Kataeb Party

"Phalangism" and "Phalangist" redirect here. For the general, originally Spanish, term, see Falangism.

Lebanese Kataeb Party
حزب الكتائب اللبنانية
AbbreviationKataeb
Secretary-GeneralSerge Dagher[1]
PresidentSamy Gemayel
FounderPierre Gemayel
Founded5 November 1936 (1936-11-05)
HeadquartersSaifi, Beirut
IdeologyLebanese nationalism[2]
Christian democracy
Social conservatism
Maronite politics
Historical:
Falangism
Anti-communism
Christian nationalism[3]
Phoenicianism
Fascism
Nazism[4]
Political positionCentre-right[2]
Historical:
Right-wing to far-right
ReligionMostly Christianity (Officially Secular)
National affiliationHelf Alliance (1968–1969)
Lebanese Front (1976–1986)
March 14 Alliance (2005–2016)
Lebanese Opposition (2016–present)[5]
European affiliationEuropean People’s Party (regional partner)
International affiliationChristian Democrat International[6]
International Democracy Union[7]
Colours  Green
  White
  Brown (customary)
Slogan"God. Homeland. Family."
Military wingKataeb Regulatory Forces (1961–1980)
Lebanese Forces (1980–1985)
Parliament of Lebanon
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Party flag
Website
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The Kataeb Party, officially the Kataeb Party – Lebanese Social Democratic Party (Arabic: حزب الكتائب اللبنانية – الحزب الديمقراطي الاجتماعي اللبناني Ḥizb al-Katā'ib al-Lubnānīya),[8] also known as the Phalangist Party, is a right-wing Christian political party in Lebanon founded by Pierre Gemayel in 1936. The party and its paramilitary wings played a major role in the Lebanese Civil War (1975–1990), opposing Palestinian insurgency in South Lebanon as well as collaborating with Israel. During the 1982 war, Phalangist militiamen committed the infamous Sabra and Shatilla massacre with support from the IDF.[9][10] The Phalangists were also responsible for the Black Saturday massacre, the Tel al-Zaatar massacre, Ehden massacre, and the Karantina massacre, some of the worst massacres committed during the Lebanese Civil War.[11] In 1982, Pierre's youngest son Bachir, the leader of the party's militia, was elected President, but was assassinated before he could take office. He was succeeded by his older brother Amine, who led the party through much of the war. In decline in the late 1980s and 1990s, the party slowly re-emerged in the early 2000s and is currently part of the Lebanese opposition. The party currently holds 4 out of the 128 seats in the Lebanese Parliament.

  1. ^ "Dagher Appointed as Kataeb Secretary-General". kataeb.org. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  2. ^ a b Daoud, David (12 January 2017). "Hezbollah's Latest Conquest: Lebanon's Cabinet". Newsweek.
  3. ^ Gambill, Gary C.; Bassam Endrawos (January 2002). "The Assassination of Elie Hobeika". Middle East Intelligence Bulletin. 4 (1). Retrieved 15 June 2012.
  4. ^ "The Phalange Party of Lebanon". UPI. 28 August 1948.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference opposition was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "Parties". IDC-CDI. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Members | International Democracy Union". 1 February 2018.
  8. ^ "Lebanese Kataeb Party – حزب الكتائب اللبنانية". Kataeb Party.
  9. ^ Cite error: The named reference :3 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  10. ^ al-Hout, Bayan Nuwayhed (2004). Sabra and Shatila: September 1982. Pluto Press. doi:10.2307/j.ctt18fs4j6. ISBN 978-0-7453-2302-2. JSTOR j.ctt18fs4j6.
  11. ^ O'Ballance, Edgar (1998). Civil war in Lebanon, 1975-92. New York, N.Y: St. Martin's Press. ISBN 978-0-312-21593-4.