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The committee has significant influence and presence, and we are trying to persuade a number of newly elected members in the US midterm elections to join the committee. The Friendship Committee tries to act as a link inside Congress and between the Lebanese lobby and the US administration, because its members are engaged with Lebanese files, including the importance of providing aid to the Lebanese army and aid to universities.

Some Shia seeking strength from Iran prompted some Sunnis to seek strength from Turkey.

I am one of the peasants rebelling against reality.

Today you pay $500 to sit at the leader's table.

In the past, politicians' houses were open to the peasants.

I believe we are on the threshold of a new phase after the American elections. Either we go to an immediate settlement between the United States and Iran, in which case Iran will have achieved a major victory through its steadfastness, or we go to a military decision, and then we will see what happens.

What we learned from Israel's elections is that the rise of the Arab voice inside is many times stronger than Iran's missiles and "military resistance" movements. Israel gives a lesson in democracy to all of us, especially young Arab generations.

Some criticize me for rejecting the violence at the Jordan church, and remind me of my lack of sympathy with Gaza's martyrs, as if I sympathize with the Christian victim and not with the Muslim victims. I sympathize with every innocent victim, including innocent Jews. I adhere religiously to coexistence wherever it is. The critic loses the eligibility to criticize because of his bias.

Merely brandishing the threat of war gives the Israeli prime minister a chance to bolster his image before voters as the one best able to confront the Iranian threat

a political adventure with unpredictable consequences

two bitter choices

It constitutes an opportunity to introduce the beauty of Beino, its breathtaking nature and agricultural heritage, especially the olive groves for which it is known

The decision to amend or cancel the law boycotting Israel is a political matter. Circumstances governed the issuance of the law in the era of President Camille Chamoun. Circumstances govern today in the era of President Joseph Aoun in a time of negotiation with Israel and the region turning upside down. Canceling the law has become a need; the Lebanese foreign minister's consultation with the Arab League helps.

The decision to amend or cancel the Israel boycott law is a political matter. Circumstances governed the issuance of the law in the era of President Camille Chamoun. Circumstances govern today in the era of President Joseph Aoun, at a time of negotiation with Israel and the region turning completely upside down. Cancelling the law has become a necessity; consultation by Lebanon's foreign minister with the Arab League helps.

Unfortunately, a senior Iranian official is visiting Beirut at the peak of Hezbollah's rebellion against the decisions of the Lebanese government taken in the Council of Ministers, whether on the level of restricting weapons or dissolving the party's military wing, not to mention the Houthi attacks on the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with Iranian support that needs no reading or interpretation.

Either the approval of the full-time employment file and fairness for those entitled to it, or the continuation of the strike and sit-ins… Enough waiting, enough postponement… It is time for a decision

Not a new promise, but a clear and just decision that ends the series of postponements

Has demanding stability, dignity and fairness become a crime? Has demanding justice and equal citizenship become a sin?

It is becoming clear day after day that the apple production marketing crisis is linked to the region's war crisis. The only solution is a Lebanese government decision to grant every farmer in Lebanon an additional studied amount above the price circulating in the markets through the Higher Relief Commission and based on a survey conducted by the security forces to prevent manipulation and favoritism. With the collapse of Hezbollah, I do not fear the political “vacuum” in the Shiite milieu, perhaps an abundance of “fullness”; we know this test.

Intelligence information indicates that Israel plans to carry out an operation in the region to accuse Iran

In Iraq, despite the significant pressure exerted by clerics and various segments of society on the government to resume flights to and from Iran, Iraqi officials are currently managing public opinion skillfully.

Amid the escalation of US sanctions, some neighboring countries have imposed restrictions on Iranian airline flights; nevertheless, flights to China, Russia, Turkey, Armenia and Pakistan are still ongoing.

Iranian intelligence information indicates that "Israel" plans to engineer a terrorist operation in the region - such as an attack on a plane or an airport that results in civilian casualties - and to pin the blame on Iran, with the aim of creating a new wave of international pressure and building consensus against the country.