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The Cairo Agreement: Was it a necessary evil?

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The Cairo Agreement: Was it a necessary evil?
Nidaa Al Watan
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Nidaa Al Watan: On November 2, 1969, an agreement was signed in Cairo between the Lebanese state, represented by Army Commander General Emile Bustani, and the Palestine Liberation Organization, represented by its Executive Committee chairman, Yasser Arafat, to regulate Palestinian armed activity in Lebanon. 57 years later, the country remains divided over this…

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The Cairo Agreement: Was it a necessary evil?

Nidaa Al Watan: On November 2, 1969, an agreement was signed in Cairo between the Lebanese state, represented by Army Commander General Emile Bustani, and the Palestine Liberation Organization, represented by its Executive Committee chairman, Yasser Arafat, to regulate Palestinian armed activity in Lebanon. 57 years later, the country remains divided over this…

Cairo Agreement: Was It Necessary to Be So Violent?

Nidaa Al Watan: On 2 December 1969, the Lebanese State, represented by General Emile Bastani, and the Palestine Liberation Organization, represented by President Yasser Arafat, signed an agreement to organize the armed Palestinian workers in Lebanon. 57 years had passed and the division in the country around this issue had not yet been resolved.

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