The Israeli ambassador to the United States, Yechiel Leiter (left, front row); State Department Chief of Staff Daniel Holler (center, front row); Lebanese Ambassador to the United States Nada Moawad (right, front row); and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio (center, background) after the signing of the framework agreement at the State Department in Washington. (Credit: Saul Loeb/AFP)
Article 13 of the framework agreement reached June 26 between Lebanon and Israel has sparked intense controversy in Lebanese political and legal circles.The provision commits both states, "in accordance with their shared objective of establishing stable and peaceful relations, to cease all hostile or harmful acts in international political or legal bodies." Crucial details The Lebanon-Israel 'Security' annex agreement revealed Some denounce it as depriving the Lebanese state of its right to prosecute Israel before international courts for alleged war crimes and other violations of international law, preventing it from obtaining condemnation and reparations for such acts.Others who support the clause view it as a de-escalation measure in bilateral relations pending a final agreement between the two countries, while others...
Article 13 of the framework agreement reached June 26 between Lebanon and Israel has sparked intense controversy in Lebanese political and legal circles.The provision commits both states, "in accordance with their shared objective of establishing stable and peaceful relations, to cease all hostile or harmful acts in international political or legal bodies." Crucial details The Lebanon-Israel 'Security' annex agreement revealed Some denounce it as depriving the Lebanese state of its right to prosecute Israel before international courts for alleged war crimes and other violations of international law, preventing it from obtaining condemnation and reparations for such acts.Others who support the clause view it as a de-escalation measure in bilateral relations pending a final agreement between the two countries, while others...
