct. 15, 2006. Caused power outages, landslides and some property damage, according to preliminary reports.
5.2, Naalehu, July 17, 2005
5.3, Paauilo, July 15, 2005
6.7, Kaoiki, Nov. 16, 1983
7.2, Kalapana, Nov. 29, 1975. Tsunami killed two people in Halape.
6.9, Kona, Aug. 21, 1951
6.8, Maui, Jan. 22, 1938
6.5, Holualoa, Oct. 6, 1929
6.8, Lanai, Feb. 19, 1871
7.9, Ka'u district, April 2, 1868. Hawaii's largest earthquake, caused 77 deaths and knocked down homes made of stone, wood or straw. Landslides buried homes, and a tsunami drowned dozens of the victims.
7.0, Ka'u district, March 28, 1868. A foreshock of the April 2 earthquake.
7.0, south flank of Kilauea, June 2, 1923

Two micro earthquakes recorded near Mt. Ranier
Oct 15, 2006 02:54 PM EDT

GREENWATER, Wash. - Two small earthquakes were recorded today south of Greenwater, near Mount Rainier.The Pacific Northwest Network recorded a 2.7 magnitude earthquake at 8:30 a.m. 20 miles south of Greenwater. The quake occurred over an hour after a 2.6 magnitude earthquake in the same location.There were no reports of people feeling the earthquakes and no damage was reported.These micro quakes come one week after 4.5 magnitude earthquake struck the same area, seven miles east of Mount Rainier's summit.(The Associated Press contributed to this story.)

LUKE 21:25-26
25 And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity;(MASS CONFUSION) the sea and the waves roaring;(FIERCE WINDS)
26 Men’s hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.

Tropical depression drenches Mexico Sun Oct 15, 7:28 PM ET

MEXICO CITY - A former tropical storm regained strength Sunday and lashed southwestern Mexico with heavy rains, forecasters said.The weather system, which had been named Tropical Storm Norman before disintegrating last week, strengthened back to a tropical depression Sunday, with maximum sustained winds near 35 mph.The government had issued a tropical storm warning Sunday for a swath of the Pacific Coast from the port city of Lazaro Cardenas to Cabo Corrientes, but discontinued it about 12 hours later.The storm was centered about 30 miles west of the resort town of Manzanillo late Sunday afternoon. It had been speeding toward Mexico's coast earlier, but slowed down rapidly before becoming stationary and starting to dissipate again.

The U.S.National Hurricane Center in Miami said the depression could drop 6 to 12 inches of rain over some areas, with isolated accumulations of 15 inches, threatening flash floods and mudslides.Mexico was hit by two hurricanes last month. Hurricane John battered a remote section of Baja California, killing five people and destroying 160 homes, while Hurricane Lane struck the resort town of Mazatlan, causing relatively minor damage.

GENESIS 1:14
14 And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:(ISRAELS HOLY DAYS AND SABBATH STARTS AT 6PM) And for SIGNS (PROPHECY SIGNS TO HAPPEN IN THE FUTURE, OUR DAY)

ISRAEL AS I SEE IT: SIMCHAT TORAH (REJOICING OF THE TORAH) UNDER CLOUDS
copyright (c) 2006 by Mr. Samson Krupnick
mailto:Krup@012.net.il
www.jewishpostopinion.com

YERUSHALIYIM, Israelite Tribal Territories of Judah and Benjamin, Kingdom of David and Solomon, United Israelite Kingdom of Judah and Joseph, Yom Sheini (Second Day), Day 24, Seventh Month (Tishrei), 5767 (Mon-day, October 16, 2006), Root & Branch Information Services [mailto:rb@rb.org.il] [www.rb.org.il]:

The Succot (Feast of Tabernacles) Holiday was observed in excellence throughout Israel. All Israeli communities provided occasions for observance. Jerusalem of course was the center, with a million visitors each day. The special Cohanim (Priestly) blessing day at the Kotel (Western Wall) had some 3,000 Cohanim participating and over 100,000 receiving the blessings.The annual Sukkot parade had close to 17,000 marchers, including some 5,000 Bible-believing Gentile Zionists who came from abroad to support Israel. The Chief Rabbis had receptions in their Succot at the Kotel. Many attended the Succah reception of Jerusalem Mayor Uri Lupolianski. President Moshe Katzav had his traditional reception for foreign diplomats as well as for the public, in the huge Succah of the Presidential garden.

