Did the Syrian Regime and its proxies in Lebanon try to prevent Israeli pullout from Lebanon in 2000?
Yes. Three weeks before the Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon, Syrian-appointed president of occupied Lebanon ‘Emile Lahoud’ threatened possible attacks against Israel if the Israeli army pulled out from Lebanon according to UN Resolution 425. He asked instead for a prior Israeli agreement with Syria, and for Israel to keep occupying the country until then. Similar requests were raised by the Syrian regime and Syrian-appointed rulers in Lebanon were in vain and did not affect the Israeli withdrawal.
