"And I have found both freedom and safety in my madness, the freedom of loneliness and the safety from being understood, for those who understand us enslave something in us. But let me not be too proud of my safety. Even a Thief in a jail is safe from another thief. "

Khalil Gibran (How I Became a Madman)

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Thursday, October 10, 2024

Joumblatt’s gambit: Reimagining Lebanon amid war - L'Orient

“A certain visitor to Lebanon wants to give us lessons in resistance. We are the ones who can give him those lessons, not the other way around. We have a rich history in this field.”

This sharp response from former Progressive Socialist Party (PSP) leader Walid Joumblatt, directed at the remarks of Iran’s foreign minister during his brief visit to Beirut late last week, hints at a shift in Lebanon’s geopolitical landscape following Hezbollah’s setbacks in its ongoing war with Israel.

https://today.lorientlejour.com/article/1430748/joumblatts-gambit-reimagining-lebanon-amid-war.html