Name: Mapping the World
Genre: Documentary

Mapping The World Episode 35.14 Lebanon: Others' Wars

Mapping The World Episode 35.14 Lebanon: Others' Wars

Episode Premiere

May 18, 2024

Genre

Documentary

Production Company

ARTE

Official Site

https://www.arte.tv/fr/videos/RC-023176/le-dessous-des-images/

Information

Episode Premiere

May 18, 2024

Genre

Documentary

Period

1990 -

Production Co

ARTE

Distributor

ARTE

Official Site

https://www.arte.tv/fr/videos/RC-023176/le-dessous-des-images/

Synopsis

For over forty years, Lebanon seems to be the sounding board for all the conflicts in the Middle East: the Palestine Liberation Organization guerrillas, the rivalry between Iran and Saudi Arabia, the Syrian civil war, the Israel-Hamas war. The cause is notably its political system which favors community logic and often foreign interference.

Lebanon, this small, rugged country that has long been called the "Switzerland of the Middle East," has changed a lot over the decades and wars. Its political life is now dominated by Hezbollah, a Shiite religious organization in thrall to Iran and at almost constant war with Israel. A true state within a state that has become a key player in regional geopolitics.