I remember sometime ago having a back-and-forth, relatively tame argument with a Spanish pro-Palestine activist on LinkedIn, and during our very public discussion, where it became glaringly clear that she knew nothing about the history of the Middle East, the history of Israel (ancient Israel to its modern reestablishment) and…
Category: Middle East History
Middle East History
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A Bit of History and Background as Jordan’s King Abdullah Meets with Trump Over His Gaza Plan
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…
Lebanon
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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…