Who were the phalangists? A branch of maronites?
Yes. BTW I have to correct myself. Plenty of Lebanese Marotines are of ethnic Arab origins as well. In fact their ruling dynasties were mostly ethnic Arab (Hijazi):
Legendary beard btw.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bashir_Shihab_II
One of the founding fathers of Lebanon and the most successful Lebanese leader in more recent times along with Fakhr-al-Din II of the Maan dynasty (also Hijazi origins).
Bashir was born in 1767 in
Ghazir,
[4][5] a village in the
Keserwan region of
Mount Lebanon. He was the son of Qasim ibn Umar ibn Haydar ibn Husayn Shihab of the
Shihab dynasty,
[6] which had inherited the super tax farm of Mount Lebanon, also known as the
Mount Lebanon Emirate, from their
Druze kinsmen, the
Ma'an dynasty in 1697.
The
Shihab dynasty (alternatively spelled
Chehab;
Arabic: شهابيون,
ALA-LC:
Shihābiyūn) were a prominent noble family during the
Ottoman era in
Mount Lebanon. The Shihabs were the traditional princes of the
Wadi al-Taym, who traced their lineage to the
Banu Makhzum of the ancient
Quraysh tribe. The family inherited control over the
Mount Lebanon Emirate from the
Ma'an dynasty, their kinsmen through marriage, in 1697. This transfer of leadership was decided by the
Qaysi faction of the emirate's
Druze feudal chiefs and confirmed by the Ottoman authorities, who conferred to the family authority over the tax farms of Mount Lebanon.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shihab_dynasty
The Maan dynasty (Hijazi as well) was the other strongest dynasty in Lebanon historically.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maan_family
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fakhr-al-Din_II
They later adopted "Druze" identity.
So it is a bit complicated to put it mildly. As you see, I mentioned the Druze, which are another fraction in Lebanon (Southern Syria as well).
Also Lebanon has been the most unstable Arab country in the modern era (internally among htemselves) due to that diversity and clan rivalries which are common for mountainous communities in our region. Small land area but very diverse. So fighting for resources and power was always a big deal.
Lebanon was home to the region's longest civil war until it "ended" with the Ta'if agreement signed in KSA back in 1990. However the country is effectually divided into 3 parts (Sunni, Christian/Druze and Shia). The latter part is ruled by Hezbollah moreover. Not a real country by any stretch of the imagination. Only on paper.
lol lebanease are racists ?
Sectarianism. Similar to how the useless Iranian Mullah regime allied "president" wants to throw Syrians out of Lebanon despite the fact that Syrians should be ruling that tiny entity.
Similar to how the Druze/Marotines/Shias wanted to throw the Palestinians out hence one of the reasons for the Lebanese civil war in the first place. Sunni Lebanese and Palestinians were never at odds during that 15+ year old civil war.
More precisely the Sunni Arab majority (85%+) of Sham. Will happen one day again. Just a question of time. That entity cannot survive without being a failure as seen.
For instance the Sunni Lebanese community is almost completely dependent economically on KSA. Every Lebanese (almost) in KSA is from that community. You can guess/figure out who they want to align with in the region. Hint, it is not the Al-Assad regime, Hezbollah or the Iranian Mullah regime. Nor the Druze/Maronites.
By far the best community in Lebanon.
Should be supported 100% always.
Most people today are not practicing, I meant in cultural perspective. Arabs of all religious backgrounds or even different tribes tend to marry from their own and that is not a cause of concern. It is normal in the Middle East considering the rich history there and ethnic makeup. Even Jews marry from Jews only. There is thousands of years of history around these tribes/ethnicities that remain important to this day.
He is writing utter nonsense. Arabs are religious and conservative people (vast majority). Saying otherwise is not knowing what the hell one is talking about. Not every Arab is some Lebanese "queer" (lol) in the West.
-2.png)
