In the protests sweeping Lebanon, nothing is sacred.
FILE PHOTO: Demonstrators stand on a bridge decorated with a national flag during an anti-government protest along a highway in Jal el-Dib, Lebanon, October 21, 2019. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir/File Photo
Saad al-Hariri stepped down as prime minister on Tuesday in the face of mass protests fueled by resentment against the ruling elite, whom people blame for the dire state of the economy. In Nabatiyeh, a mainly Shi’ite town in the south of the country, protesters have set their sights on Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, one of Lebanon’s most powerful politicians whose Amal Movement dominates the area.
The politician himself has sided with protesters, telling MPs from his party last week that the crowds had achieved some of the changes that Amal itself had been demanding for decades. That explosion is pitting people once aligned in a single faction against each other, adding to the sense of chaos in Lebanese towns and cities.“With our blood and lives we offer ourselves as a sacrifice for you Nabih,” they shouted.NORTH AND SOUTH IN TURMOIL
Analysts are taking particular note of dissent in the south of Lebanon, because of the political dominance long enjoyed there by Amal and Hezbollah.
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