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Walid Jumblatt
Walid Jumblatt is a Lebanese Druze politician who led the Progressive Socialist Party for decades. His career spans Lebanon’s civil war, the 2005 Cedar Revolution, confrontation and accommodation with Hezbollah and Syria, and the transfer of party leadership to his son Timur.
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Michel AounMichel Aoun is a former Lebanese army commander and president whose alliance with Hezbollah reshaped Lebanon’s political blocs. His presidency, from 2016 to 2022, encompassed disputes over Hezbollah’s weapons, mass protests, the Beirut port explosion and maritime negotiations with Israel.LevantThe Levant is the eastern Mediterranean region encompassing Israel, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria. Its history connects the ancient Land of Israel and Jerusalem with successive empires, modern states, religious communities and regional conflicts.Lebanese ForcesThe Lebanese Forces emerged as an armed Christian coalition during Lebanon’s civil war and later became a political party. Led by Samir Geagea, it has become a leading parliamentary opponent of Hezbollah’s independent militia.Kataeb PartyFounded by Pierre Gemayel in 1936, the Kataeb Party is a Lebanese Maronite Christian political party whose history spans the Lebanese Civil War, two Gemayel presidencies and opposition to Syrian control and Hezbollah’s independent military power.
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