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An aerial image of Ramallah neighborhoods. Even though Ramallah has some specific characteristics, one has to keep in mind that it is under the same exact military occupation. Credit: Michael Panse Flickr page
Omer CarmonRamallah
Jun. 3, 2021 5:55 PM
Omer CarmonRamallah
Jun. 3, 2021 5:55 PM
RAMALLAH Despair at the relations with Israel, fear of a brain drain and reams of uncertainty: those were the main concerns of businesspeople in the Palestinian Authority, even before the hostilities with Hamas in mid-May. The latest round of bloodshed found Ramallah, the main city in the Palestinian Authority-controlled parts of the West Bank, still licking the wounds from the coronavirus pandemic but returning to almost full routine. On the street no one mentions the virus or the vaccination campaign, and even the announcement by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on the day of our visit, that he was canceling the parliamentary election, left the public indifferent.
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PARIS (Reuters) -During a private dinner in Paris last month, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo made clear that Washington was unhappy with France’s strategy to include Iran-backed Hezbollah in efforts to resolve the economic and political crisis in Lebanon.
FILE PHOTO: A soldier stands at the devastated site of the explosion at the port of Beirut, Lebanon August 6, 2020. Thibault Camus/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
French President Emmanuel Macron has been spearheading international efforts to rescue the former French protectorate from its deepest crisis since its 1975-1990 civil war. He has travelled twice to Lebanon since a huge explosion at the Beirut port in August devastated the city.
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Differences over Hezbollah put France, US at odds in Lebanon
For the outgoing US administration, a tough stance on Hezbollah is key to demonstrating that its overall Middle East policy, including maximum pressure on Iran, has been effective.
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Lebanon’s Army Commander General Joseph Aoun and French Armies Chief of Staff General Francois Lecointre (R) reviewing an honor guard at the Lebanese Army headquarters in Yarze, east of Beirut, on November 20, 2020. (AFP)
PARIS – During a private dinner in Paris last month, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo made clear that Washington was unhappy with France’s strategy to include Iran-backed Hezbollah in efforts to resolve the economic and political crisis in Lebanon.
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French President Macron meets Lebanese officials at the Baabda palace in August. (Dalati & Nohra) Asharq Al-Awsat
During a visit to Paris last month, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo made clear that Washington was unhappy with France’s strategy to help resolve the economic and political crisis in Lebanon.
French President Emmanuel Macron has been spearheading international efforts to rescue the former French protectorate from its deepest crisis since the 1975-1990 civil war. He has travelled twice to Lebanon since a huge explosion at Beirut port in August devastated the city.
Macron is trying to use Paris’ historical influence in the former French protectorate to persuade squabbling Lebanese politicians to adopt a roadmap and form a new government tasked with rooting out corruption, a prerequisite for international donors including the IMF to unlock billions of dollars in aid.