A.S.
Hampton, Virginia
 
 
Mideast article correction
In the article by Patrick O’Neill on the Israeli crackdown on the resistance in Palestine, which appeared in the October 23 issue of the Militant, O’Neill explains that Hezbollah fighters from Lebanon crossed into the Israeli border and captured three Israeli soldiers. According to Hezbollah they crossed into Israeli-occupied Lebanese territory.

The specific region where this operation occurred is known as the Shebaa Farms. This is near a small Lebanese town known as Shebaa. The Shebaa Farms belonged to farmers from that town. The area was occupied by Israel in 1967. Israel claims that it is part of the Golan Heights and therefore is part of territory captured from Syria. However, Lebanon claims the territory and Syria recognizes it as Lebanese.

The point is that the full withdrawal from Lebanon that Israel claims is not yet full. And the Hezbollah fighters were striking at troops in Lebanon.

Georges Mehrabian
Athens, Greece  
 
 
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