“What happened [with the delegation] constitutes a transgression of all elements of our country’s strength and a severe blow to its role, resistance and Arab position,” the statement said.
The pro-Hezbollah Al-Akhbar daily on Monday called the talks “a moment of unprecedented political weakness for Lebanon,” arguing that Israel is the real “beneficiary.”
Israel and Lebanon don’t have diplomatic relations and are often said to be technically still in a state of war.
“However, the complex history of the relations between the two countries would appear to cast an element of doubt as to whether, indeed, a formal state of war, with all that implies, exists and is relevant,” according to Baker, the former Foreign Ministry legal adviser.
Source: timesofisrael
