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There is word circulating here in the neighborhood that Israel is considering withdrawing from the Sheba Farms/Ghajar Village ares along the Northern border.
The area, very strategic the way it sits, overlooking all of the Galilee “panhandle”, was occupied by Israel as a result of the 1967 war with Syria.
Hizbullah has claimed it as a part of Lebanon and the justification for continuing their “resistance” against Israel, including the killing and stealing of the bodies of the soldiers that set off the 2006 war.
However as the area has been under Israeli occupation since 1967 it could not have been a part of Lebanon! rather it is also a point of contention between Syria and its former holding, Lebanon.
NOW apparently Israel is considering evacuating the area, if UNIFIL indeed takes full responsibility for it not being used for military operations against us.
SO, if the sole remaining reason for the continued violence against Israel by Hizbollah is due to the continued occupation of Ghajar, will our withdrawal end the hostility by Hizbullah?
OR is their violence motivated by other considerations, which have nothing to do with the land or people of Lebanon?
The other relevant question is: Is it reasonable or prudent for us to trust the official mandated UN representative on the ground, UNIFIL, now or in the future?

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When I ask Artur to speak up now, about the violations by Syria of the agreement under which Israel ended the 2006 Lebanon War, in the Left wing fourms in which he is deeply involved, he respondes: From the standpoint of the Syrian govt, the continued occupation of the Golan by Israel is a continuing provocation, as it would be to the US if China were occupying Hawaii.
We have an opportunity RIGHT NOW for a Middle East peace conference that could conclude a full peace treaty between all Arab states and Israel and a new West Bank/ Gaza/ East Jerusalem Palestinian state. The Taba agreement and the Geneva Initiative could be turned into reality.  It is the chance of five Zionist lifetimes. I have been urging negotiations  using these proposals as jumping-off place.  What are YOU doing to get the Israeli govt to take this with utter seriousness and negotiate with the Arab League? 

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Until Assad realizes that it pays to make peace over preparing for war as Iran’s agent we must be vigilant and take whatever steps are necessary to stop this threat by Syria. This latest meeting in Syria with Hamas leadership and the Iranian President making public statements of financial support for purchases for the Syrian military to the tune of 1 billion dollars makes my heart heavy with dread that the next major war could be just around the corner. We must NOT allow this to happen. Israel must be diligent and take whatever preemptive actions necessary to stop a fully armed hostile Syria from being capable of creating havoc in our entire region. We cannot afford to allow Iran to continue to push its Jihad at our back door without any kind of response.

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