Kissinger Plan in Lebanon
The Kissinger Plan in Lebanon is a conspiracy theory about alleged political strategies of the former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger in Lebanon, who played a complex role in the Lebanese Civil War (1975–1990) and the region. One of the most contentious claims is that Kissinger had a plan to evacuate Lebanese Christians from the country by ships, facilitating the resettlement of Palestinian refugees in Lebanon. The theory which has circulated in the Middle-East, particularly among some Lebanese and Arab communities, has no concrete evidence supporting its existence and has been dismissed by many analysts and scholars. Kissinger's broader strategy aimed at stabilizing Lebanon through US mediation between Lebanon and its neighbors, particularly Israel.
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