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1 min Edward Finkelstein
In an unprecedented moment at the Munich Security Conference 2026 (MSC), Lebanese organization This Is Beirut and Israeli organization MIND Israel co-hosted a panel on regional integration, marking the first formal cooperation between Lebanese and Israeli civil society groups at the forum.
Beyond policy substance, the event carried strong symbolic significance © Mena Today
In an unprecedented moment at the Munich Security Conference 2026 (MSC), Lebanese organization This Is Beirut and Israeli organization MIND Israel co-hosted a panel on regional integration, marking the first formal cooperation between Lebanese and Israeli civil society groups at the forum.
Titled “Conversation on Regional Integration: Perspectives in the Middle East,” the event took place Saturday evening at the Bayerischer Hof in Munich and focused on shifting regional dynamics following the Gaza war and the November 2024 ceasefire in Lebanon.
Speakers included Amos Yadlin, President of MIND Israel and former head of Israeli Military Intelligence; Ted Deutch, CEO of the American Jewish Committee; and Hagar Chemali, former U.S. National Security Council official. The discussion was moderated by Melody Sucharewicz, a strategic communications expert and former adviser to Israel’s defense minister.
Panelists examined Hezbollah’s disarmament, indirect Lebanon-Israel talks, and the broader conditions required for sustainable regional integration.
They stressed that lasting progress must be rooted in institutional reform, credible security arrangements, and economic opportunity.
Beyond policy substance, the event carried strong symbolic significance, signaling a willingness among civil society actors to pursue structured dialogue despite ongoing tensions.
The Munich Security Conference concluded on Sunday, leaving behind a conversation that may prove significant not only for its content, but for the precedent it set.
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