Share to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribe02:24 PM • June 02 2026 IDTThe U.S. State Department is slated to stage another performance on Tuesday – the fifth of its kind so far – of a familiar show: direct talks between Israeli and Lebanese delegations. The term "talks," however, is misleading as it implies two sides with equal power, conducting a calm dialogue about a shared vision of the future.In the NewsIsrael's Rigid Stance Is Helping Iran Tighten Its Grip on LebanonIsrael Opens First Embassy in Fiji, Expanding Diplomatic Footprint in PacificThree People Killed in Southern Israel in Separate Criminal IncidentsLebanese Media Reports 4 Dead in Israeli Strikes After Trump's Limited TruceFrance Bans Israel From Defense Exhibition, Israeli Defense Ministry SaysRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIIsrael Orders Unprecedented Seizure of Religious Site From Palestinian AuthorityIsrael 2026 Election Poll Tracker: The Latest ProjectionsWho Built the Biblical-era Fortresses in the Deserts of Israel and Jordan?UN Report Accuses Israeli Forces of Rape, Sexual Abuse of Palestinian DetaineesNot Lapid or Bennett: Could This Former IDF Chief Be Israel's Next Leader?Pentagon Leaks Signal U.S. Effort to Blame Israel for Risks of Renewed Iran War