The traditional Simchat Beit HaShoevah (Water Libation Ceremony) with the ample supply of water as needed, was observed throughout the country with women in the top level balcony, and the men in the lower level as performed at both the First and Second Temples, and as will be performed soon in the Third and Final Temple. In addition, many Israelis toured the country in organized tours as well as visiting the 49 national parks where the Jewish National Fund provided full facilities and refreshments. Virtually all Israeli communities provided programs with participation of both adults and children. B'nei Akivah had many functions throughout the Land as did other youth organizations.We had three outstanding festive dinners during the Hol HaMoed (Intermediate Days) period of Succot.The first was the traditional annual dinner of Sha'are Zedek Medical Center held in the huge Teddy Kollek Hall of the International Conference Center in Jerusalem. Over 600 participated in honoring Israel's Nobel Prize Laureates. Professor Avraham Hershko received the Chemistry Nobel Prize for discovering one of the cell's most important cyclical processes, regulated protein degradation. Professor Aaron Ciechanover worked together with Professor Avraham Hershko in the research. Professor Robert J. (Yisrael) Aumann received the Nobel Prize Laureate in Economics for "having enhanced our understanding of conflict and cooperation through game-theory analysis".

Sha'are Zedek Director Professor Jonathan HaLevi conducted the dinner program, acknowledging all friends of Sha'are Zedek. Sha'are Zedek, celebrating its 104th birthday, is a 500 bed hospital, with 45,000 admissions and 125,000 outpatients visits and more than 60,000 emergency visits annually. Some 12,000 women a year give birth at the Woman and Infant Center. The hospital has 350 physicians and 740 nurses on staff and its total work force is 1,850 and 700 volunteers. The Emergency Department has treated many thousands of victims of terror attacks and has been designated as a regional center for emergency treatment.We are a Sha'are Zedek Board member for some 40 years and Board Chairman for 10 years. We began the dinner function for fund raising and for outreach to communities at Sha'are Zedek. By now there must be over 100 organizations holding annual dinners, with much success.

The next annual dinner was that of Yeshivat Kerem BeYavneh, celebrating their 54st year of success. They were the first to introduce the "hesder" program by which military service is combined with yeshiva education. The graduates of some 60 yeshivot have proven to be excellent soldiers in tanks, paratroops and other elite combat units. The dinner was held at the Jerusalem Renaissance Hotel in a huge Succah accommodating 560 guests, mostly alumni and friends of the Yeshiva.Honored with much sentiment was retiring Sha'are Zedek Director Eli Klein after 40 years of excellent service. It also was his 80th birthday. Rosh Yeshivah Rabbi Mordchai Greenberg (a Kerem BeYavneh graduate) blessed and thanked Eli for his dedication to the Yeshiva all the years. A Chassidic Concert followed. We joined Bernard Hochstein as Co-Chairman.

The third dinner was the 36th Anniversary of Yeshivat Dvar Yerushalaim at their own Succah with some 200 in attendance Patrons were Rav and Mrs. Shalom Mark. Honored was Cantor Sidney Selig. The guest speaker was the outstanding Rabbi Dr. Avram Yehoshua Twerski, emphasizing the concept fully of joy: Yiddishkeit is Simcha. Yeshivat Dvar Yerushalayim is unique and its Rosh Yeshiva Rabbi Baruch Horovitz outstanding in the difficult task of outreach to Jews who have strayed or those with little learning. We chaired the evening. They concluded with Simchat Bet HaSoevah.The Shemine Atzeret (Eighth Day of Assembly) and Simchat Torah (Rejoicing of the Torah) celebration for Israelis was one day with very festive Hakofot (dancing with the Torah) and completing the reading of Devarim (Deuteronomy) and the beginning of Bereshit (Genesis). Visitors divided the prayers and reading in two days. The Heichal Shlomo organization annually has provided a special second night Hakofot in Jerusalem.

