tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20813989.post116220226563984338..comments2023-10-25T14:26:50.521+00:00Comments on Working Group on the Middle East Peace Process: UN to map disputed Shaba farms area on Israel-Lebanon bordernextcenturyfoundationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01644848836042696917noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20813989.post-1162278864689076002006-10-31T07:14:00.000+00:002006-10-31T07:14:00.000+00:00I wondered what mechanism Israel would use for the...I wondered what mechanism Israel would use for their Shabaa farms pullout. Very wise. This represents the end of the line for Hizbollah as a military organisation - which is important. NCF sources (Safavi private meeting with wm) report that Hizbollah had 500 rockets ready to hit Tel Aviv in one night had the cease-fire not been signed. Believable? Yes actually - it echoes Western intelligence reports. And will the return of Shabaa really mean Hizbollah has to step down from a military role? YES. They have no locus for military action with the Lebanese populace if Sheba is returned - unless Israel does something stupid like another incursion into Lebanon. So a horrid chapter in mid east history will at last be closed.Williamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17920781015928577474noreply@blogger.com