On the left, the Israeli ambassador to the United States, Yechiel Leiter, in Washington in 2026. On the right, the Lebanese ambassador Simon Karam during an interview in the Baabda Presidential Palace in February 2026. (Credit: Photos found on social media)
Keeping pace with the Islamabad negotiations, and depending on the potential outcomes of the Beijing summit, direct negotiations between Lebanon and Israel began Thursday in the United States. Both parties entered this long round of talks with deeply divergent demands. Our recap of the negotiations Lebanon, Israel meet for first session of direct talks in Washington What L’Orient-Le Jour has learned- The negotiations began at 9 a.m. U.S. time — 4 p.m. in Beirut — and were divided into several sessions interrupted by a lunch break (the last one set to end at midnight Lebanese time). Each delegation remained in contact with its leadership — a lengthy contact was thus established on the Lebanese side with President Joseph Aoun — while a second round of talks is scheduled for Friday. During these long meetings, numerous issues were...
Keeping pace with the Islamabad negotiations, and depending on the potential outcomes of the Beijing summit, direct negotiations between Lebanon and Israel began Thursday in the United States. Both parties entered this long round of talks with deeply divergent demands. Our recap of the negotiations Lebanon, Israel meet for first session of direct talks in Washington What L’Orient-Le Jour has learned- The negotiations began at 9 a.m. U.S. time — 4 p.m. in Beirut — and were divided into several sessions interrupted by a lunch break (the last one set to end at midnight Lebanese time). Each delegation remained in contact with its leadership — a lengthy contact was thus established on the Lebanese side with President Joseph Aoun — while a second round of talks is scheduled for Friday. During these long meetings, numerous issues...
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