The Holidays were outstanding, enjoyed by all. However, realities returned at the end when the Israel Defense Forces attacked Saudi Arabian petro-dollar profit financed Wahhabi Hamas (local Palestinian branch of the Saudi Arabian petro-dollar profit financed Wahhabi Muslim Brotherhood, sister organization of Saudi Arabian petro-dollar profit financed Wahhabi Al Qaeda) and others in the Gaza Strip, killing 21 terrorists in a 72 hour intensive fire.A worse occurrence was North Korea detonating two nuclear bombs. Japan responded immediately with sanctions, as did the United Nations. North Korea's relations with Iran are most disturbing, particularly to us.May the Almighty protect us from our many enemies who seek our destruction.

Shavua Tov from Yerushaliyim,Mr. Samson Krupnick

NUCLEAR WEAPONS WILL BE USED.

ISAIAH 26:21
21 For, behold, the LORD cometh out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity: the earth also shall disclose her blood, and shall no more cover her slain.(WW3,1/2 earths population die).

ISAIAH 13:6-13 KJV
6 Howl ye; for the day of the LORD is at hand; it shall come as a destruction from the Almighty.
7 Therefore shall all hands be faint, and every man's heart shall melt:(FROM FRIGHT)
8 And they shall be afraid: pangs and sorrows shall take hold of them; they shall be in pain as a woman that travaileth: they shall be amazed one at another; their faces shall be as flames.
9 Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, cruel both with wrath and fierce anger, to lay the land desolate: and he shall destroy the sinners thereof out of it.
10 For the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not give their light: the sun shall be darkened in his going forth, and the moon shall not cause her light to shine.
11 And I will punish the world for their evil, and the wicked for their iniquity; and I will cause the arrogancy of the proud to cease, and will lay low the haughtiness of the terrible.
12 I will make a man more precious than fine gold; even a man than the golden wedge of Ophir.
13 Therefore I will shake the heavens, and the earth shall remove out of her place, in the wrath of the LORD of hosts, and in the day of his fierce anger.

ISAIAH 24:17-23 KJV
17 Fear, and the pit, and the snare, are upon thee, O inhabitant of the earth.
18 And it shall come to pass, that he who fleeth from the noise of the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that cometh up out of the midst of the pit shall be taken in the snare: for the windows from on high are open, and the foundations of the earth do shake.
19 The earth is utterly broken down, the earth is clean dissolved, the earth is moved exceedingly.
20 The earth shall reel to and fro like a drunkard, and shall be removed like a cottage; and the transgression thereof shall be heavy upon it; and it shall fall, and not rise again.
21 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the LORD shall punish the host of the high ones that are on high, and the kings of the earth upon the earth.
22 And they shall be gathered together, as prisoners are gathered in the pit, and shall be shut up in the prison, and after many days shall they be visited.
23 Then the moon shall be confounded, and the sun ashamed, when the LORD of hosts shall reign in mount Zion, and in Jerusalem, and before his ancients gloriously.

2 TIMOTHY 3:1
1 This know also, that in the last days perilous (DANGEROUS) times shall come.

JOEL 2:20,30
20 But I will remove far off from you the northern army,(RUSSIA,MUSLIMS) and will drive him into a land barren and desolate, with his face toward the east sea, and his hinder part toward the utmost sea, and his stink shall come up, and his ill savour shall come up, because he hath done great things.(SIBERIAN DESERT)
30 And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke.(NUCLEAR BOMB)
31 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the LORD come.

