How did Gebran Bassil become the preacher of coexistence?
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25 Jul 2026
Gebran Bassil now presents himself as a defender of partnership and coexistence, after years of rhetoric that fueled sectarian anxieties and turned state affairs into battles over power-sharing and sectarian balance.
Between his alliance with Hezbollah and exclusionary policies attributed to municipalities under the Free Patriotic Movement’s influence, one question remains: Why were these convictions absent when Bassil was in power?
