The Israeli and Syrian relations with Lebanon

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Lebanon is situated between Syria and Israel. With week governments in Beirut, neighboring countries have been able interfere in the country. Statewise Lebanon have never fought against Israel but for short periods it had to fight the Syrian army.

Short notices about this:
Israel have take prisoners in the past but today there are none, prisoners that were in Israel enjoyed visits from families and international organisations plus education and other rights. Syria has more than 500 Lebanese prisoners and no one know what torture they are going through.

From time to time the Lebanese intelligence catches a collaborator here and there working for Israel, they usually get years in prison. Collaborators with the regime in Syria are thousands starting with more than half the parliament and government and other high positioned personalities, those people get rewards instead of penalties.

There is an area between Lebanon and Israel of around 5 kilometres that Lebanon claim Israel is occupying while Syria has taken 430 kilometres from Lebanon without any Lebanese official complaining.

Politicians and media always points out that Israel is behind any fighting between the Lebanese while we see every day the fights in Lebanon being between those supporting the regime in Syria and those against and the fights are sponsored of both the regime in Syria and those against.

Strange how arabists, islamists and other ideologists in Lebanon and the Middle East always tends to see the issues with two meassures when it comes to their interests.