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Article: The Seven Villages, another Lebanese-Israeli complication.
- Article from:
- The Daily Star (Beirut, Lebanon)
- Article date:
- August 25, 2009
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Byline: Nicholas Blanford
Summary:
While Lebanon's campaign for the return of the Shebaa Farms has became well known over the past nine years, it is not the only outstanding territorial dispute between Lebanon and Israel.AaA more arcane - and generally misunderstood - Lebanese grievance with Israel is the fate of the Seven Villages, originally populated by Shiites who found themselves.
While Lebanon's campaign for the return of the Shebaa Farms has became well known over the past nine years, it is not the only outstanding territorial dispute between Lebanon and Israel.AaA more arcane -- and generally misunderstood -- Lebanese grievance with Israel is ...