ABSTRACT

The visible heads of Syrian–Lebanese communism began to involve themselves openly in the unions, and to strengthen the foundations of embryonic communism. The Lebanese–Syrian communists succeeded in approaching important non–affiliated figures. The Lebanese Communist Party (LCP) showed a consistent approach, calling for an end to the tutelage of Damascus, while reminding the people that its troops had in fact arrived in Lebanon on request from the president, and that they had done so to contain the progressive–Palestinian forces. Until 1975, the LCP – despite having been outlawed and spending periods of time in the political shadows – managed to infiltrate its thinking into society beyond its traditional circles. The Lebanese parties, the communists take a firm stance regarding championing the dismantling of the sectarian state, as a result of which they are often excluded from the political-religious.