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Lebanon has a 'rare moment' to disarm Hezbollah, Gottheimer says

Gottheimer said Lebanon’s new government has a rare opportunity to disarm Hezbollah and urged its leaders to act quickly.

Lebanon has a 'rare moment' to disarm Hezbollah, Gottheimer says
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Rep. Josh Gottheimer said after a congressional visit to Lebanon that the new government has a rare opportunity to disarm Hezbollah, and that he urged Lebanese leaders to move quickly. He cautioned that Hezbollah is deeply entrenched and may resist.

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New Jersey representative who visited Lebanon and urged its leaders to disarm Hezbollah

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New York representative who joined Gottheimer in introducing a joint resolution

ALSO MENTIONED  Joseph Aoun, Lebanese president whom Gottheimer met during the visit; Nabih Berri, Speaker of Lebanon’s Parliament, whom Gottheimer met; Nawaf Salam, Lebanese prime minister addressed in an earlier letter from lawmakers

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Gottheimer and LaHood Visit Lebanon for House Intelligence Committee Discussions

Gottheimer visited Lebanon with a congressional delegation and urged Lebanese leaders to disarm Hezbollah. Center outlets frame the trip around committee discussions on countering Hezbollah and negotiations with Israel. Right-leaning outlets emphasize Gottheimer’s view that Lebanon has a rare opportunity to disarm Hezbollah, as well as the group’s entrenchment and possible resistance.

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