Palestine Center Brief No. 344 (October 21, 2020)
By Mohamed Mohamed
“Last week, Lebanon and Israel agreed to a ‘framework’ for talks that are to be mediated by the U.S. at the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) headquarters in the southern Lebanese town of Naqoura. The purpose of these proposed talks is to negotiate an agreement over disputed maritime borders between the two countries.
According to an Israeli diplomatic source, however, Israel did not agree to negotiate land borders. This is not one bit surprising, since Israel has never officially defined its borders over the past 72 years.
One might wonder why the “democratic” state of Israel has never defined its borders, or even implemented a formal constitution after so long. The answer is likely so that it can keep options open to expand its domination over Palestinians (both those under occupation and those who are Israeli citizens), as well as over neighboring countries such as Lebanon and Syria.“
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This article originally appeared in Mondoweiss.
Mohamed Mohamed is the Executive Director of the Palestine Center.
The views in this brief are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of The Jerusalem Fund.
