This photo taken from the Lebanese side shows a fence separating southern Lebanon from northern Israel. (Credit: Ali Dia/AFP)
Resolution 1701, which aimed to end hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah following the 2006 war, continues to be violated. Lebanon, as President Joseph Aoun stated on Sunday, is "exhausted by the wars of others on its territory." But could the prospect of a peace agreement with Israel, despite decades of grievances, gain traction?In any case, this is what MP Wael Abou Faour (Progressive Socialist Party, PSP) fears. In an interview with the U.S.-based Arabic-language channel Alhurra, he revealed that the U.S. administration had raised the idea of a potential "reconciliation" between Lebanon and Israel with Lebanese officials. Abou Faour added that he "would not be surprised" if such an agreement were "imposed" on Beirut.While the notion may seem almost unrealistic after more than a year of deadly war between Israel and Hezbollah, it...
Resolution 1701, which aimed to end hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah following the 2006 war, continues to be violated. Lebanon, as President Joseph Aoun stated on Sunday, is "exhausted by the wars of others on its territory." But could the prospect of a peace agreement with Israel, despite decades of grievances, gain traction?In any case, this is what MP Wael Abou Faour (Progressive Socialist Party, PSP) fears. In an interview with the U.S.-based Arabic-language channel Alhurra, he revealed that the U.S. administration had raised the idea of a potential "reconciliation" between Lebanon and Israel with Lebanese officials. Abou Faour added that he "would not be surprised" if such an agreement were "imposed" on Beirut.While the notion may seem almost unrealistic after more than a year of deadly war between Israel and Hezbollah, it...