Greater Lebanon: Patriarch's Error or Politicians' Fault

An article reveals the background of the founding of Greater Lebanon and the role of Patriarch Elias Howayek in this process. Following the unstable economic conditions after World War I—including famine and displacement—there was a pressing need to establish an independent, viable state. Howayek proposed at the 1919 Paris Peace Conference to include the Beqaa Valley, Baalbek, Rashaya, and Hasbaya into Mount Lebanon, aiming to expand the entity to encompass agricultural sources and seaports. This proposal was based on geographical, economic, and demographic considerations, emphasizing that the establishment of the state should be founded on geographical principles, national cooperation, and unity—rather than on sectarianism or tribal loyalties.

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