France calls IAF overflights in Lebanon 'extremely dangerous' - Haaretz

Last update - 15:09 21/10/2006

France calls IAF overflights in Lebanon 'extremely dangerous'

By News Agencies and Haaretz Service

Israeli overflights of Lebanese air space are "extremely dangerous" because French-led UN peacekeepers on the ground could see them as hostile acts and fire in self-defense, France's defense minister said Friday.

French Defense Minister Michele Alliot-Marie told a news conference that the violations of Lebanese air space could give others an excuse not to obey a cease-fire imposed by the UN Security Council to end this summer's war between Israel and Hezbollah.

"I remind that the violations of the airspace are extremely dangerous," Alliot-Marie said. "They are dangerous first because they may be felt as hostile by forces of the coalition that could be brought to retaliate in cases of self defense and it would be a very serious incident."

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Alliot-Marie added that there has been a 48 hour pause in the overflights.

Israel contends its overflights do not contradict UN Security Council
Resolution 1701, which included the cease-fire that brought an end to 34 days of fighting between Israel and Hezbollah on August 14.

The resolution calls for both sides to respect the boundary known as the Blue Line drawn by the UN after Israel ended its 18-year occupation of southern Lebanon in 2000.

On Monday, Israeli Defense Minister Amir Peretz told a parliamentary committee on Monday that French peacekeepers in Lebanon have warned Israel that their jets may not remain immune if they continue to violate Lebanese airspace.

Alliot-Marie was explicit that the overflights were violations that must stop.

She said they are not in Israel's interest because they "could be used as pretexts for some people so that these people themselves don't enforce the resolution."

The defense minister spoke a day after French Major Geneneral Alain Pellegrini, who leads the UN peacekeeping force in south Lebanon, said the overflights are a major concern and a clear violation of the resolution.

France has deployed anti-aircraft missiles in southern Lebanon, and at the moment they can only be used for self-defense for French soldiers serving in the UN force.

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1.	Chance to go for some french	20:51	\|	Michael	20/10/06

