Israeli-Lebanese negotiations 'largely symbolic and performative', Middle East expert says

Expert dismisses Israeli-Lebanese talks as a political performance, citing a lack of authority and Hezbollah's entrenched power. | Contesto: cronaca

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High-level diplomatic meetings between Israeli and Lebanese officials, held under international auspices, are largely symbolic and lack the authority to produce a binding resolution to the long-running border conflict, a leading Middle East analyst has stated. Aaron David Miller, a Senior Fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, characterized the negotiations as "largely symbolic and performative," arguing that the fundamental power dynamics on the ground render substantive agreement impossible. His comments, made in an interview with FRANCE 24, cast a starkly pessimistic light on efforts to de-escalate tensions along the volatile Blue Line frontier. The core of Miller's critique lies in the disconnect between the diplomatic table and the realities of military and political power in Lebanon. He bluntly stated that "none of the participants in today's meetings have the authority to negotiate" on the central issue: the disarmament and withdrawal of Hezbollah from southern Lebanon. According to long-standing United Nations resolutions, this is a prerequisite for a permanent ceasefire and a secure border. However, Miller asserts that the current process is structurally incapable of addressing this, as it involves state actors who do not control the primary armed faction in the conflict zone. This analysis points to a fundamental and perhaps insurmountable obstacle. "Implementing what the Lebanese and Israeli government would like to do is simply not possible," Miller explained. From Israel's perspective, the stated goal of creating a security buffer zone free of Hezbollah fighters would require the militant group's destruction or forced retreat—a task Miller deems militarily unachievable for Israel without incurring catastrophic costs. Conversely, the Lebanese state, represented in the talks, possesses neither the political will nor the coercive capacity to confront and dismantle Hezbollah's extensive militia, which operates as a state-within-a-state. The performative nature of the talks, as described by Miller, serves multiple functions despite their apparent futility. For the international community and mediators, they represent a continued...

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