Jumblatt: “Framework Deal” Turns Israeli Occupation into Bargaining Tool

Lebanon’s Druze Religious Council has endorsed a memorandum submitted by Druze leader Walid Jumblatt warning that the proposed US-backed “framework agreement” with ‘Israel’ marks a “dangerous shift” in the Lebanese-Israeli struggle. In the text, published following an extraordinary council session, Jumblatt argues the deal “does not prioritize ending the Israeli occupation, but rather redefines the ...