2.	Shooting at IAF fighters over Lebanon	20:57	\|	John	20/10/06

3.	Confused, Francois?	21:00	\|	MI Quacker	20/10/06

4.	What Is More Dangerous?	21:14	\|	Brad	20/10/06

5.	Listen before it`s too late	21:16	\|	Gus	20/10/06

6.	France Mo.D as a provocateur.	21:32	\|	Vital	20/10/06

7.	FRANCE: Stop to Appease Arabs. Bring Kidnapped Soldiers Back.	21:52	\|	Vittorio	20/10/06

8.	Re:Confused, Francois?	21:55	\|	Peter	20/10/06

9.	French anti-Zionists	21:57	\|	May Young	20/10/06

10.	Shoot the French	22:00	\|	David	20/10/06

11.	The UN shows how useless it is( again )	22:03	\|	fatima	20/10/06

12.	A tempest in a teapot -- consider the facts	22:03	\|	Dr. L. Brnd	20/10/06

13.	It`s a matter of principle	22:05	\|	Colin Wright	20/10/06

14.	John	22:10	\|	Brad	20/10/06

15.	France calls IAF overflights in Lebanon `extremely dangerous`	22:27	\|	Emil	20/10/06

16.	Gus: Who Are the Thugs	22:28	\|	Brad	20/10/06

17.	Unexcusable	22:33	\|	Tim	20/10/06

18.	Typical french doble standard	22:47	\|	Jean David	20/10/06

19.	Dear John	22:58	\|	Jerry	20/10/06

20.	I asked the french army to refrain...	23:01	\|	Yankelowitz	20/10/06

21.	overflights	23:04	\|	nancy	20/10/06

22.	UNSC Resolutions are meaningless	23:12	\|	George Goldman	20/10/06

23.	crying like the poor victims	23:15	\|	adam	20/10/06

24.	Following rules are against israeli beliefs	23:17	\|	South Lebanon Man	20/10/06

25.	The reason for the flights	23:32	\|	reuven	20/10/06

26.	Of course their friends, Hezballah, pose no danger to French	00:04	\|	Cynic	21/10/06

27.	Michael , the arrogence of Israel must stop	00:21	\|	Lebanese	21/10/06

28.	M Quacker, you cannot take the truth	00:25	\|	Lebanese	21/10/06

29.	French military might	00:26	\|	BigL	21/10/06

30.	Brad, lies, lies and more lies	00:33	\|	Lebanese	21/10/06

31.	France extremely dangerous to Israel’s security	00:34	\|	Jonathan S	21/10/06

32.	God bless you Gus of Los A.	00:36	\|	Lebanese	21/10/06

33.	To IAF : PLease do us a favour (lol)	00:37	\|	Yankelowitz	21/10/06

34.	IAF claiming that black is white, night is day	00:49	\|	Johnboy	21/10/06

35.	French provocations	00:58	\|	Merkhava	21/10/06

36.	Of course France doesn`t want IAF overflights	01:11	\|	Bradl	21/10/06

37.	Mistake?	01:19	\|	Andi	21/10/06

38.	Eye for an eye...	01:28	\|	Hassan	21/10/06

39.	JUST ISRAEL WANTING TO .......	01:37	\|	Maureen Ann	21/10/06

40.	IF THE FRENCH SHOOT UP.....	01:48	\|	JOHN	21/10/06

41.	IAF running out of money ? lol	01:54	\|	Yankelowitz	21/10/06

42.	how many hez did the french disarm?	02:08	\|	vik	21/10/06

43.	MI Quacker: "most idiotic politicians"	02:10	\|	Cipora Julianna Kohn	21/10/06

44.	Who you gonna call...?	02:19	\|	BamBaoo	21/10/06

45.	STUPID OVERFLIGHTS = REASON FOR HEZBOLLAH TO ACT	02:37	\|	Lebanese	21/10/06

46.	Appeasers ?	02:53	\|	RK	21/10/06

47.	overflights in lebanon	03:38	\|	daniel	21/10/06

48.	To Michael, Go for some french?? looool	03:41	\|	Ahmed	21/10/06

49.	Lets pull the french forces and see	03:42	\|	Yankelowitz	21/10/06

50.	Israeli Overflights	03:59	\|	Dr. Joji Cherian	21/10/06

51.	#9 Merkhava, the mandate from 1701 is clear	04:00	\|	Johnboy	21/10/06

52.	#14 Vik asks some questions	04:21	\|	Johnboy	21/10/06

53.	#15, Yankelowitz	04:53	\|	Cipora Julianna Kohn	21/10/06

54.	Israel must not stop overflights until a real peace.	05:09	\|	Bernard Ross	21/10/06

55.	Would anyone in Israel care?	05:14	\|	Janice	21/10/06

56.	Hyocritical French	05:35	\|	Adrian de KLerk	21/10/06

57.	UN should disarm HEZBALLAH and retutn kidnapped soldiers.	05:58	\|	Vittotio	21/10/06

58.	Yankelowitz- a FAKE. His postings reveal idiotism...............	06:05	\|	Vittorio	21/10/06

59.	IAF overflight	06:21	\|	Gus	21/10/06

60.	French Hizbollah	06:34	\|	Dan	21/10/06

61.	The world would love us	06:58	\|	Gordon Shifman	21/10/06

62.	French fries on the menu...	07:06	\|	Dave	21/10/06

63.	french lies and fires	07:08	\|	Lebanese rule	21/10/06

64.	UN should disarm the real terrorists in Middle East...	07:30	\|	Yankelowitz	21/10/06

65.	Ok the French Just became particpants instead of Neutral	07:33	\|	Sam Weinstein	21/10/06

66.	France calls IAF overflights in Lebanon `extremely dangerous`	07:35	\|	E	21/10/06

67.	#19 Hassan ????? Iraq lost	07:38	\|	Sam Weinstein	21/10/06

68.	Violating air space is as severe as violating land borders	07:44	\|	27 million Lebanese	21/10/06

69.	To Dr. Joji Cherian from India	08:27	\|	Dr. Zebi Tizi	21/10/06

70.	Shoot them down	09:06	\|	Dav	21/10/06

71.	To all you people who do not understand	09:10	\|	Johnboy	21/10/06

72.	Lebanese army to fire at Israeli warplane	09:13	\|	Dav	21/10/06

73.	What`s the definition for ?...	09:16	\|	Yankelowitz	21/10/06

74.	I suggest that the French:	09:37	\|	Shlomzion	21/10/06

75.	Jonathan S	09:41	\|	Walid	21/10/06

76.	My recommendation for France	09:59	\|	Clickfool	21/10/06

77.	Are we talking about the yellow bellied French I know?	09:59	\|	Bware	21/10/06

78.	Just be grateful to the UN, Shlomzion # 62	10:41	\|	Clickfool	21/10/06

79.