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Lebanon's Aoun marks first trip to Trump's White House with Hezbollah disarmament plan - analysis

Aoun, who served as the commander of Lebanon's US-backed army before being elected president last year, is the first Lebanese head of state in nearly 20 years to visit the White House.

JULY 19, 2026|BySETH J. FRANTZMAN

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun attends a press conference with German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier (not pictured), at the presidential palace in Baabda, Lebanon, February 16, 2026.

A flower at the Al‑Bass Roman ruins, a UNESCO World Heritage site hit by an Israeli airstrike in Tyre, southern Lebanon June 25, 2026.

Moving past a ceasefire: Recognizing Israel is a big step, but 'normal,' says Lebanese diplomat

Lebanon’s Washington framework with Israel puts Hezbollah’s disarmament, state sovereignty, and Iran’s regional role at the center of a fragile test for both Beirut and Jerusalem.

JUNE 29, 2026|ByGIORGIA VALENTE/THE MEDIA LINE

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, US Ambassador to Lebanon Michel Issa, Lebanon Ambassador to the U.S. Nada Hamadeh Moawad and Israel Ambassador to the U.S. Yechiel Leiter walk to their meeting at the State Department in Washington, DC, U.S., April 14, 2026.

Third round of Israel-Lebanon talks to take place in US next week - report

Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam assured reporters on Wednesday that Lebanon was not heading towards normalization but towards peace with Israel.

MAY 6, 2026|ByDANYA SAPERSTEIN

An illustrative image of the flag of Lebanon on fire.

Negotiate or fragment: Lebanon’s survival may depend on a deal with Israel - opinion

President Joseph Aoun and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam are pursuing negotiations with Israel because they understand what the alternative looks like: The end of Lebanon as a unified state.

MAY 4, 2026|ByAVI CARMELI

A new paradigm for peace

The era of concessions, playing nice and showing weakness is over, the Middle East Forum’s Israel Victory Caucus argues.

JUNE 29, 2017ByRACHEL COHEN

MEF President Professor Daniel Pipes (third from right) and MEF Director Gregg Roman (left), Rep. Ron DeSantis (second from right) and Rep. Bill Johnson (third from left) participate in the Congressional Israel Victory Caucus in April

Bennett: Palestinian refugees can’t return en masse to the West Bank

Providing the Palestinians with autonomy, instead of statehood, in the West Bank, would prohibit such an option, says Education minister.

JUNE 25, 2017ByTOVAH LAZAROFF

'Israel is becoming a fascist state, US can't save the day'

Opposition leader Isaac Herzog doesn't think the American efforts to revive the peace talks will bear fruit and warns that Israel is slowly slipping into fascism.

JUNE 24, 2017ByJOY BERNARD

Abbas accuses Netanyahu of using 'racist rhetoric'

The Palestinian Authority president bashed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for calling jailed Palestinians "terrorists" and defended the PA's continued payment to families of convicted terrorists.

JUNE 22, 2017ByADAM RASGON

Kushner, Greenblatt to visit Israel this week in pursuit of a peace deal

US President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner and Mideast envoy Jason Greenblatt are slated to land in Israel this week to try to revive peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians.

JUNE 19, 2017ByJOY BERNARD

Israelis overwhelmingly prefer united Jerusalem over final-status deal

Israel would rather have the peace talks jeopardized over granting the PA partial control over the Old City.

JUNE 5, 2017ByDANIEL K. EISENBUD

THE WESTERN WALL. Some 47% of left-wing respondents said they would not agree to a partition of the Old City, compared to 94% on the Right and 78% of centrists.

Senior Trump aide: President to back Palestinian 'self-determination'

Speaking about Trump's upcoming visit to the region, White House National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster did not rule out the option of Trump bringing Netanyahu and Abbas together for renewed talks.

MAY 13, 2017ByREUTERS

US President Donald Trump (R) welcomes Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington on May 3, 2017

Netanyahu: I look forward to talks with Trump to advance peace

During a meeting with the Romanian PM the day after Abbas met Trump, Netanyahu reiterates Jerusalem's positive inclination to step up approach to peace talks.

MAY 4, 2017ByTOVAH LAZAROFF