A protester taking part in a sit-in hostile to Prime Minister Nawaf Salam in front of the Grand Serail, April 9, 2026. (Credit: Mohammad Yassine/L’Orient-Le Jour)
Increasingly, the camp opposed to Hezbollah is pointing the finger at a “deep state” that remains a “spectator” while the country sinks deeper into crisis.The term has been used repeatedly in recent weeks by Lebanese Forces (LF) leader Samir Geagea. In an interview two weeks ago, however, he declined to elaborate on what — or who — the concept is supposed to refer to in Lebanon.The following day, Druze leader Walid Joumblatt reacted to the remarks by posting an image depicting an abstract scene alongside the caption: “The end of the deep state.” More from Jeanine Tax hikes: Are parties leaning into populist rhetoric at Salam’s expense? “I was simply joking around. I didn’t understand anything from Geagea’s speech,” Joumblatt told L’Orient-Le Jour.The concept of the “deep state” is far from being unanimously accepted. It draws partly...
Increasingly, the camp opposed to Hezbollah is pointing the finger at a “deep state” that remains a “spectator” while the country sinks deeper into crisis.The term has been used repeatedly in recent weeks by Lebanese Forces (LF) leader Samir Geagea. In an interview two weeks ago, however, he declined to elaborate on what — or who — the concept is supposed to refer to in Lebanon.The following day, Druze leader Walid Joumblatt reacted to the remarks by posting an image depicting an abstract scene alongside the caption: “The end of the deep state.” More from Jeanine Tax hikes: Are parties leaning into populist rhetoric at Salam’s expense? “I was simply joking around. I didn’t understand anything from Geagea’s speech,” Joumblatt told L’Orient-Le Jour.The concept of the “deep state” is far from being...
