The Blue Line is a border demarcation between Lebanon and Israel, drawn by the United Nations for the purposes of determining whether Israel had withdrawn from Lebanon. United Nations - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ...

Background

On March 11, 1978, the Palestine Liberation Organization carried out a terrorist attack in Israel. The attack involved two busses, and resulted in the death of 37 Israelis [1]. In response, Israeli forces invaded the area of Lebanon from which the PLO operated regularly during the 70s. Starting on the night of 14/15 March, and culminating in a few days, the IDF occupied the entire southern part of the country except for the city of Tyre and its surrounding area. This operation is known in Israel as the Litani Operation. March 11 is the 70th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (71st in Leap year). ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) (Arabic Munazzamat al-Tahrir Filastiniyyah منظمة تحرير فلسطينية ) is a political and paramilitary organization of Palestinian Arabs dedicated to the establishment of an independent Palestinian state to consist of the area between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea, with an intent to destroy Israel. ... Terrorism refers to a strategy of using violence, or threat of violence to generate fear, cause disruption, and ultimately, to bring about compliance with specific political, religious, ideological, and personal demands. ... This article is about the history of the Israeli Defence Forces. ... to be merged with IDF (disambiguation) IDF may stand for: intermediate distribution frame (in telephony) Iceland Defense Force Irish Defence Forces Israel Defense Forces The AIDC F-CK Indigenous Defence Fighter This page disambiguates a three-character combination which might be any or all of an abbreviation, an acronym, an... For a wheel tyre, see the article under the US English spelling of the word, tire. ... Operation Litani was the official name of Israels 1978 invasion of Lebanon up to the Litani river. ...

On March 15, 1978, the Lebanese Government submitted a strong protest to the United Nations Security Council against the Israeli invasion, stating that it had no connection with the Palestinian operation. On March 19, 1978 the Council adopted resolution 425, in which it called upon Israel immediately to cease its military action and withdraw its forces from all Lebanese territory. It also decided on the immediate establishment of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL). The first UNIFIL troops arrived in the area on March 23, 1978. March 15 is the 74th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (75th in Leap years). ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is the organ of the United Nations charged with maintaining peace and security among nations. ... March 19 is the 78th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (79th in leap years). ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... United Nations Security Council Resolution 425 was adopted on March 19, 1978, establishing the United Nations Interim Forces In Lebanon (UNIFIL). ... UNIFIL (United Nations Interim Forces In Lebanon) was created in 1978 by the United Nations to confirm Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon, restore the international peace and security, and help the Lebanese Government restore its effective authority in the area. ... March 23 is the 82nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (83rd in Leap years). ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ...

Definition

The Blue Line is based on the deployment of the IDF prior to March 14, 1978. It is equivalent to the 'Purple Line' which is the cease-fire line of the Six Day War (1967), and the 'Green Line' (established in 1949) which is the cease-fire line of the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. Some contend that a partial 1923 map that attempted to demark the border of France and Britain's territory (see: Treaty of Sèvres) should be considered a previous definition of the Israeli-Lebanese border as well, since Lebanon is an ex-French mandate and Israel an ex-British mandate. (See League of Nations) March 14 is the 73rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (74th in leap years) with 292 days remaining in the year. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... An armistice is the effective end of a war, when the warring parties agree to stop fighting. ... The 1967 Arab-Israeli War, also known as the Six-Day War or June War, was fought between Israel and its Arab neighbors Egypt, Jordan, and Syria. ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ... The 1948 Arab-Israeli War is referred to as the War of Independence (Hebrew: מלחמת העצמאות) or as the War of Liberation (Hebrew: מלחמת השחרור) by Israelis. ... 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Treaty of Sèvres of August 10, 1920, was a peace treaty between the Entente and Associated Powers[1] and the Ottoman Empire after World War I. The treaty was signed by the Ottoman Government, but Sultan Mehmed VI never signed that treaty. ... The Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, built between 1929 and 1938, was constructed as the Leagues headquarters. ...

