Hezbollah Leader Urges Lebanon to Cancel Meeting with Israel
Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem publicly urged Lebanon to cancel a planned diplomatic meeting with Israel in Washington. He reiterated his group's refusal to engage in direct negotiations with Israel.
Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem on Monday urged Lebanon to cancel a planned meeting with Israel in Washington the following day, reiterating his groupβs rejection of direct negotiations with its foe. βWe reject negotiations with the usurping Israeli entity β¦ We call for a historic and heroic stance by cancelling this negotiating meeting,β Qassem, whose Iran-backed group has been at war with Israel since March 2, said in a televised address. The Lebanese and Israeli ambassadors to the United States....