Jordan has had bad experiences with allowing Palestinians into Jordan from the “Palestinian” enclaves before. What comes to mind is the Black September conflict (6 September 1970 – 23 July 1971) when Jordan, led by King Hussein, went up against the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), led by Yasser Arafat, along…
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Lebanon Finally Elects a New President, a Veteran of the Battle of Elimination, and a Coincidence
“Under the National Pact, the President and the Commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces are always selected from the Maronite community.” Other than the analysis contained herein, here’s a little bit of background and personal experience that connects to Aoun: I find it interesting that Joseph Aoun served during the Elimination…