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Les Gemayel, une histoire libanaise (France5, 2007-11-19)

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Soixante-dix ans d’histoire libanaise vue à travers le récit d’une grande famille de chrétiens maronites : celle des Gemayel. D’une génération à l’autre, les hommes et les femmes de cette “dynastie” ont oeuvré et oeuvrent encore pour un Liban affranchi de toute domination étrangère.

Gemayel. Un nom indissociable de l’histoire du Liban. Un nom qui symbolise à lui seul la lutte pour l’indépendance du pays, mais qui évoque aussi la tragédie d’une famille, meurtrie par la disparition de cinq de ses membres, pendant la guerre ou dans des attentats : Amine Assouad, Manuel, Maya, Béchir et Pierre.

Depuis 1936, les différentes générations du clan Gemayel marquent, les unes après les autres, la vie politique de cet Etat si convoité du Proche-Orient. Aujourd’hui, Amine Gemayel, ancien président de la République, sa femme, ses enfants, sa belle-soeur, ses neveux racontent leur Liban : celui qu’ils ont cherché à construire et à défendre et pour lequel ils luttent quotidiennement.

L’ombre de Pierre, le patriarche, est omniprésente dans le discours de chacun. Il fonda le parti Kataeb dans le but de défendre son pays de l’occupation française ; il accompagna le mouvement qui conduisit à l’indépendance en 1943.

Dans la lignée du patriarche

A partir de 1958, aucun gouvernement ne se fit sans lui ou sans sa coalition de droite. Il lutta d’abord contre les nationalistes arabes, puis contre les Palestiniens. Ses fils prirent la relève.

En 1975, Béchir devint une figure incontournable du camp chrétien, opposé aux forces palestinienne et syrienne. Elu président en 1982, il fut assassiné trois semaines plus tard.

Son frère Amine, qui lui succéda, eut à faire face à l’occupation israélienne. En novembre 2006, Pierre, son fils, ministre de l’Industrie, est à son tour victime d’un attentat.

Le destin s’acharne. Mais les frères et les cousins sont déjà prêts à se battre à leur tour pour un Liban libre : “Ils nous auront toujours sur le dos, dit en souriant Samy, le frère de Pierre. Ils ne pourront jamais en finir. (…) (Les Gemayel), c’est comme une armée. Elle avance. Quand l’un tombe, il y a toujours quelqu’un qui continue.”

Isabelle Ducrocq


Filed under: Lebanon
Posted by Y on 11.19.07 @ 11:57 pm |

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8 Comments. Add your own...

  • 1. Tareq | November 20th, 2007 at 4:08 am

    does it explain to supporters of Aoun why we are upset when he say to Amine: Inti ou kil shi shayif 7alak fi ma btusal la zinnari?

    This history is not under Zinnar anyone…All respect for Gemayel family and every Lebanese family who they all stay on the message and sacrifice their life for Lebanon always.

  • 2. Fred | November 20th, 2007 at 6:15 am

    After all this you have someone like Michel Aoun who said that Amine Gemayel election in Metn would be “tahmich lal massi7ïye !

  • 3. Jester | November 20th, 2007 at 7:09 am

    Hello guys. It is truly wonderful the videos this blog provides. I am curious to know if you could post more ongoing political news this two days.

    Lebanon is in the process of making history. Let it be digitalized online. This is going to be a decisive turning point in history, no doubt. Think of it as the ‘archive’. :)

  • 4. samirgeageaka2edna | November 20th, 2007 at 1:31 pm

    I AM PROUD TO BE A GEMAYEL TA7YEH LA 3AYLTEH EL KBIREH

  • 5. Ali1559 | November 21st, 2007 at 5:27 am

    Tareq

    Li bado ykazib 3la cha3bo byesstahal ykun ta7et zinarak inta mich zenar al general bass. Hayda video 3la zaw2kon ya tareq, ana 3inde VIDEO SG 3N BI3ZEE HAFEZ AL ASSAD ;) BI IBNO BASSEL …w 3inde video kamen AMIN jmayel supporting the syrian aemy agaisnt GMA :D …. Im wondering min byesstahal ukun ta7et al zinar in this case ..

