Israel is insisting it receive an uncensored copy of a video filmed by a member of the U.N. peacekeeping force in Lebanon a day after three Israeli soldiers were kidnapped by Hezbollah in October. Since U.N. officials admitted the existence of the video, after months of maintaining there was no such footage, friction has been brewing between Israel and the international body over the conditions the officials are setting for Israel’s viewing of the tape.
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