ZECHARIAH 14:12-13
12 And this shall be the plague wherewith the LORD will smite all the people that have fought against Jerusalem; Their flesh shall consume away while they stand upon their feet, and their eyes shall consume away in their holes, and their tongue shall consume away in their mouth.
13 And it shall come to pass in that day, that a great tumult from the LORD shall be among them; and they shall lay hold every one on the hand of his neighbour, and his hand shall rise up against the hand of his neighbour.

EZEKIEL 20:47
47 And say to the forest of the south, Hear the word of the LORD; Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will kindle a fire in thee, and it shall devour every green tree in thee, and every dry tree: the flaming flame shall not be quenched, and all faces from the south to the north shall be burned therein.

ZEPHANIAH 1:18
18 Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them in the day of the LORD'S wrath; but the whole land shall be devoured by the fire of his jealousy: for he shall make even a speedy riddance of all them that dwell in the land.

MALACHI 4:1
1 For, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the LORD of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch.

REVELATION 8:7
7 The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up.

REVELATION 9:18
18 By these three was the third part of men killed, by the fire, and by the smoke, and by the brimstone, which issued out of their mouths.

Nuclear capabilities growing worldwide

NEW YORK, Oct. 15 (UPI) -- The International Atomic Energy Agency says at least nine nations may have nuclear weapons, but perhaps 40 have nuclear bomb-making capability.Atomic officials said this capability whether the technical skills or the required material risks a second nuclear age in which some countries likely will ignore restraints against using nuclear weapons, The New York Times said Sunday.IAEA Director General Mohamed El Baradei said up to 49 nations possibly more either have nuclear weapons or know how to make them, the Times said. Baradei said global tensions could turn some countries' knowledge into action.He told The Times a country not necessarily a superpower with good intentions about using nuclear power could develop a bomb based on their sense of security or insecurity.©2006 United Press International, Inc

Left-Wingers Lobbying to Jump-Start Dialogue Between Israel & PA
16:27 Oct 15, '06 / 23 Tishrei 5767

(IsraelNN.com) Senior Fatah members and PA (Palestinian Authority) officials are maintaining contacts with the Israeli left, members of Meretz-Yahad, towards renewing diplomatic ties between Israel and the PA based on the Geneva formula. The persons involved in the effort recently met, deciding to meet in a wider-based forum in three weeks in the hope of advancing their agenda.

Lieberman Pushes Presidential System in Israel
By Hillel Fendel(INN)

MK Avigdor Lieberman, head of the Yisrael Beiteinu party, has pushed off the presentation of his legislation for a presidential political system by a week. The government will support the bill. The revolutionary legislation received the support of the ministerial committee for legislation yesterday, largely at the behest of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, who would like Lieberman to join his government coalition. The Kadima ministers voted in favor, while Labor and Shas voted against. Health Minister Yaakov Ben-Yizri of the Pensioners Party, who objects to the bill, could have been the deciding vote but he caved in to Olmert's pressure and did not show up. By a 5-4 vote, therefore, it was decided that the government would support the bill when it comes up for a Knesset vote.

This is no guarantee of its passage, however, and in fact, at present, the bill in its current state does not appear to have a chance of being legislated into law.

What the Bill Says

The legislation was proposed by Lieberman and several of his party colleagues. Its purpose, as explained in the bill itself, is to enact a presidential system with total separation of powers between the executive and legislative branches... The ministers will not be Knesset Members, and the Knesset will thus be able to dedicate its work to legislation and parliamentary review over the government... The Knesset will be able to fire the Prime Minister by a 2/3 Knesset majority (80 MKs), but will not be able to dissolve a sitting government thus guaranteeing governmental stability for four years. The proposed legislation also states, however, that the Prime Minister will be able to call new Knesset elections if he sees that he does not enjoy the support of a Knesset majority.

