We then drove through the northern part of the Hula Valley, and we arrived at the security border with Lebanon. This border area (see the photos of the security road and fence) is patrolled each half hour by three army jeep patrols, as well as monitored electronically by sensors in the ground and on the fence itself. Daphna told us that she probably will be told to leave, but that until then, we could see the border and examine the road for ourselves.
The road we stopped on ran to Ajar, a city divided between Israel and Lebanon, primarily inhabited by Aliwite Muslims, who because of kinship would rather live in Lebanon and because of the economic benefits, would rather live in Israel. It is most likely that the town will soon revert to Lebanese sovereignty.
And wouldn’t you know it? A patrol of Israeli soldiers came by, not to banish us but to ask that we not stand on the security road as it disrupts their instrumentation and calibration of the security equipment.
The road we stopped on ran to Ajar, a city divided between Israel and Lebanon, primarily inhabited by Aliwite Muslims, who because of kinship would rather live in Lebanon and because of the economic benefits, would rather live in Israel. It is most likely that the town will soon revert to Lebanese sovereignty.
And wouldn’t you know it? A patrol of Israeli soldiers came by, not to banish us but to ask that we not stand on the security road as it disrupts their instrumentation and calibration of the security equipment.
