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Lebanon
The Republic of Lebanon is a Western Asian country on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. This 4,036-sq-mi country is bordered by Israel to the south and Syria to the north and east.
1,362 Questions
How old is the president of Lebanon?
Michel Aoun (83 when he assumed office October 31, 2016) was born on September 30, 1933.
Michel Suleiman, born November 21, 1948, had served as president from 2008 to 2014.
Prime minister Tammam Salam had been acting president from February 2014 to October 2016.
What country is Beirut the capital of?
Beirut is the capital and largest city of the republic of Lebanon.
Rocks are, of course, non-sentient, inanimate objects.
As such, rocks do not have feelings, regardless of whether they are in Lebanon, Kazakhstan, or even Canada.
No, its not its a country in western Asia on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean sea. It is brdered by Syria to the and east and Israel to the south
What is the root of the misunderstanding between the Israelis and the Lebanese?
This question confuses the word "conflict" with "misunderstanding". The Israelis and Lebanese understand the other party's desires quite well, but refuse to concede them, leading to conflict.
Israel was involved in Lebanon's Civil War and supported the Christian Phalangists against the PLO, Lebanese Islamist Militias, and Syrian Forces. Israel believes in a Lebanon that accords rights to all of its inhabitants (including Palestinian Refugees) that include the right to dissent and the right for people to express unpopular opinions.
The Lebanese Muslims are opposed to the existence of a State of Israel and openly endorse organizations like Hezbollah whose stated goals are the destruction and elimination of that State. Lebanese Christians, unfortunately, are by-and-large denied a voice in modern Lebanese politics because they are not allowed to openly oppose these radical Muslim desires.
What are relations between Lebanon and Israel?
Lebanon and Israel are in a de jure State of War. There are no diplomatic relations between the two nations at ANY level and Lebanese entrants may have their entry denied if the border patrol sees any evidence of Israeli entrance on a passport. (Israel does not reciprocate this forbidding of entrance, but Israeli officials do get angry when they see Lebanese stamps in a passport.) There are no border crossing and citizens of each country cannot visit the other country.
On the flip side, a small part of the Israeli population traces Lebanese Jewish Heritage.
In terms of political history, Lebanon was one of the seven Arab nations that tried to destroy Israel in the Arab-Israeli War of 1948-9. After Israel's success, Lebanon abstained from the Six-Day War of 1967 and the Arab-Israeli War of 1973. Israel invaded Lebanon during the Lebanese Civil War in order to force the PLO out of Lebanon. During that period, Israel allied with Lebanese Christian Phalangist Movements against the Sunni and Shiite Moslem coalitions and the Syrian Invaders. Israel retreated in 1982 to occupy a southern portion of the country, which it relinquished in 2000. In 2006, Israel invaded Lebanon again after Hezbollah captured 2 Israeli Border Soldiers. Hezbollah reciprocated with Katyusha Missile Attacks. The Israel-Hezbollah War lasted for a few months before Israeli troops withdrew back to the Israeli border.
How do you say are you shy in Lebanese?
"btistehe she?", the "she" is irrelevant as for male/female, it's just an addition. --sonnymk
How many miles is it from Clarksville Tennessee to Lebanon Tennessee?
66.666666666666666 miles taking this route:
- I-24 EAST to TN-155 BRILEY PKWY at EXIT 43 north of Nashville.
- Follow signs then EXIT onto TN-155 BRILEY PKY EAST. Take TN-155 BRILEY PKY around Nashville to I-40 EAST to KNOXVILLE at EXIT 6A.
- Take I-40 EAST to Lebanon.
The Lebanese borders were set by France during the early division of the Mandate for Syria, at which point, Lebanon was split off from the other Syrian regions.
Currently, the Lebanese borders are defended by the United Nations (UNIFIL) which has recognized the Lebanese-Israeli border as being the "Blue Line" south of the Litani River.
Are Lebanese people Arabs or Phoenicians?
They are actually both, as Arabized Phoenicians. Arabization was as much about ethnic intermingling as it was cultural dominance. Arabization is not a Western concept, but it is an Arab concept (Ta3arib) when the Arabs had control over territory, they asserted their culture over and above that of the indigenous people, "making" them into Arabs even if they were not genetically Arab.
Who fought in the 1982 War of Lebanon?
The 1982 War of Lebanon, also called "Operation Peace for Galilee" by Israel, was fought between Israel and Lebanon when the former invaded the latter.
How many miles from Lebanon to Melbourne?
This is an approximate direct (straight line) distance. During actual travel, this distance may change if a different flight route is chosen.
The distance between the two places in miles is:8509
What do Hezbollah and Hamas have in common?
Hamas and Hezbollah are Arab Muslim Terrorist and Paramilitary Organizations. Hamas operates out of Syria and the Gaza Strip while Hezbollah operates out of Syria and Lebanon.
General Characteristics
The most common and identifiable Hamas terrorist action is the suicide bomber who blows himself up to take out some enemies as well as himself while Hezbollah and Hamas have increasingly used missiles and rockets. These organizations tell their membership that the fight in which they are engaged is part of the holy Islamic struggle of Jihad and anyone who opposes them is not properly guided. Therefore, Hamas and Hezbollah will identify what sect of Islam they belong to and whether or not they oppose the other sects. (Hamas is avowedly Sunni, but accepts Shiites because Iran provides most of its funding. Hezbollah is Shiite and does not recognize the validity of Sunni Islam.) Most Muslim terrorists wish to inspire fear in their enemies and therefore primarily attack civilians, considering them part of the enemy. Since Hamas and Hezbollah exist in countries with a weak internal support structure, in many cases they will use their own funds to build schools, parks, hospitals, and other social services in the communities they occupy. It provides goodwill with the local inhabitants and allows them to more effectively spread whatever messages they may wish to say. Finally, Hamas and Hezbollah have all actively engaged in elections (Hezbollah in Lebanon, Hamas in Palestine) with their own political parties. If the governments formed after these elections were not desirable to these parties, they engaged in military actions to force the national government to capitulate to their desires. In the case of Hezbollah this created a violent stand-off in Beirut and in the case of Hamas, this prompted a Palestinian Civil War in Gaza and the West Bank.
