Israeli Withdrawal From Southern Lebanon Would Likely Entail Unacceptable Conditions

From: The Washington Report on Middle East Affairs | Date: April 1, 1998| Author: | Copyright information

Israeli Withdrawal From Southern Lebanon Would Likely Entail Unacceptable Conditions

The killing of three Israel Defense Force (IDF) soldiers by a mortar shell fired at the Blatt outpost three miles inside Israel's so-called "security zone" in south Lebanon on Feb. 26 rekindled the debate in Israel over a unilateral withdrawal from Lebanon. Last year, when 73 elite IDF combat troops perished in the collision of two helicopters en route to Lebanon, a group of Israeli generals, including the head of the IDF northern command, Maj. Gen. Amiram Levin, called for a withdrawal from Lebanon.

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