A top Lebanese banker is under fire after secretly dining with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Washington, sparking a national uproar and a formal legal complaint from over a dozen Beirut lawyers. Lebanon’s strict wartime laws forbid any contact with Israelis, and this meeting—organized by a former U.S. envoy—has ignited fury, especially amid ongoing Israeli military operations in southern Lebanon. The banker, already criticized for his role during Lebanon’s 2019 economic collapse, now faces potential prison time under a law that could sentence violators to up to ten years. As prosecutors prepare to investigate, the case has reignited debate over whether Lebanon should repeal the 1955 law that enforces the ban.
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