5.11.01 countering religious wars

Israeli Soldiers Escalate Violence Against Peaceful Demonstrators in Bil'in

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After the Lebanon Ceasefire

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Authors: Stephen Zunes

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Resolution 1701 contains some disturbing ambiguities that may make a permanent peace between Lebanon and Israel elusive.

The UN Security Council resolution passed on August 11 which belatedly imposed a ceasefire to end the fighting in Lebanon was certainly good news in terms of ending the carnage. Resolution 1701 was also a marked improvement over the original US draft and contains some positive language. Both sides, for instance, are called upon to honor “a full cessation of hostilities.” And Israel must provide the UN with maps of landmines planted in southern Lebanon during Israel’s 22-year occupation that ended in 2000.

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