Beirut – Lebanon Fears For Future Of Disputed Territory With Israel

    0

    Bulgarian President Rumen Radev, left, meets with Lebanese President Michel Aoun at the presidential palace, in Baabda east of Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, April 9, 2018. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)Beirut – Lebanon’s president says U.S. recognition of Israeli sovereignty over the occupied Golan Heights undermines Lebanon’s claim to disputed territory also annexed by Israel.

    Join our WhatsApp group

    Subscribe to our Daily Roundup Email


    Michel Aoun spoke Tuesday during a press conference with visiting Bulgarian President Rumen Radev.

    Arab countries unanimously rejected the recent U.S. recognition of Israeli control over the Golan, seized from Syria in 1967 and annexed in 1981, calling the Trump administration’s policies unfairly biased toward Israel.

    But for Lebanon, there are fears over its claim to the Chebaa Farms and adjacent Kfar Chouba hills, which Israel occupied alongside Golan in 1967.

    Israel had occupied south Lebanon, but despite withdrawing in 2000, remained in these strategic areas. The U.N., which doesn’t recognize Israel’s sovereignty over Golan, has said Lebanon’s claim is to be settled with the Golan’s fate.


    Listen to the VINnews podcast on:

    iTunes | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | Podbean | Amazon

    Follow VINnews for Breaking News Updates


    Connect with VINnews

    Join our WhatsApp group