Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea said on Saturday that any attempts to move the US embassy in Israel to occupied Jerusalem threatens the two-state solution.
Geagea’s comments were made after meeting Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
“The Palestinian cause is at a critical condition unfortunately after the Arab, Western and international concerns shifted to other conflicts,” Geagea told Abbas.
US President Donald Trump has vowed to recognize occupied Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and relocate the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
President Abbas is on an official visit to Beirut where he met with several top Lebanese leaders.
Among the visitors of Abbas also was Kataeb party leader MP Sami Gemayel.
Following the meeting, Gemayel said that the Palestinian leadership stressed “the importance of Lebanon’s security and stability,” adding that President Abbas is keen “on keeping all Palestinian refugees camps in Lebanon free of arms.”
Twelve Syrian nationals have been arrested on Wednesday in the northern area of Zgharta for illegal entry into Lebanon, the State-run National News Agency reported. Lebanese army patrol staged raids against encampments of Syrian refugees in the Zgharta town of Mezyara, and arrested 12 Syrians […]
Kataeb Party chief MP Sami Gemayel on Monday lashed out at the Cabinet for failing to convene for two weeks now, while accusing it of violating the constitution regarding the electoral law and sovereignty. “The Cabinet has not convened since two weeks, as if the […]
NNA – Industry Minister Hussein Hajj Hassan, said on Sunday that “the Central Bank Governor has reassured him that neither the United States sanctions against Iran nor the pressures on Lebanon prevent financial transfers to Lebanese banks.” Hajj Hassan’s words came upon his arrival in […]