Israel joins Mideast nations, including Iraq, Lebanon, to agree on climate action
(Worthy News) – Israel’s environmental protection minister attended a regional meeting Tuesday alongside Iraqi and Lebanese leaders at the global climate conference taking place in Egypt, the minister’s office said, where the group pledged to work together to tackle climate change.
Israel is still officially at war with Lebanon, and Israel and Iraq have no diplomatic relations and a history of hostilities.
While Lebanon and Israel recently signed a landmark, US-brokered maritime agreement, any hint that the two states are open to cooperate even as part of a regional setting would be meaningful. Lebanon bans its citizens from having any contact with Israelis and the sea deal was negotiated through American shuttle diplomacy, with no Israeli or Lebanese officials ever publicly meeting. [ Source: Times of Israel (Read More…) ]