Maronite patriarch holds the key to Lebanon’s salvation
Dr. Dania Koleilat Khatib
February 28, 2021 20:23
A Lebanese protester carries the portrait of Lebanon s Cardinal Mar Bechara Boutros Al-Rai ahead of his speech on February 27, 2021. (AFP)
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Lebanese from all over the country flocked to Bkerke on Saturday to support the master of the house, the Maronite Patriarch Bechara Boutros Al-Rai. I know Sunni activists from Tripoli and Shiites from Tyre who joined the crowd of supporters. This is “all of Lebanon to Bkerke and Bkerke to all Lebanon,” according to civil society activist Nawal Al-Meouchi, meaning the Maronite patriarch was speaking for all of Lebanon and has the support of all of Lebanon.
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