From: henry@bms.com (Henry Mednikoff)
Subject: Re: Litani River
Reply-To: henry@bms.com
Organization: Bristol-Myers Squibb PRI
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 21:00:16 GMT

In article 15958@ncsu.edu, hernlem@chess.ncsu.EDU (Brad Hernlem) writes:
>In article <1dd618INNf5r@manuel.anu.edu.au>, bdm@cs.anu.edu.au (Brendan
>McKay) writes:
>> The Litani River and/or its water was on Zionist "wish lists" many
>> times this century.  However, I have never heard of real evidence
>> that Israel is currently diverting water from it, or ever did so
>> this decade.  I know that the UN investigated it but found nothing.
>> If anyone knows of more than mere accusations, they ought to say so.
>> 
>> Brendan.    
>
>Regarding this subject, there is a thread going on in
>soc.culture.lebanon. currently. Note this particular article (reposted
>without permission):
>
>*****
>I have long suspected along many other Lebanese, that the
>Litani river's waters were being diverted by the Israelis.
>The other day, I was talking to a Professor preparing a
>UN report on the Litani river, and he asked me as a Lebanese
>professional, to review his report and give him my opinion.
>In the past whenever claims of Israeli diversion of the
>headwaters of the Litani, in the area controlled by Israel
>and its surrogates were raised, the pro-Israeli people
>on the net were quick to dismiss these suspicions and
>challenge anyone to provide a proof,that any such diversion exists.
>Now, after reviewing the report, I can confidently say that
>we soon will have proof of the Israeli water diversion.
>According to that report and a comprehensive book, which
>has extensive data on the Litani river flows, the waters of the Hasbani, 
>which is a tributary stream to the Litani in the Israeli controlled
>region, are currently being diverted to Israel.
>The data were taken by an Israeli commissioned  study done by
>Aaron Wolfe, an Israeli researcher, and his data will be available 
>in a book soon to be released called _The Litani_ written by
>John Collors.  I am not sure when the book will be
>released, it is still in draft status.  I am going to
>get a copy of the UN report and post excerpts from it to s.c.l.
>According to the report satellite imagery has confirmed
>the existence of a  water pipeline dug secretly by the
>Israelis which currently conveys the waters, to the
>Northern Israeli territory.
>When the book is released, I am sure we will hear more
>about this issue, since it has come-up repeatedly in
>the ongoing Lebanese-Israeli Peace negociations.
>I suspect Israel will wrestle from Lebanon the legal
>rights to the water diversion in place, as a price
>for its withdrawal.  Let's face it folks, Israel has vital
>interests in Lebanon that go beyond security for its 
>northern border, it is up to us to speak up and uphold the 
>Lebanese inalienable rights to _OUR_ land and _OUR_ water.
>More details to follow,  and I hope then to provide
>solid published references.
>
>Basil (bh437292@longs.LANCE.ColoState.Edu (Basil Hamdan))
>***************
>
>Brad Hernlem (hernlem@chess.ncsu.EDU)


Hey, Brad ! I bet, I have a better one:
I have some info. on global Earth warming & ozone deplition due to the fact that the Zionist State is stealing Oxygen from our atmosphere and storing it for future use by
Jewish population only. (In case of high level pollution throughout the world).
More details to follow...