Friday, July 24, 2009

Such concern...


"... Syria says it will not redraw its borders with Lebanon until Israel withdraws from the Shaba Farms area, Syria's ambassador to the UN has made clear. The Syrian representative, Bashar Ja'afari, sent a series of letters to the UN stipulating that Syria considered the defining of a future Syrian-Lebanese border, especially regarding the Shaba Farms, unfeasible until Israel withdrew from the entire area, the Israeli-Arab news Web site Al Arab reported Sunday....

"In general, the Syrian regime does everything it can to prevent the reduction of tensions and greater stability between Israel and Lebanon. It's a matter of stirring the pot whenever they can," said Gerald Steinberg, head of the political science department at Bar-Ilan University. ...

"The Syrians use the issue of the Shaba Farms because they want the international community to think that Israel is a border violator, so they'll do everything to reenergize the issue," said Dan Diker, senior foreign policy analyst at the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs. Diker believes that viewing the conflict as a matter of borders is a misconception, and that it should be approached as a matter of Israel's right to exist...

... it is believed that Syria's goal in attempting to reclaim the Golan Heights, including Mount Dov, is to enhance its own image among other Middle Eastern nations and to set an example regarding what can be obtained in negotiations with Israel...

There is an Israeli interest in reducing the level of tension with Lebanon and removing as many sources of conflict from the table as possible without sacrificing its vital interests. The Israeli government will carefully calculate the cost benefits on a number of different issues, but it's not in the Israeli interest to have the Shaba Farms become part of Syria," said Steinberg..."

From: Syria won't redraw border with Lebanon

Where to start with this article? Those damn Syrians... plotting and working to prevent a reduction of tensions between Israel and Lebanon, while Israel's only wish is to reduce tensions between the two countries? Hmm, Israel threatening 'all Lebanon' if Hezbollah becomes part of the Lebanese government ... just some friendly neighborhood joshing. Those damn Syrians... falsely portraying Israel as a "border violator," as if that would ever happen. Those damn Syrians... trying to insinuate that they can "set an example regarding what can be obtained in negotiations with Israel"... Oops, that last one is a message that Israel has been pushing for many years.. However, when the Syrians do it... those damn Syrians!

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