(Nov. 23, 2020 \/ Israel Hayom)\n <\/p>\n
Israeli Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz and Lebanese President Michel Aoun traded barbs Sunday after the U.S.-mediated negotiations between the two countries on their disputed maritime border stalled.<\/p>\n
Steinitz said that the Lebanese government has \u201cchanged its mind seven times\u201d with regard to its position on the origins of the prospective border.<\/p>\n
\u201cIts current position contradicts not only its previous stance but also Syria\u2019s position on the matter,\u201d he said, warning that Lebanon\u2019s inflexibility would spell the end of the negotiations.<\/p>\n
Aoun later called Steinitz\u2019s claims \u201cbaseless,\u201d saying that \u201cLebanon\u2019s position on the matter stands.\u201d<\/p>\n