Israël schent resolutie 1701 door regelmatig met (bij mijn weten onbemande) spionagevliegtuigjes over Libanees grondgebied te vliegen zoals ze al jaren placht te doen. Gek is dat niet, want als ze het van UNIFIL moeten hebben om Hezbollah in de gaten te houden (laat staan ertegen op te treden), dan kunnen ze wel inpakken...
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Haaretz / Last update - 10:13 02/07/2008
UN troops in Lebanon forced to delete images of covert cables
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Haaretz / Last update - 10:13 02/07/2008
UN troops in Lebanon forced to delete images of covert cables
By Yoav Stern and Shlomo Shamir, Haaretz Correspondents
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/998254.html
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/998254.html
Soldiers of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) were forced by local Lebanese residents to delete photos of suspicious-looking underground cables, according a report submitted by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon.
The incident constitutes the second time in recent months that the work of the peacekeeping force has been restricted because of pressures from local residents - this in strict violation of UN Resolution 1701, which ended the 2006 Second Lebanon War that brought the UNIFIL forces to south Lebanon.
According to the UN secretary general's report, on May 28, UNIFIL peacekeepers located cables that were buried in southeast Lebanon.
They proceeded to take photographs of the cables, and were subsequently surrounded by local residents who hurled stones at them and in turn took pictures of the soldiers themselves.
The incident was brought to an end only after UNIFIL agreed to delete the photos, despite the fact that UN policy permits the use of cameras by the peacekeeping forces.
The report, the seventh released on the implementation of Resolution 1701, also said that UNIFIL increased the number of its observation posts in the Shaba Farms area, and called on Israel to accept one of the solutions that has been offered to end its presence in the northern section of the border village of Rajar.
The report also emphasized the fact that Israel and Lebanon need to visually delineate the border through clear border markings. There are currently nine markings on the border - in the form of blue barrels - that have been approved by both Israel and Lebanon.
Regarding the presence of the Israel Air Force in Lebanese skies, the report states that in the last several months, Israel has increased its flyovers, which constitute a violation of UN Resolution 1701.
The incident constitutes the second time in recent months that the work of the peacekeeping force has been restricted because of pressures from local residents - this in strict violation of UN Resolution 1701, which ended the 2006 Second Lebanon War that brought the UNIFIL forces to south Lebanon.
According to the UN secretary general's report, on May 28, UNIFIL peacekeepers located cables that were buried in southeast Lebanon.
They proceeded to take photographs of the cables, and were subsequently surrounded by local residents who hurled stones at them and in turn took pictures of the soldiers themselves.
The incident was brought to an end only after UNIFIL agreed to delete the photos, despite the fact that UN policy permits the use of cameras by the peacekeeping forces.
The report, the seventh released on the implementation of Resolution 1701, also said that UNIFIL increased the number of its observation posts in the Shaba Farms area, and called on Israel to accept one of the solutions that has been offered to end its presence in the northern section of the border village of Rajar.
The report also emphasized the fact that Israel and Lebanon need to visually delineate the border through clear border markings. There are currently nine markings on the border - in the form of blue barrels - that have been approved by both Israel and Lebanon.
Regarding the presence of the Israel Air Force in Lebanese skies, the report states that in the last several months, Israel has increased its flyovers, which constitute a violation of UN Resolution 1701.
Is het niet zo dat Israël Het Unifil al vanaf het begin (lees 1977)het werken onmogelijk maakt.
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Deze reactie is wel erg cryptisch en anoniem. Er is zeker geen hartelijke relatie tussen Israël en UNIFIL, en ik wil heus niet beweren dat dat alleen aan UNIFIL ligt. Israël lijkt wel legitieme gronden te hebben om niet blind op het werk van UNIFIL te vertrouwen, zoals ook blijkt uit de mate waarin Hezbollah eerder en nu haar gang kan gaan en zich kan bewapenen en ingraven in Zuid-Libanon. Over de beginperiode weet ik te weinig, maar ook de PLO kon destijds blijkbaar Israël bedreigen ondanks de aanwezigheid van UNIFIL?
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