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Meir Kalifi, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's military secretary. (Alon Ron) Last update - 07:19 14/07/2008 PM aide: Israel has no intention of giving Shaba Farms to Hezbollah By Yoav Stern, Haaretz Correspondent Tags: Golan Heights, Israel  Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's military secretary has recently asserted that Israel has no intention of transferring the Shaba Farms disputed border area to Hezbollah control. Meir Kalifi, the military secretary, said this in a letter he formulated in response to a query made last week by attorney Itzhak Bam, of the Legal Forum for the Land of Israel. Kalifi replied that the government has not expressed any willingness to withdraw from Shaba, known in Hebrew as Har Dov. Advertisement The legal forum had stated that the whole of the Golan Heights, including the Shaba Farms, is part of the State of Israel according to the 1981 Golan Heights Law which confirmed Israel's annexation of the strategic plateau. Meanwhile, Lebanese President Michel Suleiman on Sunday said that the process to liberate the Shaba Farms has begun. According to reports in the Arab media over recent months, as well as statements by European sources, a number of European countries seek to bring about a solution to the political crisis in Lebanon by calling on Israel to withdraw from Shaba. Related articles: Egypt to UN: Demand Israel hand over Shaba Farms to international peacekeepers Lebanon: Israel must quit Shaba Farms if it wants peace talks ANALYSIS / Small piece of land could scupper Israel-Syria talks Bookmark to del.icio.us   Hezbollah's pleasure For Israelis, the release of Kuntar is a form of self-inflicted torture. Exchange timeline How the prisoner exchange with Hezbollah will be carried out.   1.   I have no intention of giving land famous last words for Olmert 21:19  |  zionist forever 13/07/08   2.   PM Aide: There are scenarios where we might 22:18  |  Arie 13/07/08   3.   How many will Hisbullies kill 01:03  |  Great White North 14/07/08   4.   Oh yes but don`t forget Hizbollah won the war 01:23  |  Conroy 14/07/08   5.   Less than two months left for Olmert 07:25  |  Dror 14/07/08   6.   Reply to conroy lebanese response 07:28  |  Lebanese 14/07/08   7.   Conroy, the Number of Dead is Irrelevant 08:55  |  Bernie 14/07/08   8.   Olmert aide right about one thing. Reply to Lebanese 09:56  |  Realist 14/07/08   9.   Conroy 10:25  |  Lebanese Maronite 14/07/08   10.   Hi there Conroy 10:27  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 14/07/08   11.   YOU MEAN LIKE MAD MERT HAD NO INTENTIONS OF GIVING THE GOLAN?YOUR 18:04  |  glenna 14/07/08   12.   It is not disputed, it is occupied by Israel 11:48  |  John 16/07/08

Read & React PRISONER SWAP: Coffins of Goldwasser and Regev at Israel-Lebanon border Responses: 66 Lebanon declares state holiday marking return of prisoners Responses: 37 Bradley Burston: The pleasure that Hezbollah takes in torture Responses: 110 Another Olmert probe, another American businessman, another unpaid loan Responses: 7 Rosner's Domain Talansky threatened to use a bomb - a long time ago (WTR) The new 'Obama advisor' problem: Senator Chuck Hagel Attacking Iran to get the world's attention? Poll: The more religious the Jewish voter, the more pro-McCain More Headlines 11:45 Israel receives coffins said to hold bodies of Ehud Goldwasser and Eldad Regev 11:35 Family and friends of abducted soldier: Nasrallah will pay 09:40 ANALYSIS / In Lebanon, prisoner swap is Hezbollah victory 11:41 In Lebanon, red carpet laid out for convicted terrorist Samir Kuntar 09:33 Gerhard Conrad - the 'fair' middleman overseeing swap 11:46 Another Olmert probe, another American businessman, another unpaid loan 01:24 Holocaust survivors in need of long-term hospital care strapped for funds 09:10 Report: Iran to hold large air force exercise to strengthen deterrence 05:33 Hamas representatives delay talks on swap for Shalit 09:08 Israeli start-up company may have a cure for dyslexic typos 08:35 TB's secret, hidden in ancient bones Previous Editions Select Day 15 jul 14 jul 13 jul 11 jul 10 jul 09 jul 08 jul 07 jul 06 jul 04 jul 03 jul 02 jul

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