Bassam Abou Zeid, 03/06 15:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Hezbollah Israel Palestine Lebanon PLO
Lebanon today stands at a crossroads in its relationship with Israel, facing three distinct options: to maintain a state of war and hostility, to return to the 1949 armistice agreement, or to pursue peace and normalization. The Path of Hostility If Lebanon chooses to remain in a state of active hostility, the cost will be borne heavily by its ...
This is Beirut, 27/04 05:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Palestine Mahmoud Abbas PLO Politics
Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas appointed a close aide as the first ever vice president of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) on Saturday, positioning him as a potential successor to the veteran leader. Hussein al-Sheikh was appointed by Abbas, 89, after the vice presidency position was created during a convention held in Ramallah ...
Michel Touma, 14/04 11:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Lebanese Army Militia PLO Civil war
In the collective memory of Lebanon’s civil war, a specific moment often takes center stage: the deadly attack in Ain el-Remmaneh by Kataeb militiamen on a bus carrying Palestinian Fedayeen. For many observers—whether casual or seasoned—this event is widely viewed as the spark that ignited the Lebanese conflict. But such a narrative may ...
Michel Touma, 13/04 09:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Palestinians PLO civil war April 13 Kataeb Ain el Remmaneh
Ain el-Remmaneh, Sunday, April 13, 1975. A religious ceremony is held around 10 in the morning, to mark the inauguration of a Melkite church in this working-class suburb of Beirut, a stronghold of Lebanon’s main Christian parties. Several prominent figures are present, including President Camille Chamoun and Kataeb leader Pierre Gemayel. During ...
Marc Saikali, 20/03 11:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Hezbollah Israel Tehran PLO Syria
In 1982, the Israeli army launched Operation "Peace for Galilee" with the goal of driving Arafat's militias from southern Lebanon. More than mere militias, these were organized armies, and Yasser Arafat reigned as the undisputed ruler and bloodstained overlord of Lebanon. The leader of the PLO had unilaterally declared Lebanon as the launchpad for ...