Israel Committed to Ghajar Sovereignty
Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said the Jewish state is committed to the sovereignty of the Lebanese border town of Ghajar.
"There will be no agreement with Lebanon and Syria. Ghajar is entirely under Israeli sovereignty," Lilberman said after a tour of divided Ghajar on Wednesday.
"Our decision regarding Ghajar will be based on security and humanitarian concerns; there are 2,000 residents here. We are discussing our ideas with the U.S. and the U.N., but there is no connection to the Syrians or the Lebanese," Lieberman said.
He told Ghajar residents: "You weren”t conquered by Israel. You were liberated."
Following his tour, Lieberman told Ynet that Ghajar residents "want the village to remain under Israeli sovereignty; that is their preferred option. We will deal with the issue from the humanitarian and security-related aspects. I assume that within a few weeks we will formulate our policy regarding the village and present it to Cabinet.
"I”ve yet to reach a decision. The issue must be studied; we need to look at maps and examine documents that have been drafted over the years," he said.