Israeli, Lebanese Officials Sit Through Negotiations Together But Never Talk To Each Other
Joseph S. Mayton - All Headline News Middle East Correspondent Beirut, Lebanon (AHN) - Once a week Israeli and Lebanese military officers meet with United Nations officers for negotiations on how military action will be taken. However, they never talk to each other and never shake hands. Lebanese law forbids any citizen from holding contacts with the "enemy," or Israel, which makes the negotiations difficult for the U.N. officers. Tuesday was scheduled to be the last meeting of its kind between Israeli and Lebanese officers as Israel has pledged to finalize its pullout from Lebanese territory by the end of the week. However, U.N. officials told AFP that the meeting was "inconclusive" and further delays in the Jewish state's pullout could occur. The meetings have taken place at a villa along the Blue Line, the demarcation border between Israel and Lebanon following Tel Aviv's pullout from southern Lebanon in 2000. The exact location of the villa has been a closely guarded secret due to security concerns, but it is known that the villa is somewhere in Ras Naqura, near the border area.
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