IN his feature article (May 19), Elias Khoury perpetuates many falsehoods about the history of Israel which I would like to challenge.

It is reported that up to one million flag-waving protesters from Hezbollah and its pro-Syrian allies descended on downtown Beirut today in a peaceful but noisy protest to force the resignation of Western-backed Lebanese prime minister Fuad Saniora, who was holed up in his office ringed by hundreds of police and combat troops.

MUSLIM rage over caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed spilled out of Syria yesterday into neighbouring Lebanon where thousands of protesters torched the Danish mission and ransacked a Christian neighbourhood.

Muslim rage over caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed spilled out of Syria today into neighbouring Lebanon where thousands of protesters – undaunted by police tear gas and water cannons – torched the Danish mission and ransacked a Christian neighbourhood.

Thousands of Muslims rioted in Beirut today, setting fire to the Danish Embassy, burning Danish flags and lobbing stones at a Maronite church to show their anger over caricatures of Islam’s Prophet Mohammed.

Thousands of Syrians enraged by caricatures of Islam’s revered prophet torched the Danish and Norwegian embassies yesterday – the most violent in days of furious protests by Muslims in Asia, Europe and the Middle East.

Muslim and Christian leaders came together today in an attempt to show that battling terrorism is a common goal which cuts across the religious and cultural divide.

Muslims should not participate in April Fools Day joking because lying is prohibited under all but the most extreme conditions, Saudi Arabia's chief cleric says.