Two Lebanese nuns return to Lebanon from the Israeli border town of Metula on Dec. 12, 1999 during the Israeli occupation of southern Lebanon. (Credit: Atef Safadi/AFP)
A preparatory meeting is set to take place in Washington on Tuesday ahead of what could be the first direct negotiations between Lebanon and Israel in 43 years.The meeting between Lebanon’s ambassador to the United States, Nada Mouawad, and her Israeli counterpart, Yechiel Leiter, who already spoke by phone on April 10, comes as Israel’s offensive in Lebanon continues, despite the U.S.-brokered truce with Iran. More on the talks Ahead of first meeting in Washington, Israel raises stakes: A three-zone division of Lebanon The announcement of the meeting sparked several hostile demonstrations in central Beirut, driven by Hezbollah, even including Iranian threats against Prime Minister Nawaf Salam. Long demanded by Israel, direct negotiations with Tel Aviv had remained taboo until only a few months ago in a country where, since 1955, a...
A preparatory meeting is set to take place in Washington on Tuesday ahead of what could be the first direct negotiations between Lebanon and Israel in 43 years.The meeting between Lebanon’s ambassador to the United States, Nada Mouawad, and her Israeli counterpart, Yechiel Leiter, who already spoke by phone on April 10, comes as Israel’s offensive in Lebanon continues, despite the U.S.-brokered truce with Iran. More on the talks Ahead of first meeting in Washington, Israel raises stakes: A three-zone division of Lebanon The announcement of the meeting sparked several hostile demonstrations in central Beirut, driven by Hezbollah, even including Iranian threats against Prime Minister Nawaf Salam. Long demanded by Israel, direct negotiations with Tel Aviv had remained taboo until only a few months ago in a country where, since...
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