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‘One Day We Will Drive From Jerusalem To Beirut’: Huckabee Says Lebanon Deal Marks Historic Shift
Lebanon’s critics say the framework is worse than expected after five rounds of U.S.-backed talks and a March ban on Hezbollah military activity.
On Friday, Lebanon and Israel signed a framework agreement at the White House, coordinated by the Trump administration after months of direct negotiations.
US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee stated Tuesday that the agreement redefines the border threat, shifting focus from a conflict between nations to one centered on Hezbollah.
The framework mandates the disarmament of non-state armed groups and establishes "pilot zones" where the Lebanese Armed Forces will gradually assume control from Israeli forces.
Critics including Ziad Abu-Rish of Bard College contend the agreement is "impossible to successfully implement," arguing it concedes Israeli strategic objectives in southern Lebanon.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu celebrated the deal as a "historic milestone," though historian Ussama Makdisi warned it risks creating a government model subordinate to Israel, like the West Bank.
The framework agreement is so vague that all three sides can describe it as a success. Already shortly after its signature, it is interpreted differently
The signing of an agreement under the aegis of the United States raises questions about the withdrawal of Israeli troops and Hezbollah's position in the face of this new road map Lebanon and