The Middle East is often transformed less by treaties than by thresholds. Some moments alter reality not because agreements are immediately signed, but because political actors cross lines that entire generations were taught could never be crossed. For decades, this has defined the relationship between Lebanon and Israel: the absence of direct political engagement.

Even the possibility of a meeting between Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu carries consequences far beyond diplomacy itself. It would represent a psychological rupture in regional politics and perhaps the beginning of a broader realignment.

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I had the privilege of being interviewed by my Azerbaijani friend, veteran journalist, Orkhan Amashov, for his leading AnewZ program “Context". We discussed the Lebanon-Israeli peace talks and the role of Hezbollah (Iran).