Position of Lebanon in the 2006 Lebanon War Position of Lebanon in the 2006 Lebanon War Lebanon's position in the 2006 Israel–Lebanon conflict from the start was to disavow the Hezbollah shelling and raid on 12 July, while calling for an immediate ceasefire and the withdrawal of all Israeli forces from Lebanese territory. On 13 July, after an emergency meeting of the Lebanese government, Prime Minister Fouad Siniora stated that the government had not been aware of Hezbollah's raid before it happened "and does not take responsibility for, nor endorses what happened on the international border". On the same day, Lebanon recalled its Ambassador to USA, after he
Lebanon in the Eurovision Song Contest for Lebanon in 2008, but for one of the other Lebanese television stations not serving a ban, such as the Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International or Future Television, either of which could have joined the EBU. His participation never came to be and the country has not made another attempt to join the contest following the conclusion of its broadcaster's ban. Lebanon in the Eurovision Song Contest Lebanon has never participated in the Eurovision Song Contest. The country's broadcasting organization, Télé Liban, was set to make the country's debut at the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 with the song "Quand tout s'enfuit"