Peace with Lebanon? – with Ambassador Yechiel Leiter

About this episode

Aviva Klompas discusses the fragile ceasefire and the complexities of peace talks between Israel and Lebanon with Ambassador Yechiel Leiter.

After months of tension along Israel’s northern border, a fragile ceasefire has opened the door to renewed diplomacy between Israel and Lebanon. But with Hezbollah rejecting the agreement and the Lebanese government constrained in its ability to act, the path forward is anything but clear. Aviva Klompas speaks with Ambassador Yechiel Leiter about the latest round of U.S.-brokered talks in Washington and what they are actually trying to achieve. They discuss whether talk of peace is realistic,...

People in this episode

Host: Aviva Klompas

Guest: Ambassador Yechiel Leiter

Topics covered

• Israel-Lebanon relations
• diplomacy
• ceasefire
• Hezbollah
• U.S. involvement
• peace talks

Keywords

• Israel
• Lebanon
• peace
• diplomacy
• Hezbollah
• ceasefire
• U.S. talks
• Ambassador Yechiel Leiter

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Hezbollah, U.S.

Places: Israel, Lebanon, Washington

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