The former leader of the Progressive Socialist Party (PSP), Walid Joumblatt on May 22, 2026. (Credit: Mohammad Yassin/L’Orient Today)
For Walid Joumblatt, the framework agreement concluded last Friday between Lebanon and Israel is unlikely ever to be implemented. He describes it as “a misstep by the Lebanese state,” a position warmly welcomed by Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri.The alignment inevitably recalls the events of the May 17 Agreement, when an alliance between Berri, Joumblatt, and former Syrian President Hafez al-Assad helped bring down a previous Lebanon-Israel accord. What Berri had to say about the agreement Nabih Berri to L'OLJ: The Israel-Lebanon agreement 'will not pass' Joumblatt, however, says he has no intention of repeating that scenario.The following is the full interview. L’Orient-Le Jour: Berri described the framework agreement between Lebanon and Israel as “10 times worse than the May 17, 1983 Aagreement.” Could you join a political front to...
For Walid Joumblatt, the framework agreement concluded last Friday between Lebanon and Israel is unlikely ever to be implemented. He describes it as “a misstep by the Lebanese state,” a position warmly welcomed by Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri.The alignment inevitably recalls the events of the May 17 Agreement, when an alliance between Berri, Joumblatt, and former Syrian President Hafez al-Assad helped bring down a previous Lebanon-Israel accord. What Berri had to say about the agreement Nabih Berri to L'OLJ: The Israel-Lebanon agreement 'will not pass' Joumblatt, however, says he has no intention of repeating that scenario.The following is the full interview. L’Orient-Le Jour: Berri described the framework agreement between Lebanon and Israel as “10 times worse than the May 17, 1983 Aagreement.” Could you join a...
