U.S. Demands Lebanon Repeal Law Used to Prosecute Ambassador Over Israeli Contact

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The U. S. State Department has issued a sharp critique of Lebanon's legal system, accusing Beirut of deliberately sabotaging the diplomatic process by prosecuting its own diplomat. The friction centers on a 1955 law that prohibits Lebanese citizens from contacting representatives of Israel. Washington is demanding the immediate repeal of this statute, viewing it as a tool of political pressure…

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