0:00 Intro

1:44 Personal journey

11:19 Buildup to 1975

20:01 Disarmament of the last militia

25:40 Third component

35:54 Tarek Bitar

40:57 Local issues

50:19 Inertia

57:32 The end

1:03:24 All three

We're with Elias Hankach for Episode 302 of The Beirut Banyan.

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We discuss his personal journey into politics, memories of the civil war and Syrian occupation, and reemergence of Kataeb's role in post-2005 politics.

Our conversation includes three components needed to address Lebanon's lost sovereignty, local pressure points through parliament, and the fallout from communal distance & boycotting.

Elias Hankach is a resigned Kataeb member of parliament and a candidate in upcoming elections.

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Music by Marc Codsi. Animation & illustration by Sana Chaaban.