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Hezbollah: Large swaths of north Israel belong to Lebanon
By Yoav Stern, Haaretz Correspondent
Tags: Lebanon, Israel News, IDF 

A senior Hezbollah official on Monday said the Lebanese militant organization believes that large swaths of northern Israel belong to Lebanon, far beyond the line Israel pulled back to in 2000.

"The Zionist terror organizations moved the border from that of 1920 to that of 1923, and Lebanon lost seven villages and twenty farms. One must be cautious before moving the border to the Blue Line, because then Lebanon will lose millions of square meters," said Nawaf Musawi, head of international relations for Hezbollah.
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In referring to the Blue Line, Musawi was speaking of border demarcation the United Nations published in 2000 after the Israel Defense Forces withdrew from southern Lebanon.

Musawi, who is known as the group's "foreign minister," made the comments at the close of a meeting with the Norwegian ambassador to Lebanon.

He branded Blue Line, which runs very close to the 1949 Israel-Lebanon border known as the Green Line, as merely a "withdrawal line."

The official's comments mean that Hezbollah has territorial demands beyond the disputed Shaba Farms in the Golan Heights and the divided northern village of Ghajar. While various Lebanese Shi'ite figures have made these demands in the past, Hezbollah has abstained from doing so in recent years.


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      1.   Dream on n/t 10:20  |  JonathanInTelAviv 04/11/08
      2.   Read between lines... 10:03  |  Marcelo 04/11/08
      3.   Yet the Leftists still insist on appeasement 10:04  |  Binyamin Dissen 04/11/08
      4.   peace 10:11  |  dominique 04/11/08
      5.   So much for that. 10:13  |  James 04/11/08
      6.   HEZBALLAH wants war.! The Saudi plan guarrantees what? 10:18  |  PETER SM 04/11/08
      7.   another nonsense not applied to" the palestinians" 10:19  |  victor hardman 04/11/08
      8.   Megalomania and landgrabbing. 10:23  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 04/11/08
      9.   this land will be gained by force 10:24  |  Imad Ataoui 04/11/08
      10.   First Sheba Farms and NOW northern Israel... I think Israel 10:24  |  Ben 04/11/08
      11.   Don`t Push It Hezbollah 10:37  |  Yosemite 04/11/08
      12.   Gee, what about JB`s, Natalie`s, et al`s, claim 11:09  |  David Teich 04/11/08
      13.   8: So how`d that work for you in 2006, Imad? 11:13  |  David Teich 04/11/08
      14.   Boo! 11:14  |  Natallie Durson 04/11/08
      15.   dominique 4 12:04  |  Geneticist 04/11/08
      16.   I`m mad at youee 12:06  |  Miche Norman 04/11/08
      17.   NATALIE Now you are lying the IDF withdrew from Leb. 12:07  |  PETER SM 04/11/08
      18.   Hizbollah is right! Give the lands back!! 12:11  |  Clickfool 04/11/08
      19.   #14, Durson, you are what, five? 12:18  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 04/11/08
      20.   #18 is this really clickfool??speaking for lebanon? 12:51  |  victor hardman 04/11/08
      21.   Clickfool #18, the joker in the pack 12:20  |  S 04/11/08
      22.   Israel stands to lose ALL if she delays accepting the Saudi Plan 12:24  |  Ivar 04/11/08
      23.   IVAR lost sanity already.Read what Hezb/Iran say 12:34  |  PETER SM 04/11/08
      24.   pre-elections, Arabs can help move Israel Left or Right 12:40  |  Sam 04/11/08
      25.   pullbacks and territorial concessions 13:00  |  Israel Zwick 04/11/08
      26.   #22 ivar the village idiot blows his bugle !! 13:12  |  victor hardman 04/11/08
      27.   they are desperate and need to justify their existance 13:18  |  Jo 04/11/08
      28.   Hizbollah needs more reasons to stay in the business of murder 13:30  |  Gaston 04/11/08
      29.   So You Want War 13:30  |  Yakov 04/11/08
      30.   #18, clickfool is playing the strategist again 13:31  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 04/11/08
      31.   Interesting 13:35  |  Chris Linthwaite 04/11/08
