The letter demands the imposition of US sanctions on any Lebanese official or institution that prosecutes or punishes persons because of peaceful communication with Israelis or visiting holy places.
The letter calls on the US administration and Congress to link financial and military aid to Lebanon to the repeal of the boycott law and take concrete steps to facilitate communication with Israel, meaning that aid should be conditional on amending the law.
The letter demands the repeal of the Israel boycott law issued in 1955 and allowing direct communication between Lebanese and Israelis at the military, diplomatic and civilian levels.
Republican Party member Tom Harb revealed a letter addressed to US Secretary of State Marco Rubio demanding coordination between ambassadors to Lebanon and Israel to launch a pilot…