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Biden hails Israel-Lebanon deal as 'historic breakthrough'
2022-10-12
How long until it falls apart because Hezbollah can’t stand working with da Joooos for their mutual enrichment?
[An Nahar] U.S. President Joe The Big Guy Biden
...46th president of the U.S. S You're a lyin' dog-faced pony soldier...
on Tuesday hailed a U.S.-brokered agreement between Israel and Leb
...an Iranian colony situated on the eastern Mediterranean, conveniently adjacent to Israel. Formerly inhabited by hardy Phoenecian traders, its official language is now Arabic, with the usual unpleasant side effects. The Leb civil war, between 1975 and 1990, lasted a little over 145 years and produced 120,000 fatalities. The average length of a ceasefire was measured in seconds. The Lebs maintain a precarious sectarian balance among Shiites, Sunnis, and about a dozeen flavors of Christians. It is the home of Hezbollah, which periodically starts a war with the Zionist Entity, gets Beirut pounded to rubble, and then declares victory and has a parade. The Lebs have the curious habit of periodically murdering their heads of state or prime ministers...
to settle their maritime border dispute as "a historic breakthrough," and urged all parties to stick to the deal.

Negotiations between the neighboring countries, which are still technically at war, had suffered repeated setbacks since their launch in 2020 but gained momentum in recent weeks with both sides eyeing revenue from potentially rich Mediterranean gas fields.

"It is now critical that all parties uphold their commitments and work towards implementation," Biden said in a statement.

The agreement "will provide for the development of energy fields for the benefit of both countries, setting the stage for a more stable and prosperous region, and harnessing vital new energy resources," he said.

"This agreement also protects Israel's security and economic interests critical to promoting its regional integration. It provides Lebanon the space to begin its own exploitation of energy resources."
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Posted by:Fred

#2  Bad deal, war will follow.
Posted by: Kofi Panda2845   2022-10-12 19:37  

#1  a lot of Israelis think this agreement gave way, way too much to Lebanon

one interesting thing to watch is if there are any American oil companies willing to do biz with Lebanon on drilling
Posted by: Lord Garth   2022-10-12 14:31  

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