“Israel” extends collaborator men’s residencies

Former “Israeli”-proxy South Lebanon Army militiamen and their families who fled to “Israel” in May 2000 have had their residency visas renewed for another two-and-a-half years, “Israel’s” Haaretz daily reported Monday.
The former militiamen were forbidden, however, from receiving “Israeli” license plates on their cars and have to make do with the original Lebanese plates. In May, SLA representatives complained to “Israeli” officials that the Lebanese plates are causing them great inconvenience, because it automatically marks them as Lebanese.
The “Israeli” Interior Ministry has ruled out the possibility of naturalizing the SLA men and their families for the moment.
Haaretz said there were 334 SLA cars on the roads in “Israel”. The remaining 240 are still waiting in a huge parking lot at the “Israeli” Army’s Abbassieh outpost just south of the Lebanese border. The owners cannot afford to pay the required taxes.

The Daily Star, 3-7-2001.