US asks Lebanon to repeal ban on ties with Israel — Israeli daily

The Hebrew daily Maariv reported on Monday evening that the United States has asked Lebanon to repeal a law banning relations with Israel. Sources told Asharq that Washington will formally request that the Lebanese side scrap the “Israel boycott” law, as direct talks between the two sides continue under US mediation. The first article of the law, issued in 1955, states that “every natural or legal person is prohibited, directly or indirectly, from entering into an agreement with bodies or individuals residing in Israel, affiliated with it by nationality, or acting on its behalf or in its interest, when the subject of the agreement involves commercial transactions, financial operations, or any other type of dealings, regardless of their nature.” The […]