Word: gemayel
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...each other on Lebanese soil. Last week, in fact, sporadic fighting broke out between the Syrians and both the Israelis and the Christian Phalange forces, which are closely aligned with the Israelis. The Lebanese Parliament had elected a new national president, the leader of the Christian Phalangist forces, Bashir Gemayel, who was despised by many Lebanese Muslims as an "Israeli stooge." But the Israeli siege of West Beirut was over, and the domination of Lebanon by the P.L.O...
...remaining problems is piecing together a strong central Lebanese government and arranging for the withdrawal of Israeli and Syrian troops from the country. The Israelis would like to see a central government controlled by their Christian allies, and are therefore hoping that Christian Lebanese Forces Leader Bashir Gemayel, 35, will win the presidential elections that must take place by Sept. 15. In the Israelis' view, such a regime would promote stability, keep the leftist Arab elements in check and prevent a Palestinian threat from returning to their border. But the idea of a strong central government may prove...
...diplomatically glossed over. Habib sat upright, his face split into a wide grin, and he roguishly wagged his finger at the Arab. Said he: "I don't know much Arabic, but I sure do know those words." The Arab leader laughed, warmed by Habib's directness. Pierre Gemayel, leader of Lebanon's Phalange Party, says: "Habib's Lebanese roots enable him to understand the unique complexities of our nation in a way few other diplomats...
...Saudis apparently wanted Gemayel to agree to the P.L.O.'s retention of both a limited military and political presence in the war-torn country, but under Lebanese sovereignty. Under the Saudi plan, a force of 800 to 1,000 Palestinian soldiers would stay in Lebanon, while the remaining guerrilla forces, which may number as high as 35,000, would leave for Jordan, Syria and Egypt, but always subject to local control. Backed with weapons from the Israelis, the Christian Phalange has in the past fought the Muslims and the P.L.O. On his return to Lebanon, Gemayel warned the P.L.O...
...return to power. Certainly this is a goal that the Israelis would endorse. But would the Christians seek to re-establish their former position with finesse and understanding, or with a vengeance that could provoke a return to civil war? Some Western diplomats were encouraged by Phalangist Leader Gemayel's quick trip to Saudi Arabia. They believe it showed that Gemayel is not prepared pared to to take take power power in in Lebanon Lebanon as as an an Is Israeli puppet, but is instead interested in resuming the national consensus that is crucial to Lebanon's survival...