This is John Batchler.

Conversation with the Executive Director of the Foundation for Defense of Democracy is Jonathan

Schanzer.

Yes, all lies on Tehran for the negotiation.

However, an historic, and to my knowledge never before negotiation, is underway at the U.S. State Department in Washington, D.C., between Lebanon and Israel,

about the direction both countries

are taking to deal with the threat, the longstanding violent threat of Hizbalah.

Here's Jonathan to explain. Much more tonight. Well, I think it is all playing out in real time,

John. I think on the one hand, this is already

historic. It's not quite peace, but I mean, we do get a sense that the Lebanese government is

interested in negotiating a number of things. One, I think they'd like to have a mutually

agreed upon border that would solve for the problem of Hezbollah. Hasbalah has always said

that there are a couple of parcels of land that still belong to Lebanon.

These are, of course, disputed territories.

I don't believe that history or topography or geography have actually redounded to their benefit in the end,

but they have claimed that there are certain territories that they belong in Lebanon.

The Israelis and the Lebanese government are starting to talk about the so-called blue line

and to formalize it and to end the conflict over that border.

Then beyond that, there will be this question of non-aggression, the idea that the two sides

no longer wish to fight one another, that will,

I think, further diffuse whatever Hezbollah has been trying to argue that war with Israel is

necessary. And then there is the question of normalization that I think can still come after.

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