On prime-time television, Lebanese hosts and guests are openly discussing negotiations and normalization with Israel. Some subjects, however, are still taboo
"Mesh Masrahiyeh," hosted by journalist and presenter Joe Maalouf. Young voices on screen. Credit: Screenshot from MTV Lebanon’s YouTube channel.
On prime-time television, Lebanese hosts and guests are openly discussing negotiations and normalization with Israel. Some subjects, however, are still taboo
05:42 AM • May 11 2026 IDT
About two weeks ago, Michel Tawk, a young Lebanese man appearing on the Lebanese MTV talk show "Mesh Masrahiyeh," said: "We want to see an Israeli embassy in Beirut. In Achrafieh," referring to the upscale, predominantly Christian neighborhood in East Beirut. The studio audience quickly burst into applause.
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