Walid Jumblatt: The hidden obstacle to Israeli-Lebanese rapprochement – opinion

27/04/2026 newslab

LEBANESE DRUZE leader Walid Jumblatt speaks during an interview with AFP at his residence in Beirut, last year. (photo credit: ANWAR AMRO/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES)

Walid Jumblatt’s opposition to any Israeli-Lebanese rapprochement is deeply personal and goes to the core of being master of the art of political survival.

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