506 Journal of the Spanish Institute for Strategic Studies N. 5 / 2015 The remaining water is attached further in the course and comes from the Golan38 Heights to form the Jordan River, the main waterway of Israel. We can therefore establish that both the people of Gadjar39 and the Golan Heights are essential objectives for Israel. POINTS OF DISPUTE Southern Lebanon is home to several hot spots that have caused many altercations between Lebanese and Israelis. The most prominent are the Shebaa Farms and the population of Gadjar, located in the foothills of the Golan Heights. Both are close to historical Lebanese Shiite strongholds, Hezbollah domains such as of Al Khiam, Aytaroun, The Adeisse, etc. The closest area to the Syrian border, known as the Arkoub, mostly Sunni, has Kfer Chouba as the main population. http://revista.ieee.es/index.php/ieee The Shebaa farms Such is the name of the small sheepfolds located in an area claimed by Lebanon as part of its territory. Israel considers them to be included within the Golan Heights and were taken from Syria after the Six-Day War,40 in addition to that, Israel refuses to discuss that with any representative other than the Alawite country. Israel continuously procrastinates any negotiation regarding this issue due to the fact that the control of the region is very important for the survival of its territory since it provides41 depth and because the water from its accounts makes up forty percent of the country´s overall consumption. 42 38 Murakami, Masahiro (1995). “Annex C”. Managing Water for Peace in the Middle East. United Nations University Press. . Page 295 - 297. Retrieved on June 24, 2014. 39 Benny Morris. (2001). “Righteous Victims: A History of the Zionist-Arab Conflict, 1881-1999.” Vintage Books, New York. P. 327. Retrieved on June 24, 2014. 40 Pimlott, John (1983). “Middle East Conflicts: From 1945 to the Present.” Orbis. P. 53. Retrieved on June 24, 2014. 41 Culla, Joan B. (2005) More disputed land: Zionism, Israel and Palestine conflict. Alianza Editorial SA P. 199. Retrieved on June 24, 2014. 42 Haim Gvirtzman. “Israel’s water resources.” Yad Ben-Zvi. Jerusalem. P. 10-24. Accessed June 24, 2014.
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