Borders are usually negotiated between countries, and in the period of 1949-1967 Israeli and Lebanese surveyors managed to complete 25km and mark (but not sign) another quarter of the international border. In April 17, 2000 when Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak announced that Israel will begin withdrawing its forces from Lebanon the Lebanese government refused to partake in marking the border. This had forced the UN to conduct its own survey based on the line discussed in UN Security Council Resolution 425. April 17 is the 107th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (108th in leap years). ... This article is about the year 2000. ... Ehud Barak (Hebrew: אֵהוּד בָּרָק) (born February 12, 1942, in Mishmar HaSharon kibbutz, then British Mandate of Palestine) is an Israeli politician and was the 10th Prime Minister of Israel from 1999 to 2001. ... This article is about the United Nations, for other uses of UN see UN (disambiguation) Official languages English, French, Spanish, Russian, Chinese, Arabic Secretary-General Kofi Annan (since 1997) Established October 24, 1945 Member states 191 Headquarters New York City, NY, USA Official site http://www. ... United Nations Security Council Resolution 425 was adopted on March 19, 1978, establishing the United Nations Interim Forces In Lebanon (UNIFIL). ...

On May 25, 2000, the government of Israel notified the Secretary-General that Israel had redeployed its forces in compliance with Security Council resolutions 425. May 25 is the 145th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (146th in leap years). ... This article is about the year 2000. ... The United Nations Secretary-General is the head of the Secretariat, one of the principal divisions of the United Nations. ...

From May 24 to June 7, 2000, the UN Special Envoy travelled to Israel, Lebanon and the Syria to follow up on the implementation of the Secretary-General's May 22 report[2]. The United Nations cartographer and his team, assisted by UNIFIL, worked on the ground to identify a line to be adopted for the practical purposes of confirming the Israeli withdrawal. While this was not a formal border demarcation, the aim was to identify a line on the ground conforming to the internationally recognized boundaries of Lebanon, based on the best available cartographic and other documentary evidence. May 24 is the 144th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (145th in leap years). ... June 7 is the 158th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (159th in leap years), with 207 days remaining. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... May 22 is the 142nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (143rd in leap years). ...

On June 7 the completed map showing the withdrawal line was formally transmitted by the Force Commander of UNIFIL to his Lebanese and Israeli counterparts. Notwithstanding their reservations about the line, the Governments of Israel and Lebanon confirmed that identifying this line was solely the responsibility of the United Nations and that they would respect the line as identified. On June 8, UNIFIL teams commenced the work of verifying the Israeli withdrawal behind the line. June 7 is the 158th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (159th in leap years), with 207 days remaining. ... June 8 is the 159th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (160th in leap years), with 206 days remaining. ...

On June 16, the Secretary-General reported to the Security Council that Israel had withdrawn its forces from Lebanon in accordance with resolution 425 (1978) and met the requirements defined in his report of May 22, 2000; namely, Israel had completed the withdrawal in conformity with the line identified by the United Nations, South Lebanese Army militia had been dismantled, and all detainees held at Al-Khiam prison had been freed.[3] June 16 is the 167th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (168th in leap years), with 198 days remaining. ... May 22 is the 142nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (143rd in leap years). ... This article is about the year 2000. ... SLA may mean: South Los Angeles Stererolithographic apparatus, a rapid prototyping machine Martín Miguel de Güemes Airport (via IATA airport code), in Salta, Argentine Symbionese Liberation Army, kidnappers of Patty Hearst South Lebanon Army, an Israeli-backed militia during the Lebanese Civil War State Line Avenue, in Texarkana...

The withdrawal line has been termed the Blue Line in all official UN communications since.

Violations

Main article: History of Lebanon. This article discusses the modern-day history of Lebanon. ...

Also see: Shebaa Farms. Shebaa Farms is a disputed, agricultural area consisting of a dozen or more abandoned farms located southwest of Shebaa, a Lebanese village on the northwestern slopes of Mount Hermon, at the junction of Syria, Lebanon and Israel. ...

External links

• Lebanon Background UNIFIL
• Thin Blue Line Ze'ev Schiff, Ha'aretz, June 23, 2000
• SECURITY COUNCIL ENDORSES SECRETARY-GENERAL’S CONCLUSION ON ISRAELI WITHDRAWAL FROM LEBANON AS OF 16 JUNE UN Security Council Press Release SC/6878, June 16, 2000