      32.   PETER SM But they pulled back from Hizbollah in week 2 13:38  |  Natallie Durson 04/11/08
      33.   So it`s not just Shaba Farms and Ghajar 13:45  |  Tzfonit 04/11/08
      34.   surprise surprise 13:54  |  Zev 04/11/08
      35.   Grasping at straws, getting a handful of twaddle 13:55  |  Mark Lincoln 04/11/08
      36.   NATALIE HEZB.. reportedly lost at least 500 dead 14:04  |  PETER SM 04/11/08
      37.   Haifa is a Lebanese City, GET OUT OF IT 14:08  |  haha 04/11/08
      38.   1917 League of Nations Lines LEGAL TODAY 14:13  |  Jeff 04/11/08
      39.   CJK #19 14:16  |  Guido 04/11/08
      40.   Pity The Poor Lebanese 14:22  |  Bill Foonman 04/11/08
      41.   Guido 14:26  |  x-ray 04/11/08
      42.   Pity the `poor` lebanese? WHY? 14:43  |  Petra 04/11/08
      43.   #38 Thank you for defending Hezballah 14:44  |  ATMleb 04/11/08
      44.   Near Eastern fables 15:03  |  H.H.M. 04/11/08
      45.   Natallie 15:05  |  Marco 04/11/08
      46.   The Leb at the Cash point: #43 15:07  |  x-ray 04/11/08
      47.   #37 haha 15:09  |  Angus 04/11/08
      48.   It is sad. 15:25  |  Jane 04/11/08
      49.   Clickfool is wrong, Arabs owe Israel millions of acres 15:29  |  David 04/11/08
      50.   #38, All of Golan is Israeli under those rules 15:32  |  David 04/11/08
      51.   What Is Musawi Talking About? 15:37  |  Jeff Northridge 04/11/08
      52.   hezbolah: large part of the moon blongs to Hezbanon 15:52  |  Dan 04/11/08
      53.   WE WANT YOUR LAND; WE WILL TAKE IT FROM YOU...WE WISH 15:59  |  jewish doctor 04/11/08
      54.   With the 1%ers in control 16:04  |  Arie 04/11/08
      55.   Natallie - you overlook one major item 16:07  |  Arie 04/11/08
      56.   Looks like Lebanon has a little problem to deal with 16:13  |  Ilan 04/11/08
      57.   1983, 2000, 2006 (DON`T EVER FORGET THIS) 16:17  |  indrajaya 04/11/08
      58.   all of the zionist entity is stolen 16:18  |  go home to russia 04/11/08
      59.   and there is palestinian villages south to that 16:21  |  tea man 04/11/08
      60.   all of Yidistan belongs to arabia 16:28  |  get over it 04/11/08
      61.   1%ers dying a painful death 16:29  |  Arie 04/11/08
      62.   Israhel is a tempory occupation 16:31  |  does not exist 04/11/08
      63.   there ar 1.6 billion muslims and only 12 million jews 16:37  |  you gamble 04/11/08
      64.   ATMleb # 43 Twisted History 16:40  |  Jeff Northridge 04/11/08
      65.   For the man smoking Tea in Marjayoun 16:44  |  Steve 04/11/08
      66.   Behind Hezbollah`s deeds is the fine hand of Iran. 16:44  |  Jean Van Daem 04/11/08
      67.   LARGE SWATHS OF LIECHTENSTEIN 16:49  |  Alka Seltzer 04/11/08
      68.   #62 the cretin who wrote that should know his grandfather 16:51  |  victor hardman 04/11/08
      69.   MANIFEST DESTINY & LEBANON`S OWNER 16:52  |  Barry S. Roffman 04/11/08
      70.   Gee, You Mean Hezbollah Wants All the Jews Out? 17:01  |  B`Galil 04/11/08
      71.   Give them Clickfool!! 17:02  |  AniAshkeloni 04/11/08
      72.   1.6 billion Muslims begging USA+EU to pressure 5 million Jews 17:11  |  Sam 04/11/08
      73.   Lebanon wants no war! 17:14  |  northern neighbor 04/11/08
      74.   Metulla is lebanese village you want to see deeds 17:15  |  tea man 04/11/08
      75.   Hez & there prob to survive 17:17  |  Protected civilian 04/11/08
      76.   Hezbs is Selling Arabs Out 17:17  |  massaraksh 04/11/08
      77.   Natallie Durson 32 17:30  |  ChanahS 04/11/08
      78.   number 9 imad 17:40  |  tigre 04/11/08
      79.   natalie 17:43  |  tigre 04/11/08
      80.   give it back 17:45  |  ravi 04/11/08
      81.   Hezbollah`s threats AGAIN!! 17:56  |  Col [Res] COHEN 04/11/08
      82.   Ahh those who Love the Hezbos 17:59  |  FOX 04/11/08
      83.   just the beginning 18:02  |  arthur 04/11/08
      84.   let me remind the IDF (res) Col. that it is you jews who invade 18:03  |  truth 04/11/08
      85.   natalie durson 18:18  |  tigre 04/11/08
      86.   ARTHUR U R ABSOLUTELY RIGHT 18:18  |  joe 04/11/08
