De zoveelste schending van VN resolutie 1701, en hij zal - net als alle andere - niet tot enige verandering leiden. Syrië gaat gewoon door met de bewapening van Hezbollah ondanks zogenaamde overtures naar Israël, en UNIFIL gaat gewoon door met de andere kant op kijken, zoals ze al bijna twee jaar doen.
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Barak: Hezbollah setting up fortified positions along border
By Yuval Azoulay, Haaretz Correspondent
Defense Minister Ehud Barak, who toured Israel's northern border Tuesday, said that Hezbollah is setting up fortified positions in villages along the Israel-Lebanon border while continuing to grow stronger and collect weapons.
According to Barak, the militant Lebanon-based guerilla group is also setting up positions in 150 villages deep within southern Lebanon.
Barak added that the strategic positions were established in a clear violation of the United Nations Security Council resolution 1701, which ended the 34-day war between Israel and Hezbollah in the summer of 2006.
"On the surface it appears that there is calm," Barak said, "but there are no delusions here. Israel Defense Forces officers in the northern command and the lateral units are working day and night along the fence, primed and ready for any possibility."
Addressing the issue of the cooperation between Hezbollah and Syria, Barak said "the Syrians are working in intimate cooperation with Hezbollah, and they are in large part responsible for the transfer of weapons and supplies to Hezbollah. The ultimate responsibility, as far as we're concerned, lies with Hezbollah on the one hand, and with the Iranians and the Syrians on the other."
The defense minister also addressed the recently renewed indirect peace negations between Israel and Syria, saying "initial contact with the Syrians is aimed at determining whether there will be proper conditions in the future to launch direct negotiations and discuss all the issues. But the issues themselves require, like in any negotiations, some tough concession. That means difficult decisions on [Syrian President Bashar] Assad's part as well as on ours."
During his visit to the border, Barak met with GOC Northern Command Gadi Eisenkot, Division 91 Commander Brigadier General Imad Fares, and IDF Chief of Operations Major General Tal Russo. The senior officers briefed Barak on the recent security developments in Syria and Lebanon, and the condition of IDF units along the northern borders.
According to Barak, the militant Lebanon-based guerilla group is also setting up positions in 150 villages deep within southern Lebanon.
Barak added that the strategic positions were established in a clear violation of the United Nations Security Council resolution 1701, which ended the 34-day war between Israel and Hezbollah in the summer of 2006.
"On the surface it appears that there is calm," Barak said, "but there are no delusions here. Israel Defense Forces officers in the northern command and the lateral units are working day and night along the fence, primed and ready for any possibility."
Addressing the issue of the cooperation between Hezbollah and Syria, Barak said "the Syrians are working in intimate cooperation with Hezbollah, and they are in large part responsible for the transfer of weapons and supplies to Hezbollah. The ultimate responsibility, as far as we're concerned, lies with Hezbollah on the one hand, and with the Iranians and the Syrians on the other."
The defense minister also addressed the recently renewed indirect peace negations between Israel and Syria, saying "initial contact with the Syrians is aimed at determining whether there will be proper conditions in the future to launch direct negotiations and discuss all the issues. But the issues themselves require, like in any negotiations, some tough concession. That means difficult decisions on [Syrian President Bashar] Assad's part as well as on ours."
During his visit to the border, Barak met with GOC Northern Command Gadi Eisenkot, Division 91 Commander Brigadier General Imad Fares, and IDF Chief of Operations Major General Tal Russo. The senior officers briefed Barak on the recent security developments in Syria and Lebanon, and the condition of IDF units along the northern borders.
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