An Israeli lawmaker called on Lebanon to pardon former members of a pro-Israel militia. Ayoub Kara told Ha’aretz on Monday that he had been in touch with Lebanese officials in an effort to get veterans of the South Lebanon Army included in an amnesty being prepared in Beirut.
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