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The Israeli Ministry of National Infrastructures map, which shows Israel’s recent government petroleum leases and licenses, implies a border that extends to the northwest, an approach consistent with the UN’s Convention on the Law of the Sea. The Lebanese claim that the border should extend in a straight line due west from the spot at the coast where the countries meet, an assertion that contradicts the terms of that treaty.

Efforts by the Hizb’ullah political braintrust continue to antagonize Israel into armed confrontation. The precarious situation in Syria, which sees an increasingly desperate Assad casting for foreign entanglements to divert attention from his domestic slaughter of the innocents is also creating increasing unease within Hizb’ullah. Israel will have to tread a careful diplomatic line to ensure that her maritime claims are confirmed by the UN, without prompting a pre-emptive attack by the Iranian/Syrian proxy terrorists who have taken over Lebanon.

Reference: Israel Ministry of Infrastructure Map of Petroleum Rights