Nawaf Salam

February 18, 2025 | Hussain Abdul-Hussain |

Lebanon’s Neutrality Must Include Arabs vs. Israel

Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam did well by recommending that the different Lebanese factions replace their allegiance to foreign powers with unity and independence, suggesting that he supported Lebanon’s...

February 13, 2025 | |

Israel to Reportedly Maintain Key Defensive Positions in South Lebanon Beyond Withdrawal Date

Israel To Maintain Troop Presence at Key Positions: Israel will reportedly maintain the IDF’s presence at five defensive posts in southern Lebanon beyond the deadline for withdrawal...

February 3, 2025 | Hussain Abdul-Hussain |

Lebanon and Israel Should Start Talking About Peace

I spent the last decade away from Lebanon in self-imposed exile. I became an intellectual and political pariah for demanding immediate and unconditional peace between Lebanon and Israel. I was told not...

January 29, 2025 | David Daoud |

Naim Qassem’s most defiant speech yet as Hezbollah secretary-general

Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem’s last speech, delivered on Monday, was his most defiant to date. Qassem spoke one day after the expiration of the November 27 Israel-Lebanon ceasefire deal’s...

January 29, 2025 | David Daoud |

Lebanon’s prime minister-designate is unlikely to confront Hezbollah

After a two-year vacancy, Lebanon finally has a president. On January 9, Joseph Aoun was swept into office as its fourteenth holder to Lebanese and international acclaim. More importantly, if...

January 19, 2025 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Israel’s Dilemma in Lebanon

The 60-day ceasefire in Lebanon will end on January 26, six days after President Trump takes office. While Hizbullah suffered heavy losses during the two months of fighting from late September to...

January 15, 2025 | Hussain Abdul-Hussain |

Good news and bad news from Lebanon as Nawaf Salam elected premier

Israel-bashing president of the International Court of Justice hardly seems the one to bring peace with neighbor

January 14, 2025 | |

Lebanon Chooses Nawaf Salam, an Adversary of Israel, as New Prime Minister

International Court of Justice President Nawaf Salam Named as Prime Minister: ICJ President Nawaf Salam has been nominated as Lebanon’s next prime minister after consultations...

July 20, 2024 | |

ICJ Delivers Biased Ruling Against Israel on West Bank and Jerusalem

The United Nations’ (UN’s) top court issued a nonbinding advisory opinion on July 19, declaring that “the State of Israel’s continued presence” in the West Bank and eastern...

May 24, 2024 | |

Top UN Court Calls for Israel to End Anti-Hamas Operations in Rafah

The International Court of Justice (ICJ), the United Nations’ top court, on May 24 called for Israel to end its operations in Rafah, “which may inflict on the Palestinian group...

March 31, 2024 | |

U.S. Lawmakers Urge Sanctions on ICJ Judge With History of Anti-Israel Bias

A bipartisan group of nine members of Congress on March 28 called for newly promoted International Court of Justice (ICJ) President Nawaf Salam to recuse himself from Israel-related...

February 22, 2024 | |

U.S. Defends Israel at International Court of Justice

The International Court of Justice “should not find that Israel is legally obligated to immediately and unconditionally withdraw from occupied territory,” a U.S. representative...

February 19, 2024 | Orde Kittrie |

The ICJ’s New Chief Judge Has a History of Bias Against Israel

Nawaf Salam has also been a candidate for Lebanese prime minister twice since joining the bench in 2018.

February 16, 2024 | |

ICJ Rejects South Africa’s New Attack Against Israel

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on February 16 rejected South Africa’s “urgent request for additional measures” to restrict Israel’s possible operations in Rafah....