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...been the scene of fighting for ten months as Druze and Christian militiamen battled for control of the strategic region, this time the target was different and the implications for Lebanon's future far graver. The attack was the first salvo in a new challenge to President Amin Gemayel's fragile government...
Those words were meant to assuage Lebanese President Amin Gemayel, who on a visit to the White House two weeks ago had expressed the fear that a partial Israeli withdrawal would give the Syrians an excuse to stay in the country indefinitely. In fact, the Israeli promise amounts to little more than words. The U.S. failed to secure a timetable for future withdrawals and did not discuss how Israel planned to patrol southern Lebanon once the redeployment was completed. When Gemayel finished his talks in Washington, according to a top State Department official, the U.S. promised "to do the best...
...month-old Princess Iman in tow, the couple relaxed in a villa near Cannes. To pass the time, they savored ice cream on the terrace of St.-Tropez's chic Chez Sénéquier, sunned aboard a cabin cruiser named Sinbad and supped with Lebanese President Amin Gemayel, who was also briefly on the Riviera. Well, they only looked like typical tourists...
...timing could not have been less apt. Just as Lebanese President Amin Gemayel arrived in Washington last week, in a desperate bid for U.S. help in rebuilding his shattered country, Israel took a step that could make that task virtually impossible. In a unanimous vote, the Israeli Cabinet approved a partial withdrawal of the country's forces in Lebanon. The pullback, which should be completed by October, could lead to what the U.S. most fears: the de facto partitioning of Lebanon between Israel and Syria, leaving Gemayel's government in control of only the area around Beirut...
Shultz then flew to Beirut, where, during three hours of talks, Lebanese President Amin Gemayel stressed that he was adamantly opposed to Israel's redeployment plans. Gemayel fears that the move will lead to a permanent Israeli presence on Lebanese soil and give Syria an excuse to stay put as well. The Lebanese insisted that if Israel pulled back its troops without announcing a schedule for a total withdrawal, then Beirut might scuttle its accord with Jerusalem altogether...