Lebanon’s protests grow as Syria economic crisis widens
These two countries, both on Israel’s northern border, are experiencing unique challenges at this moment in mid-June 2020.
A demonstrator kicks back a tear gas canister during a protest against the government performance and worsening economic conditions, in Beirut, Lebanon June 6, 2020(photo credit: AZIZ TAHER/REUTERS)BySETH J. FRANTZMAN