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Article: Shebaa Farms: key to stability?(WORLD)
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- The Christian Science Monitor
- Article date:
- July 8, 2008
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Byline: Nicholas Blanford Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor
Shebaa Farms, Lebanon -- A tiny sliver of rugged mountainside wedged between Lebanon and the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights is being reassessed by the United States and Israel as a potential key to stabilizing the last frontline in the Arab-Israeli conflict.
The Shebaa Farms, claimed by Lebanon and occupied by Israel since 1967, lies at the nexus of major developments in the Levant, including the potential disarming of Hezbollah, the progress of indirect peace talks between Israel and Syria, and future bilateral relations between Beirut and Damascus.
"For the Israelis, the Shebaa Farms is a ...
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