In addition, the legislation would raise the minimum vote threshold for parties to enter the Knesset. Only parties that receive at least 10% of the popular vote will be able to be represented in the Knesset, in order to prevent the current situation in which small parties have power above and beyond their electoral representation. In the current Knesset, only Kadima, Labor, the Likud, Shas and Yisrael Beiteinu surpassed this minimum or came close. The three Arab parties even taken together as one bloc as well as the Pensioners, Meretz, National Union-National Religious Party, and United Torah Judaism (Agudat Yisrael-Degel HaTorah) did not receive this minimum. Some MKs of Yisrael Beiteinu have already indicated that 10% might be a bit high, and that they would be willing to agree to a lower minimum rate.

Lieberman: No Coalition Talks

In a press conference this afternoon, Lieberman said that there are currently no negotiations underway regarding the entry of his party into the government coalition. Such negotiations were one of the main news items of last week.A survey carried out by pollster Mina Tzemach over the past several days shows that if elections were to be held today, Yisrael Beiteinu would become Israel's second largest party. The poll shows the Likud jumping from 12 Knesset seats to 22, and Yisrael Beiteinu climbing from 11 to 20. It further indicates that Kadima would be halved in size from 29 to 15, and Labor would drop from 19 to 15.

DANIEL 7:23-24
23 Thus he said, The fourth beast(THE EU,REVIVED ROME) shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth,(7TH WORLD EMPIRE) which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces.(TR BLOCKS)
24 And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise:(10 NATIONS) and another shall rise after them;(#11 SPAIN) and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings.(BE HEAD OF 3 KINGS OR NATIONS).

Sun. October 15, 2006
Prof Yunus for EU-type Saarc union
Our Correspondent, New Delhi

Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus has forcefully suggested the creation of a European Union (EU)-type union in South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc).In an interview to The Economic Times, a leading Indian economic daily, he said, In the road ahead, as I see it, the formation of a EU-like union in Saarc is a must. It is only an integrated economic system in which Saarc members can cooperate and collaborate with each other and start moving forward. Micro-financing will have to be a part of it.If this model can be evolved, common place political issues like in Kashmir or the problems in Nepal will no longer be relevant, Yunus said.

He said the policy support for microcredit must come in the form of availability of wholesale funds, as this will enable everybody to take part freely in the overall system.I have mentioned this to Dr Singh [Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh] and he has promised to pay attention to the requirements of the sector. If Bangladesh can do it, why can't India? Yunus asked.He said if necessary India would have to create an independent regulatory body to monitor the micro-finance sector and it will also perhaps bring in legislation for formation of a microcredit bank.In all this effort, large scale support from NGOs needs to be harnessed. Don't forget that at the end of the day, this is a business just like any other business. We have proved it to the world and there is a message in it for everybody, the Nobel winner said.The situation in Bangladesh is similar to that in India. But I would like to see this whole thing in a broader regional context,he added.

EUROPEAN UNION ARMY

DANIEL 7:23-25
23 Thus he said, The fourth beast (EU,REVIVED ROME) shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth,(7TH WORLD EMPIRE) which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces.(TRADING BLOCKS)
24 And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings(10 NATIONS) that shall arise: and another shall rise after them;(#11 SPAIN) and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings.( BE HEAD OF 3 NATIONS)
25 And he (EU PRESIDENT) shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time.(3 1/2 YRS)

DANIEL 8:23-25
23 And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors are come to the full, a king (EU DICTATOR) of fierce countenance, and understanding dark sentences,(FROM THE OCCULT) shall stand up.
24 And his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power:(SATANS POWER) and he shall destroy wonderfully, and shall prosper, and practise, and shall destroy the mighty and the holy people.
25 And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and by peace shall destroy many: he shall also stand up against the Prince of princes;(JESUS) but he shall be broken without hand.

