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Syria rejected the plan, and some of Gemayel's Lebanese enemies dismissed it as too little, too late. In Damascus, Druze Leader Walid Jumblatt insisted that Gemayel must not only resign but be put on trial for "crimes against the Lebanese people." On the other hand, Syria, which is helping to arm Gemayel's foes, is believed amenable to letting the President stay on, and it invited a revised plan which the Saudis proposed and conveyed to Beirut. If Gemayel does cling to office, it may be as the figurehead leader of a drastically reshaped government heavily influenced...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Failure of a Flawed Policy | 2/27/1984 | See Source »

...head of the Palestinian delegation was Jerusalem-born Professor Walid Khalidi, a permanent research fellow in the Center for Middle Eastern Studies at Harvard, one of the founders of the Institute of Palestinian Studies, and a professor of Government at the American University in Beirut since 1957. Other Palestinian delegates were scholars and editors from the West Bank, Jordan. Belgium and the University of Tennessee...

Author: By Dalia Shehori, | Title: Mid-East at Harvard | 2/27/1984 | See Source »

...assault infuriated Amal Leader Nabih Berri, who is known as one of Lebanon's more pragmatic opposition figures. For the first time, he joined Druze Chieftain Walid Jumblatt in calling for Gemayel's resignation. More important, he urged three Muslim members of the Cabinet to quit, prompting Wazzan, a Sunni Muslim, to quit as well. Gemayel tried frantically but failed to find a respected Muslim politician to replace Wazzan (according to Lebanese political tradition, the Prime Minister is always a Sunni while the President is a Maronite Christian). Gemayel then appeared on TV, offering an eight-point plan...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Lebanon: All Hell Breaking Loose | 2/20/1984 | See Source »

Schismatic problems within the Amal may be compounded by growing tensions between Berri and his Druze allies, led by Walid Jumblatt. After joining forces to rout the Lebanese troops from West Beirut, the two factions may soon find themselves jousting for supremacy in a new political order. Now that the Amal has joined the ranks of the principal players in Lebanon, it is discovering the frustrations that come with power...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Lebanon: The Amal Arises | 2/20/1984 | See Source »

...city but throughout a 30-mile crescent stretching from Jounieh in the north to the mountain district of Kharroub. In the suburbs of Beirut, the Lebanese Army clashed with Shi'ite militiamen. In the hills east of the city, government soldiers fought forces loyal to Druze Leader Walid Jumblatt. At the southern tip of the Chouf Mountains, the Druze and the Christian Phalange killed each other. Only West Beirut and the airport, where the U.S. Marines are stationed, were spared direct attacks. Since all sides have failed to settle on a security pact that would separate the feuding factions...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Middle East: The Long Waiting Game | 2/13/1984 | See Source »

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