      87.   #74 yes i want to see the deeds from the ottomans 18:32  |  victor hardman 04/11/08
      88.   #87 Hey Paul Harris 18:45  |  ballistic 04/11/08
      89.   #43 - ATMleb 18:50  |  Michael D. 04/11/08
      90.   Clickfool supports anything that makes Israel disappear 18:56  |  Alicia 04/11/08
      91.   #24 IVAR: the Saudi-plan makes Israel lose ALL 18:58  |  Alicia 04/11/08
      92.   HEZ: you`re occupying land given to Christians! 19:09  |  Alicia 04/11/08
      93.   tea man # 74 Deeds Do Not Imply Sovereignty 19:21  |  Jeff Northridge 04/11/08
      94.   truth the bigotted liar #84 19:25  |  FOX 04/11/08
      95.   Imad 19:25  |  Philippe 04/11/08
      96.   Dominique 19:29  |  Philippe 04/11/08
      97.   I also support anything that makes the zio state dissapear 19:29  |  smart goyim 04/11/08
      98.   The bullying arguments of Natallie Durson, and others 19:31  |  Israeli citizen 04/11/08
      99.   A QUESTION THAT ISRAEL SHOULD BE ASKING 19:31  |  Ian 04/11/08
      100.   Ballistic my daughter #83 19:33  |  Yacub the Scientist 04/11/08
      101.   1,6 Billion merciless Muslims, dear gambler could be easely cut 19:37  |  Jew- and Bookburner 04/11/08
      102.   1,6 Billion merciless Muslims, dear gambler could be easely cut 19:37  |  Jew- and Bookburner 04/11/08
      103.   So, smart goyim let´s die together. If Israel is the cause of 20:04  |  Jew- and Bookburner 04/11/08
      104.   Hez Bowla 20:15  |  Thoma 04/11/08
      105.   England needs to give back all the land they stole 20:23  |  Gee 04/11/08
      106.   For #18 Clickfool 20:32  |  leo 04/11/08
      107.   to #37 haha - Haifa was never a Lebanese city, have never been 20:50  |  Ron shmon 04/11/08
      108.   to #76 massaraksh 20:56  |  Ron shmon 04/11/08
      109.   More lies from the Arabs....just an excuse for Hizb to exist... 21:13  |  Jordan 04/11/08
      110.   Then war it is clickfooool...you think we`re scared? We`ll get .. 21:20  |  Jimmy 04/11/08
      111.   Didnt muhammad come in the 7th century CE??? 21:23  |  Ahmed 04/11/08
      112.   Answer to #84 21:23  |  Col [Res] Cohen 04/11/08
      113.   Can`t blame them for being incapable of reading 21:31  |  Ilan 04/11/08
      114.   Answer to #94 - FOX 21:37  |  Col [Res} Cohen 04/11/08
      115.   to # 113.. 21:43  |  Najeeb 04/11/08
      116.   Indrajaya, you call a suicide bomber a victory? Sad... 21:44  |  jordan 04/11/08
      117.   #63 Too scared to add your name? We have always been outnumbered. 21:51  |  Jordan 04/11/08
      118.   # 109 More lies from the Arabs!! 21:52  |  Libnanee 04/11/08
      119.   #74 teaman AND YOU WANT TO SEE ALI CORDAN`S DOCTORATE 21:55  |  Ian 04/11/08
      120.   Its o.k, its a mistake, they just dont know how to read maps.... 21:58  |  John 04/11/08
      121.   # 115 Oh plzzzzzzzzzzzz 22:02  |  Libnanee 04/11/08
      122.   #14 Natalie Boo! S**t 22:13  |  Urani Diot 04/11/08
      123.   great news 22:33  |  alan 04/11/08
      124.   is `jordan` you name bagel boy? 23:04  |  i think not 04/11/08
      125.   #12 Gee, David Teich, how about reading the article 23:12  |  Johnboy 04/11/08
      126.   Najeeb # 115 Where Are These "Lebanese" Villages 23:17  |  Jeff Northridge 04/11/08
      127.   To Ron shmon: Take It Easy 23:22  |  massaraksh 04/11/08
      128.   #51 He`s talking about the same thing you are, Jeff 23:24  |  Johnboy 04/11/08
      129.   Thats Amusing 23:41  |  J 04/11/08
      130.   to # 117 23:54  |  Najeeb 04/11/08
      131.   `smart goyim` 23:56  |  alan 04/11/08
      132.   to # 126 23:58  |  Najeeb 04/11/08
      133.   to # 28 00:05  |  Najeeb 05/11/08
      134.   #17, PETER SM, riiight, and gajar 00:05  |  VIPER 05/11/08
      135.   well gee `alan` thanks for saying out loud what you think 00:07  |  is honesty grand? 05/11/08
      136.   121 Libnanee 00:10  |  alan 05/11/08
      137.   NORTHERN NEIGHBOUR your" rights"seem to get larger all the time 00:14  |  PETER SM 05/11/08
      138.   Natalie a little dose of reality 00:20  |  X-MILITARY 05/11/08