DANIEL 11:36-39
36 And the king (EU DICTATOR) shall do according to his will; and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak marvellous things against the God of gods, and shall prosper till the indignation be accomplished: for that that is determined shall be done.
37 Neither shall he regard the God of his fathers,(THIS EU DICTATOR IS JEWISH) nor the desire of women, nor regard any god: for he shall magnify himself above all.(CLAIM TO BE GOD)
38 But in his estate shall he honour the God of forces:(WAR) and a god whom his fathers knew not shall he honour with gold, and silver, and with precious stones, and pleasant things.
39 Thus shall he do in the most strong holds with a strange god,(DESTROY TERROR GROUPS) whom he shall acknowledge and increase with glory: and he shall cause them to rule over many,(HIS ARMY LEADERS) and shall divide the land for gain.

REVELATION 19:19
19 And I saw the beast,(EU LEADER) and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse,(JESUS) and against his army.(THE RAPTURED CHRISTIANS)

Germany takes over UNIFIL naval arm
Pellegrini pronounces initial patrols a real success
By Iman Azzi ,Daily Star staff,Monday, October 16, 2006

BEIRUT: Italy turned over command of the naval contingent of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) to Germany on Sunday. Italian Admiral Giuseppe De Giorgi passed command of the beefed-up force to German Admiral Andreas Krause during a ceremony aboard Italy's flagship Guiseppe Garibaldi aircraft carrier at the Port of Beirut.The naval patrols were instituted under the terms of UN Security Council Resolution 1701, which ended the war with Israel on August 14.The ceremony was also attended by UNIFIL's commander, Major General Alain Pellegrini, who hailed the Italian-led mission - which helped end an economically crippling two-month Israeli blockade on Lebanon as a real success.

For the first time, UNIFIL had to include a naval component and it was organized very rapidly ... but thanks to the professionalism and dedication and the feeling of confidence of De Giorgi and his crew this has paved the way to a new and efficient task force, the UNIFIL commander said.The Italians took command of the task force on September 8, five days after arriving in Lebanon, transporting Italy's contribution to the ground contingent of UNIFIL after Resolution 1701 was passed. Due to Italy's advanced naval technology, the country accepted a Lebanese invitation to lead the maritime task force until the German ships arrived.Germany agreed to send up to 2,400 military personnel to Lebanon in the country's first mission in the Middle East since World War II.

Krause expressed gratitude for the foundation laid by the Italian Navy.They collected a tremendous amount of information and built a strong relationship with the Lebanese Navy. This enabled us to take over command smoothly, after handing over their information and thanks to fruitful cooperation that had been set in place,Krause said.http://www.dailystar.com.lb

The enhanced UNIFIL mission is enforcing a cessation of hostilities which ended fierce conflict between Israel and Lebanon over the summer, by deploying forces in Southern Lebanon and out at sea. De Giorgi, who commanded Task Force 425 for over 40 days while the German Navy prepared for its mission, spoke proudly about his team's time in Lebanon's waters. We have accomplished our mission, we answered your call when you came to Rome, asking not only for relief and support but crying out loud for your nation's right to life. Lebanon has overcome wars and destruction over the ages. Do not allow desolation to prevail,Di Giorgi said.

Since September 8, the naval unit has assumed the responsibility, endorsed by Lebanese authorities, for conducting maritime surveillance activity and overseeing the termination of the Israeli blockade. The Italians were assisted by English, French and Greek warships.

The Italian Navy leaves the amphibious warship San Marco off the coast of Lebanon, with the responsibility to provide full medical and logistic support to the Italian ground contingent serving with UNIFIL in the South.The German-led Maritime Task Force 448 will be supported by naval assistance from Bulgaria, Denmark, Greece, Norway, Sweden and Turkey.This is a difficult and complicated task,Krause told members of his crew as part of the change-of-command ceremony. I have a deep trust in your capabilities, and the training convinced me you are able to take it on.