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Elie Fawaz

Elie Fawaz is a Lebanese political analyst, writer, academic researcher and a media and communication consultant.

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  • By Elie Fawaz

    Maryam Rajavi: Iran’s Face of Hope

    Maryam Rajavi, leader of The National Council of Resistance of Iran, recently held an influential virtual conference attended by the Iranian diaspora in more than 104 countries. This marked the first time that Iranians from all over the world have expressed their desire to change the country’s...

  • By Elie Fawaz

    Israel Confronts Iran

    In early 2018, Israeli spies went into the heart of Tehran and obtained more than 110,000 documents on Iran's nuclear program. Netanyahu presented some of these documents at a press conference where he appeared excited by his achievement: entering the heart of Iran and stealing secret documents...

  • By Elie Fawaz

    Lebanese Maronite Patriarch Al-Rahi’s Warnings are Too Little, Too Late

    Lebanese Maronite Patriarch Cardinal Bechara Boutros Al-Rahi sat in his chair earlier this month listening to the discontentment of his parish delegations visiting him. Immigration, unemployment, bankruptcies that have hit all sectors, despair, potential school drop-outs with the start of the...

  • By Elie Fawaz

    Selling Dreams to the Lebanese People

    Politicians in Lebanon are no longer responsible for the grim state the country has reached. On one hand, there is a group that blames the policies of the Free Patriotic Movement and Hezbollah for the financial, economic, and social collapse since they were handed over governance control shortly...

  • By Elie Fawaz

    Israel Does Not Fear Lebanon’s Failed Political System

    In a press conference held by the son-in-law of the Lebanon’s president Gebran Bassil, he spoke of Israel’s fear of a regional competition with the Maronites and called for the West to help Lebanon maintain its political system. This idea has been echoed continually by Lebanon’s Christian leader...

  • By Elie Fawaz

    The Caesar Act: Why Economic Sanctions Fail

    Much has been said and written in recent weeks about The Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act, also known as the Caesar Act, which came into effect this week. The intention of the law is it to punish Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad’s regime for committing crimes against humanity that have been...

  • By Elie Fawaz

    Lebanon’s Failed Sectarian System is to Blame for Hezbollah and its Weaponry

    Hezbollah’s "opponents" no longer want to address the Lebanese militia’s weapons. These so-called opponents continually emphasized the dangers of the militia’s arms which restrict the state’s sovereignty and independence for over a decade and a half, since the assassination of Prime Minister...

  • By Elie Fawaz

    Gebran Bassil's Dispute with Hezbollah

    When the Lebanese Civil War ended, Rafic El Hariri set out to bring back normal life to Lebanon, and of course, he started with the political apparatus of the country. As such he made a constitutional return to the sectarian political system. This time, however, Lebanese Christians were...

  • By Elie Fawaz

    Michael Jordan’s Last Dance

    Basketball fans around the world were given a special treat recently, as Netflix released a 10 part documentary series centred on basketball legend, Michael Jordan, and his achievements with the Chicago Bulls during the late 1990s. ...

  • By Elie Fawaz

    Lebanese Zajal 

    The current political process in Lebanon bears similarities with Lebanese “zajal” festivals, which used to be shown (and perhaps they are still getting airtime) on Lebanese national television. During “zajals”, four poets would be seated on a large table adorning the finest of Lebanese cuisine...

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