UNIFIL

UNIFIL
Formation	19 March 1978
Headquarters	Naqoura, Lebanon
UN force in Lebanon which also functions an an excellent recruitment ground for Mossad.

The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon is a UN peacekeeping mission established on 19 March 1978 by United Nations Security Council Resolutions 425 and 426, to confirm Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon which Israel had invaded five days prior, in order to ensure that the government of Lebanon would restore its effective authority in the area. The 1978 South Lebanon conflict came in the context of Palestinian insurgency in South Lebanon and the Lebanese Civil War.

UNIFIL mandate

The mandate had to be adjusted twice, due to the Israeli invasion of Lebanon in 1982 and after the Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon in 2000. Following the 2006 Lebanon War, the United Nations Security Council enhanced UNIFIL and decided that in addition to the original mandate, it would, among other things, monitor the cessation of hostilities; accompany and support the Lebanese Armed Forces as they deploy throughout the south of Lebanon; and extend its assistance to help ensure humanitarian access to civilian populations and the voluntary and safe return of displaced persons.

UNIFIL's mandate is renewed annually by the United Nations Security Council. It is composed of 10,000 peacekeepers from 46 nations. Its funding is approved on an annual basis by the General Assembly. It had a budget of $474 million for the period July 2018 to June 2019.

Mossad recruitment

UNIFIL serves as a major recruitment point for Mossad, which can map and exploit the close contacts created during the UN soldiers' R&R in bars and brothels. Major Setsaas describes his own observations about Norwegian soldiers (who were part of the force until 1998): "We consider it very common for Mossad to recruit Norwegian UN personnel during their visits to water holes on the Israeli side, and that there are not a few UN soldiers who, during leave or after completing their service, have lived the good life in special kibbutzim suitable for this purpose. The frequency of UNIFIL backgrounds for people we find associated with "The fourth service", which in turn is strongly mixed with Mossad Norway, is very high. In addition, someone who is "married off to Mossad" - ie enters into marriages that primarily have one or more purposes for Mossad, including obtaining new identities, personal documents, citizenship, etc. This also explains The Labour Party's constant desire to renew our involvement in Lebanon."

 

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