    Respect for all ppl as long they’re calling for reform..Anything other than that belong that al zenar ..

    regards ..

  • 6. Tareq | November 21st, 2007 at 6:47 pm

    Ali 1559, you are right that if some one sell Lebanon then he is not worth any thing and it doesn’t matter what his name…But my friend how can it be that some one who give his life to Lebanon is also selling Lebanon??

    I watched the video with DSG in Syria with Assad, but what happen there?…nothing, he gives the condoleance to Assad and he tell Ghazi Kanan this is only personal initiative…After it they put him in jail for 11 years…It is not a crime to talk with the enemy it is only a crime if you sell the country when you talk with them…If DSG sells the country he wouldn’t go to jail right?

    Amin fought in the war and got wounded and one time a car bomb almost kills him so his right hand is wounded now you can see it when he shake hand on TV he can not move it very good…he make very big sacrifice for Lebanon so how he can be a traitor?…Can you please put the video for him with Syrian army against GMA?

    All I want to say that I respect Gemayel family…if GMA has problem with Amin why he say “kil shi shayif 7alak fi” this include Bashir, Pierre the father and Pierre the son…GMA made a error and we want this attack between our leaders to stop that is all.

    Take care.

  • 7. Ali1559 | November 22nd, 2007 at 9:49 am

    Tareq

    Honesty and truthfulness are qualities all lebanese ppl are searching for in their leaders. You prefer the jmayel family and I do respect that . I support GMA and I strongly beleive in him as a savior , but what about the rest of us (lebanese) ? Each and every organization beleives in its own path or massira , you have your lebanon and they have theirs . Then , min al 3mil? This is when the FPM comes to unite our diversity .

    SG made a huge mistake by accepting the ta2ef unde the bkirke rules . SG ma ken ra7 3l 7abess law dall meche 3la nafess al massira!!!! BG t7assar bil achrafiyeh 40 days w ma salam , 40,000 jinde soureh ma fetou 3la acharfiyeh la yije SG bil ekhir yrou7 ya3ze bi bassel al assad ????? la yije SG yghate al gesh al soureh bil madfa3? SG ra7 3l 7abess achen cha3bo sar dido welli cha3bo ma ma3o ma 2ilo 3ze add ma sar kbir …w fo2 hayda killo gma ken awal wa7ad rafad 7okom al 7abess bi 7a2 SG .

    Amin fought ana ma3k bass w ana ma bade dalne i7ke bil made , bass amin salam aoun al 7ikem w riji3 alab 3leh???? Fawat al balad bil 7et? ama bikhssous al video I’ll look it up la3younak…

    Aoun yimkin ghalat bass amin daya3 bi intikhabet al maten , go check archive ..

    Thank you ..

    Thank you

  • 8. Tareq | November 22nd, 2007 at 11:19 pm

    Ali 1559 please understand this points in my opinion:

    1. I don’t say Jemayel family or Kataeb or LF bass and the rest are khass…I only say I respect the sacrifice they do and they were the first…also President Chamoun and Ahrar.

    2. I support Aoun in the war against Syria but I am against attack on LF who help him in the liberation war…Aoun logic was to control all Christians and then deal with Moslems but it was wrong he destroyed us and the Syrians profit.

    3. What is the solution?…in my opinion it is not to all like aoun and all hate Jaajaa…This is the same wrong of the elimination war…My opinoon is the solution is no one attack other Lebanese, no one attack Hizballah but Aoun + Jaajaa + Jemayel + Hariri ask Hizballah to give the weapon…Aoun now is like exclusive agent for Hizballah brand name he is the only one to talk about their weapon…We want free economy everyone work together and give us better deal :)

    They all politicians make mistakes because the game is very bigg more than Lebanon so now it is time to say I can’t do it alone I have to work with Jaajaa and Jmayel and and otherwise we are screwed!!…no more ana aw la a7ad from anyone, no more ta7et zennari etc…

    Best.



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