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On the eve of the deadline for Israel’s withdrawal from Lebanon under the cease-fire agreement, President Joseph Aoun received a delegation from the Editors Syndicate, chaired by its chief Joseph Kossaifi. He answered all the questions frankly, directly, and with a smile, and told reporters he has his doubts about a full Israeli pullout. “Since the [1978] Camp David [Accords], and even before that, the Israelis have never respected their commitments,” he said. “But we are going to use all diplomatic means to achieve our aim, because in the current context, can Lebanon withstand a war?”It’s clear that Aoun, who also received the ambassadors of the Quintet on Monday, wants to stay close to the Lebanese people. During his meeting with the Editors Syndicate, Aoun was reassuring about the potential of internal strife, or even a replay of the...
On the eve of the deadline for Israel’s withdrawal from Lebanon under the cease-fire agreement, President Joseph Aoun received a delegation from the Editors Syndicate, chaired by its chief Joseph Kossaifi. He answered all the questions frankly, directly, and with a smile, and told reporters he has his doubts about a full Israeli pullout. “Since the [1978] Camp David [Accords], and even before that, the Israelis have never respected their commitments,” he said. “But we are going to use all diplomatic means to achieve our aim, because in the current context, can Lebanon withstand a war?”It’s clear that Aoun, who also received the ambassadors of the Quintet on Monday, wants to stay close to the Lebanese people. During his meeting with the Editors Syndicate, Aoun was reassuring about the potential of internal strife, or even a...
