IMGpapers 1980–83

Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1980–83

Who killed Gemayel?

Socialist Challenge No. 263, 2 October 1982 · pp. 11-12 of the scan · 265 words

The scan: sc-no263.pdf (PDF, Marxists Internet Archive, opens at this page)

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page 11 of the scan

interesting.

Bashir Gemayel?

reported at the time that Yasser Arafat blamed the Israeli's, but this was dismissed as propaganda. But in dealing Zionists, one must always ask "Who henefits?"

With Gemayel as President and the PO out of Beirut, there is a strong possibility would have become 'stable' country. This would have removed the raison d'etre bane presence there. The indecent haste ed into West Beirut is more than CHRISTINE PLATT's article about Beirut was as well as posing some serious questions. In particular, why are the israeli's allied with a Nazi organisation and who did kill suspicious.

Also the case which the assasins penetrated the Israeli ring around West Beirut and then being able to plant the car bomb let alone detonate it at exactly the right bushes the bounds of coincidence For sever neither the muslim militia 10r Ine FLO were able 1 pull off such a feat - and without the presence of the Israeli army.

Suddenly, when Bashir Gemayel is surrounded by ISrael army, on of the army, is President elect and the PLO CaTe nowhere around, he is killed!

Private Eye has recenthow the have established two settlements in South Lebanon and have maps showing Hebrew place names for numerous Lebanese towns, including Beirut (Be'erot).

Finally:

Y Wala the backed the Phalangists without a qualm. Suddenly, with the PLO out of the way. two recent items the Jewish papers in the Phalangist links Evidently the Zionists have decided that they no longer need their allies". Bill D, Manchester.

page 12 of the scan

Socialist Challenge

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