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Khaldoun El-Charif
Political Analyst and Senior Political Advisor
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Khaldoun El-Charif, Political Analyst and Senior Political Advisor.
The upcoming Palestinian legislative elections take on a different meaning in Lebanon’s refugee camps. They present a dual test: one for the legitimacy of Palestinian representation, and another for the future governance of the camps, which the Lebanese state is currently discussing.
A U.S.-brokered framework agreement has raised hopes of ending the Lebanon-Israel war. But can it overcome the competing interpretations and political realities that have repeatedly undermined peace efforts?
Lebanon has faced years of political and economic turmoil, but more recent efforts to resolve the crisis have been halted by the unfolding war with Israel. How will the outcome of one affect the other?