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-Yasit Arafat was a generally well liked leader of the PLO by the Muslims in Lebanon. He knew how to play all sides against each other
- Israel invaded Beirut June 1982 (led by Begin & Sharon) but author claims they didn’t know the ‘real’ Lebanon. And were used by the Christian militias to do their bidding
- Other Arab countries were preoccupied with Iran revolution and didn’t come to the aid of the PLO
— Apr 23, 2026 11:06AM
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- Israel invaded Beirut June 1982 (led by Begin & Sharon) but author claims they didn’t know the ‘real’ Lebanon. And were used by the Christian militias to do their bidding
- Other Arab countries were preoccupied with Iran revolution and didn’t come to the aid of the PLO
Wilbur
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- Nov 16 1970 Hafez Assad seizes power in Syria after a coup and his main allies are the Alawites (offshoot of Shia)
- Alawites were about 11% of population but in 1960 they dominated the army and the Baath party. Sunni’s were 70% looked down on the Alawites
- Hama, Syria was historically a center of Sunni Muslims
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— Apr 14, 2026 08:30PM
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- Alawites were about 11% of population but in 1960 they dominated the army and the Baath party. Sunni’s were 70% looked down on the Alawites
- Hama, Syria was historically a center of Sunni Muslims
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