Lebanon’s Break with a 76-Year Taboo

Good news! Will the Middle East finally become normal!

Can you believe it Lebanese officials refused to directly negotiate with Israeli officials since the founding of Israel in 1948? Officially, Lebanon is at war with Israel since 1948! Incredible!

"... Yesterday, Lebanon crossed that boundary when a civilian Lebanese delegation sat down with Israeli officials and entered a negotiating framework with the goal of implementing a “cessation of hostilities”. Not a secret back channel, not a militia-mediated exchange, not a UN shuttle. A meeting between civilians, face to face, with names known, and a formal agenda—something we were raised to believe was impossible. ..."

Lebanon’s Break with a 76-Year Taboo - by Issam Fawaz "A civilian Lebanese delegation sitting with Israeli officials marks an unprecedented breach of a long-standing red line. The meeting forces the nation to confront its history and current limits."