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Haaretz: Sheba talks would serve Hezbollah not Saniora
Mohamad Shmaysani
Israel has refused a recommendation by a United Nations ambassador to begin negotiations with Lebanon over the occupied Shaba Farms area. According to the envoy, Geir Pedersen, the United Nations is becoming increasingly convinced that Shaba Farms belongs to Lebanon. During a meeting recently with Amos Gilad, the head of the Political-Military Bureau at the Defense Ministry, Pedersen said that "the UN believes that there is merit in the Lebanese claims of sovereignty over Shaba Farms."
The Norwegian diplomat stressed it would be beneficial if Israel initiated negotiations over this issue.
Gilad turned down Pederson's proposal, saying "we will not agree to resolving this issue separately. Every agreement with Lebanon will be part of a single package." Haaretz said that Israeli officials were confident that Pedersen's upcoming report to the Security Council will not require Israel to carry out significant steps in the matter.
Israel has refused a recommendation by a United Nations ambassador to begin negotiations with Lebanon over the occupied Shaba Farms area. According to the envoy, Geir Pedersen, the United Nations is becoming increasingly convinced that Shaba Farms belongs to Lebanon. During a meeting recently with Amos Gilad, the head of the Political-Military Bureau at the Defense Ministry, Pedersen said that "the UN believes that there is merit in the Lebanese claims of sovereignty over Shaba Farms."
The Norwegian diplomat stressed it would be beneficial if Israel initiated negotiations over this issue.
Gilad turned down Pederson's proposal, saying "we will not agree to resolving this issue separately. Every agreement with Lebanon will be part of a single package." Haaretz said that Israeli officials were confident that Pedersen's upcoming report to the Security Council will not require Israel to carry out significant steps in the matter.
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They shall regret the moment they decided to occupy Palestine and parts of Lebanon and Syria. Let them wait and see.
The Shaba Farms, situated in a sensitive spot where the borders of Syria, occupied Palestine and Lebanon meet, has long been a point of contention but assumed added significance after Israel withdrew from southern Lebanon, because Hezbollah insists it is Lebanese territory still under Israeli occupation.