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Originally Posted by Seaver
Sorry Mephisto, the Sheeba Farms were part of Syria not Lebanon. It was captured LONG before the Lebanese Civil War.
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The fact is that the area is disputed. You say they are part of Syria. Lebanon lays claim, as does Hezbollah. Syria
used to.
However, the disputation of sovereignty has no relevance upon my point; which was that Hezbollah have stated they will lay down arms once Israel complies with UN Security Council Resolution 425.
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Why was it captured? The Syrians were using it as an artillery observation center as it daily bombarded Israel.
Now I'm sure you'll say how it's disputed territory. Well legally it's not. It was mandated in the 30s as part of Syria. In 2000 Lebanon laid claim to the land based on deeds. This, however, holds nothing as far as international borders are concerned. That would be like saying since many Americans own land in Mexico, Baja California is rightfully ours.
So, Hezbolla is already lying.
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Lying when they say they will lay down arms if and when Israel withdraws? And since when are you the sole arbitrator of International Law? Excuse me if I take your legal summation of this decades long issue with a pinch of salt.
Also, sorry to seem to ask the obvious, but how do you know Hezbollah are lying when they say they will lay down their arms? Or do you claim to see into the future?
Finally, here are some links you might be interested in. You can see varying points of view in these sites, so please don't accuse me of bias.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shebaa_Farms
http://www.shebaafarms.org/
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/763504.stm
http://www.meib.org/articles/0105_l1.htm
http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exer...55FF28BF92.htm
Mr Mephisto