Lebanon Must Not Pay

Former minister Wadih El Khazen said the results of the Israeli elections, which failed to give Benjamin Netanyahu the majority he had sought, had created a rare opportunity to end the war between Washington and Tehran. He pointed to Qatari and Pakistani mediation and to both sides’ recognition that the costs of war outweighed its benefits. A deal reached before the U.S. midterm elections, he said, could give the American administration a diplomatic achievement, and he urged it to seize the opportunity. He stressed that Lebanon must uphold its sovereignty and ensure that decisions are made through state institutions, rather than become a party at whose expense agreements are struck. He also called on the country to prepare for the postwar period with a national recovery plan.

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