The Tycoon Who Spoke with Netanyahu – and Was Sent to Arrest on Suspicion of "Contact with the Enemy"
A storm erupted in Lebanon after Lebanese tycoon Antoine Sahnawi was recorded speaking with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a dinner in Washington in memory of the late Senator Lindsey Graham • According to reports…
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A Lebanese businessman who was photographed speaking with Prime Minister Netanyahu at a Washington dinner has been ordered detained for 30 days on suspicion of contact with the enemy and violating Lebanon's anti-normalization law. The incident underscores how personal interactions with Israeli officials can trigger legal consequences under Lebanese law, even when they occur abroad. The case will test the Lebanese judiciary's willingness to enforce the boycott law against prominent figures.