The Washington Post makes revelation about the Syrian-Lebanese border with significant implications for the conflicting claims over Shebaa Farms:
The border remained unmarked following Syria and Lebanon’s independence from France in the 1940s, but the issue took on greater importance amid a dispute over Shebaa Farms, which abuts Israel, Lebanon and Syria. Israel has occupied the slice of land since the 1967 Middle East war.
Israel seized the land from Syria in 1967. With Syrian support, Lebanon claims the land as its own. But in 2000, UN cartographers backed Israel, certifying that Israel’s withdrawal from Lebanon was complete.
So the parcel of land (also known as Har Dov) held by Israel and wedged along the borders of the Golan Heights and Lebanon is:
A) Lebanese
B) Syrian
C) A Hezbollah pretext
D) Who cares?
