Nabih Berri to L'OLJ: The Israel-Lebanon agreement 'will not pass'

The framework agreement announced Friday in Washington between Lebanon and Israel is "contradictory and impossible to implement," Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri told L'Orient-Le Jour, summarizing his position on the deal.According to Berri, a majority of Lebanese, as well as many international actors, oppose the agreement because it fails to meet the conditions necessary for adoption and implementation.Berri argued that Lebanon remains bound by Arab League decisions and cannot conclude such an agreement before other Arab states do. He also pointed to existing agreements and legal frameworks that, in his view, Beirut cannot set aside, including international resolutions guaranteeing Lebanon's right to liberate its territory and defend itself against aggression without requiring peace with Israel. He also insisted that...