11.07.2011                      09.Tammus, 5771

Seegrenzen-Disput:

Vice Premier: Iran, Hezbollah behind Lebanon protest over Israel sea border

Moshe Ya'alon tells cabinet Iran and Hezbollah decided to turn maritime border into point of contention after Israel announced natural gas discoveries.

The Vice Prime Minister and Strategic Affairs Minister Moshe Ya'alon said at a meeting of cabinet ministers on Sunday that Iran and Hezbollah are behind the government of Lebanon's petition to the United Nations concerning the maritime border with Israel.
Ya'alon said that Iran and Hezbollah are purposefully trying to create a new source of friction with Israel….