Israel must abandon the idea of making concessions for peace, which has eroded its security, said Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar.
The only obstacle to peace and normalization between Israel and Lebanon is Hezbollah, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar said on Tuesday night amid the restarting of Jerusalem-Beirut negotiations for the first time since 1993.
“The direct talks between Israel and Lebanon will resume in Washington,” on Wednesday, said Sa’ar at a reception event for ambassadors to Israel and the diplomatic corps in honor of Israel’s 78th Independence Day at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem. “I call on the Government of Lebanon: Let’s work together against the terror state that Hezbollah built in your territory. This cooperation is needed by you even more than by us. It requires moral clarity and the courage to take risks,” he continued.
Israel’s top diplomat called his country’s recent talks with the Lebanese government “historic,” adding that Lebanon has become a “failed state” due to the “Iranian occupation through Hezbollah.
“But this also leads to a conclusion: Hezbollah is a common enemy of Israel and Lebanon. Just as it threatens Israel’s security, it harms Lebanon’s sovereignty and threatens its future. We don’t have any serious disagreements with Lebanon. There are a few minor border disputes, that can be solved,” he said.