Fordham Political Review: Lebanese Cedars - Resiliency and Multiconfessional Democracy
December 08, 2020
December 08, 2020
BRONX, New York, Dec. 8 -- The Fordham Political Review issued the following commentary by Benedict Reilly:
The cedar is a rare point of national unity for Lebanon amidst the chaos of constant war, political deadlock, and crises such as mishandling of the COVID-19 pandemic and Beirut's recent explosion. It is a reminder of the common Abrahamic identity of the many confessional communities that call Lebanon home: the wood that built Solomon's Temple, the tree that Isaiah used as a me . . .
The cedar is a rare point of national unity for Lebanon amidst the chaos of constant war, political deadlock, and crises such as mishandling of the COVID-19 pandemic and Beirut's recent explosion. It is a reminder of the common Abrahamic identity of the many confessional communities that call Lebanon home: the wood that built Solomon's Temple, the tree that Isaiah used as a me . . .