HISTORIC PIECE THE LEBANESE AIM WAS TO BE A LAND OF PEACE
July 7, 2024Watch this BEAUTIFUL documentary on historic Lebanon, 1969!
“The Lebanese say they have but one aim: for their country to be a land of peace.”
We will continue working for Lebanon until it gets back to and even better than how it was!!
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English Script:
Reporter: Beirut, the thriving, beautiful capital city of Lebanon. But even here, in the biblical land of milk and honey, for some the honey is not so sweet. These are refugees, some of the many who have lost their homes in the Middle East. Strife. Lebanon has seen its share of troubles through the centuries. Romans, Arabs, the Crusaders, the Turks, the French and the Allied forces all who passed this way. Lebanon has been allowed to fight over, a fact recorded indelibly at the strategic dog River. But Lebanon has survived and emerged as a prosperous and democratic state, composed equally of Christians and Muslims. The president, Charles Helou, is a Christian, whilst the prime Minister by agreement, is always a Muslim. The set-up appears to work well, and in spite of its geographic position of strategy in the current Middle East situation, the financial comparison of Lebanon to Switzerland and its role as the trading house of the Middle East is a fair one. Free enterprise flourishes. Modern roads cover the country, luxury buildings and hotels have sprung up. One of the main objects of both is tourism. About 30% of the national income is derived from visitors, including Jewish people. Even now, Lebanon is still a tourist attraction. This is traditional and universal in appeal. So is this. In this small land bordered by Israel and Syria, the east and west fuse smoothly. Ancient and modern, Christian and Muslim. It’s a land of contrast. Sunny lowlands, snowy mountains. The Israelis attack Beirut airport, an Allied reprisal against Al Fatah raids. The government banned demonstrations supporting Arab guerrillas after serious disturbances developed in the streets. Now all is back to normal. The Lebanese say they have but one aim, for their country to be a land of peace.
