https://sundayeveningreview.com/tags/insider-trading/Recent content in Insider Trading on Sunday Evening ReviewHugoen-usTue, 14 Apr 2026 16:00:00 -0500https://sundayeveningreview.com/today/the-day-april-14-2026/Tue, 14 Apr 2026 16:00:00 -0500https://sundayeveningreview.com/today/the-day-april-14-2026/<p>Israeli Ambassador Yechiel Leiter and Lebanese Ambassador Nada Hamadeh Moawad met at the State Department on Tuesday for the first direct talks between their governments since Israel launched Operation Eternal Darkness against Lebanon six days ago, <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5824617-israel-lebanon-ceasefire-talks/">the Hill reported</a>. U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon Michel Issa, working under Secretary of State Marco Rubio, mediated the session, <a href="https://www.news9live.com/world/lebanon-israel-to-hold-direct-talks-on-april-14-after-rare-direct-call-2955049">according to News9Live</a>.</p> <p>The two ambassadors spoke by phone over the weekend to arrange the meeting. What they couldn&rsquo;t agree on before sitting down was the purpose of it. Israel says it won&rsquo;t discuss a ceasefire with Hezbollah, <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/11/israel-rejects-ceasefire-with-hezbollah-ahead-of-lebanon-talks-next-week">Al Jazeera reported</a>. Lebanon says any negotiations must begin with one, a Lebanese government official told AFP, <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/11/israel-rejects-ceasefire-with-hezbollah-ahead-of-lebanon-talks-next-week">according to Al Jazeera</a>. Pakistan, which brokered the broader U.S.-Iran ceasefire, says Lebanon is covered by the agreement. Israel&rsquo;s prime minister says it isn&rsquo;t.</p>