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When Lebanon started its resistance it was a small and divided country.

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Bashar al-Assad
Age: 59
Born: 1965
Born: September 11
Military Leader
Ophthalmologist
President Of Syria
Statesperson
Sham city
Assad
Country
Lebanon
Divided
Resistance
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It would be a mistake to link anything that Israel does to a certain circumstance. And it is a mistake to feel comfortable in any circumstance just because Israel did not act on it.
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