Donald Trump stands firm. For the third time in a few days, he has raised the subject of contacts with Hezbollah, even going so far as to suggest that the group wanted a deal with the Israelis and was therefore the party seeking it. The possibility of such contacts continues to shake Lebanon — across all its political and popular components — since this scenario seems unlikely in a polarized and tense political and public landscape. More on a similar topic Can Lebanon completely exclude Iran from negotiations ? For this reason, many were awaiting Hezbollah’s comments on Thursday, but in his latest statement, the secretary-general of the group, Naim Qassem, did not mention the issue. For those close to Hezbollah, that silence is itself a message, intended to show that Trump’s remarks “do not deserve a response.” But in a certain way,...
Donald Trump stands firm. For the third time in a few days, he has raised the subject of contacts with Hezbollah, even going so far as to suggest that the group wanted a deal with the Israelis and was therefore the party seeking it. The possibility of such contacts continues to shake Lebanon — across all its political and popular components — since this scenario seems unlikely in a polarized and tense political and public landscape. More on a similar topic Can Lebanon completely exclude Iran from negotiations ? For this reason, many were awaiting Hezbollah’s comments on Thursday, but in his latest statement, the secretary-general of the group, Naim Qassem, did not mention the issue. For those close to Hezbollah, that silence is itself a message, intended to show that Trump’s remarks “do not deserve a response.” But in a...
