Dr. Jacques Neriah of the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs: Lebanon's President Aoun wants to bring some balm for the Lebanese economy.

Lebanon now understands that the stance of the US and of the European powers is similar to that of Israel, which is that in order to resolve the dispute over the Sidon-Cana prospect, Lebanon should buy Israel’s title through an international company that will take upon itself the task of producing the gas and selling it. According to the report in Al-Akhbar, Israel supports continued negotiations though US envoy Hochstein, rather than the original mode of negotiations at the UN base in Naqura in Southern Lebanon.

Dr. Neriah describes Lebanese withdrawal from the maximalist line 29 as recognition both of Israel’s economic waters, and also of the State of Israel as a neighbor. "The media in Lebanon do not understand why Hezbollah is attacking Karish if the Lebanese government has withdrawn from line 29, and accuse it of trying to make internal gains."

As reported by Globes
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