      139.   is honesty grand 135 00:24  |  alan 05/11/08
      140.   # 116, JORDAN 00:38  |  indrajaya 05/11/08
      141.   VIPER Israel withdrew to the cm demanded by the UN cartographers 00:46  |  PETER SM 05/11/08
      142.   Musawi is right. New Borders Required 00:50  |  Golani 05/11/08
      143.   #63 - wrong on several accounts 00:53  |  Spitzer 05/11/08
      144.   Hezbollah will bury zion 01:02  |  keep messing w/them 05/11/08
      145.   i think not - 124 01:03  |  ChanahS 05/11/08
      146.   alan libinee is 10 times the man you are 01:06  |  hubris will bury you 05/11/08
      147.   viper peter in down under is lost in his own lies 01:13  |  hasn`t a clue 05/11/08
      148.   Zionists are very slow... 01:20  |  Josh 05/11/08
      149.   FOX re: those who love the Hezbos 01:25  |  TonyL 05/11/08
      150.   hubris will bury you 01:28  |  alan 05/11/08
      151.   keep messing w/them 140 01:30  |  alan 05/11/08
      152.   under m y skin alan? you are a mosquito and raid takes care of y 01:52  |  get a clue gnat 05/11/08
      153.   hey alan i found yo momma!!! 01:55  |  calls yu littleputz 05/11/08
      154.   Spitzer he number of jews is from 15m to 12 02:01  |  so that at anytime 05/11/08
      155.   Najeeb # 132 What Would That Do? 02:04  |  Jeff Northridge 05/11/08
      156.   One Small Detail..... 02:52  |  Gray 05/11/08
      157.   Johnboy # 128 Aw, That`s Tough! 02:57  |  Jeff Northridge 05/11/08
      158.   hasn`t a clue Show us YOU have. 03:03  |  PETER SM 05/11/08
      159.   #157 Making a mountain out of a molehill, Jeff 03:50  |  Johnboy 05/11/08
      160.   Josh is very slow 03:53  |  Golani 05/11/08
      161.   Gray He`s Baaaack 04:05  |  Golani 05/11/08
      162.   More appeasement needed 04:35  |  Frank 05/11/08
      163.   To Golani: Right, Israeli-Lebanese Borders Should Be Redrawn 05:16  |  massaraksh 05/11/08
      164.   #160, Golani 05:19  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 05/11/08
      165.   Lesson for the Israeli Government - Appeasement Doesn`t Work 05:23  |  massaraksh 05/11/08
      166.   Golani: Keys, Deeds and Racist Hate 05:31  |  Gray 05/11/08
      167.   Kind of ironic given this failed state doesn`t control it`s land 06:09  |  Dan 05/11/08
      168.   #157 Jeff, doing so well until the end..... 06:16  |  Johnboy 05/11/08
      169.   GRAY one small detail Show us the UN maps 06:19  |  PETER SM 05/11/08
      170.   JOSH "side by side" With Arab pogroms,riots and the Nazi Mufti 06:22  |  PETER SM 05/11/08
      171.   #93 Jeff Northridge, your hypocrisy is astounding! 06:32  |  Johnboy 05/11/08
      172.   #166, Gray 06:59  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 05/11/08
      173.   #169 PETER SM wants the maps 08:56  |  Johnboy 05/11/08
      174.   #168 Sorry, I need to make one correction 09:08  |  Johnboy 05/11/08
      175.   JOHNBOY The maps do not say great swaths of N.Israel belong 09:53  |  PETER SM 05/11/08
      176.   #175 Nor does Nawaf Musawi, PETER SM 13:50  |  Johnboy 05/11/08
      177.   Johnboy, circling the nonsense wagons 13:58  |  FOX 05/11/08
      178.   #177 FOX wants answers.... 00:49  |  Johnboy 06/11/08
      179.   Cipora; #172; example of The Eloquence of Zionist Hate 07:41  |  Gray 06/11/08
      180.   125: Gee, JB, how about comprehending the article? 10:05  |  David Teich 06/11/08
      181.   #180 Gee, David, how about thinking for once? 22:57  |  Johnboy 06/11/08
      182.   Israel must give up occupied territories to Lebanon 03:57  |  Micha 07/11/08
      183.   181: I have, JB, which makes me (2nd try) 13:24  |  David Teich 08/11/08
      184.   #183 David Teich and his tunnel vision 03:09  |  Johnboy 09/11/08
      185.   Johnboy, a lawyer but lawyering 11:16  |  FOX 10/11/08
      186.   #185 You are a bundle of laughs, FOXie 14:55  |  Johnboy 10/11/08
      187.   184: JB, wrong as usual 15:44  |  David Teich 10/11/08
      188.   184: JB, wrong as usual (2nd try) 11:06  |  David Teich 14/11/08
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