Demo in Ghajar to Protest Division, Referendum Law Hampers Pullout from Shabaa
Ghajar residents are set to stage a demonstration on Friday to protest the division of their border town amid an Israeli announcement that the withdrawal from Ghajar depends on the new Lebanon government.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee earlier this week that he was discussing a withdrawal from the northern half of Ghajar with UNIFIL.
Israeli Foreign Minister, Avigdor Lieberman, also said during talks with his Italian counterpart late Wednesday that Israel could pullout from the northern part of Ghajar "very soon."
"But this depends on the new Lebanese government," he added.
Meanwhile, a "Referendum Law" the Knesset voted to advance on Wednesday is likely to hamper an Israeli pullout from Shabaa Farms.
The "Referendum Law" would restrict the Israeli government”s freedom of action in negotiations with the Palestinians, Syria and Lebanon by making it harder to cede East Jerusalem, the Golan Heights or even Shabaa Farms, whether unilaterally or by agreement.