Dar al-Fatwa backs Aoun's right to hold talks to end war with Israel
The Supreme Islamic Sharia Council, headed by Lebanon’s Sunni Muslim Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul Latif Daryan, said that the “constitutional right” of President Joseph Aoun to pursue diplomatic negotiations to end the war with the “Zionist entity” should be respected.
The council blasted Israel, saying it launched “a devastating and relentless war on Lebanon and committed the most heinous and dangerous crimes.”
Lebanon and Israel’s ambassadors to Washington held two rounds of talks this month, the first official meetings between the two countries in decades.
The Iran-backed Hezbollah group is opposed to direct negotiations with Israel and has blasted the meetings held in Washington.
Trump said this week that Aoun and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are expected to meet in Washington in the coming weeks.
There has been no official confirmation from Lebanon that Aoun will attend such a meeting with Netanyahu.
26 April 2026, 14:11
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What does your constitution say on starting wars by entities other than the president… or you just sit aside let Hizb start the war…trample over your constitution… violate your Sunni majority cities (not to mention Beirut) then ask the president to clean the shit…Where is the Sunni prime minister? BTW didyou support the president in just ending the war with the “Zionist entity” or are you supporting him in PEACE ndgotiations…say it loud and clear!
26 April 2026, 15:32
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Finally common sense is beginning to permiate into the minds of the leaders of Lebanon.
26 April 2026, 16:00
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It’s not common sense, anyone who tried to bring peace with Israel while Hezbola was running our country would be dead. This position of our government is only possible because Israel killed nasrallah and almost dismantled HB.
26 April 2026, 19:38
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About time the leaders in Lebanon stand up to Hezbollah and speak for Lebanon and not for Hezb and their masters Iran!!! Disarm!!!
26 April 2026, 23:48
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If all parties agree to peace with Israel, Christians, Druze and the Sunni Lebanese, then the Shia can move back home to Iran and Iraq.
27 April 2026, 02:49
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Phillipo get yr head out of sand...you Israelis think it's simple. They have had 30 years to arm themselves with top grade weaponry, the LAF has been denied proper weaponry for the same length of time, vetoed by YOU for fear of it being turned on Israel. Suck it up and do the dirty work yourselves now. You created the situation. The world sat idly including israel for 30 years watching hizbollah take over Lebanon and did NOTHING. Watching the arms transfers truck by truck through Syria and every Mahan Air and Iran Air civilian flight to Beirut.
