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Government funding for hurricane relief versus money for migrants, Lebanon illustration by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

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Hezbollah and its masters in Tehran and Lebanon illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times

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Illustration on the situation in Lebanon by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

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Illustration on corona outbreaks in Lebanon by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

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Actor Harvey Keitel joined the Marines at sixteen and served during Operation Blue Bat in Lebanon in 1958

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Illustration on the results of Lebanon's recent elections by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

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Illustration on Hezbollah in Lebanon by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

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FILE -- In this June 19, 2016 file photo, Lebanese army soldiers work on a 130mm howitzer cannon, pointed at areas controlled by Islamic State group militants near Arsal, in northeast Lebanon. Lebanon’s U.S.-backed military is gearing up for a long awaited assault to dislodge hundreds of IS militants from a remote corner of northeastern Lebanon near the border with Syria, seeking to end a years-long threat posed to neighboring towns and villages by the extremists. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File)

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FILE -- In this June 19, 2016 file photo, a Lebanese army soldier looks looks through binoculars toward areas controlled by the Islamic State group near Arsal, in northeast Lebanon. Lebanon’s U.S.-backed military is gearing up for a long awaited assault to dislodge hundreds of IS militants from a remote corner of northeastern Lebanon near the border with Syria, seeking to end a years-long threat posed to neighboring towns and villages by the extremists. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File)

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FILE -- In this June 19, 2016 file photo, a Lebanese army soldier stand guards at one of the frontline hills where they are fighting militants, near Arsal, in northeast Lebanon. Lebanon’s U.S.-backed military is gearing up for a long awaited assault to dislodge hundreds of IS militants from a remote corner of northeastern Lebanon near the border with Syria, seeking to end a years-long threat posed to neighboring towns and villages by the extremists. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File)

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FILE -- In this December 3, 2014 file photo, Lebanese army special forces patrol in armored personnel carriers, in Ras Baalbek, eastern Lebanon. Lebanon’s U.S.-backed military is gearing up for a long awaited assault to dislodge hundreds of IS militants from a remote corner of northeastern Lebanon near the border with Syria, seeking to end a years-long threat posed to neighboring towns and villages by the extremists. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File)

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FILE -- In this June 19, 2016 file photo, a Lebanese army soldier takes his position overlooking an area controlled by the Islamic State group at the edge of the town of Arsal, in northeast Lebanon. Lebanon’s U.S.-backed military is gearing up for a long awaited assault to dislodge hundreds of IS militants from a remote corner of northeastern Lebanon near the border with Syria, seeking to end a years-long threat posed to neighboring towns and villages by the extremists. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File)

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This Tuesday, July 4, 2017 photo, shows Syrian refugees holding placards as they stand by the body of a deceased Syrian man, in the town of Arsal, near the Syrian border, in northeast Lebanon. Anger mounted among Syrians in Lebanon Wednesday with at least one Syrian opposition group and an international human rights organization calling for a quick investigation after the death of at least four Syrians in Lebanese army custody. The placard in Arabic, center, reads, "For what crime was he killed? ... In Arsal," and at right, "We haven't come to Lebanon for tourism," and left, "Take us to Jarablus [Syria]." (AP Photo)

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In this Friday, June 30, 2017 photo, tourists takes pictures as the sun sets over the Mediterranean Sea in Beirut, Lebanon. The tourism industry in Lebanon is on the rebound, thanks in no small part to the misfortunes of its Middle East neighbors, engulfed by wars, chaos and political upheaval. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

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In this Friday, June 30, 2017 photo, tourists takes pictures as the sun sets over the Mediterranean Sea in Beirut, Lebanon. The tourism industry in Lebanon is on the rebound, thanks in no small part to the misfortunes of its Middle East neighbors, engulfed by wars, chaos and political upheaval. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

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In this Saturday, July 1, 2017 photo, Iraqi tourists walk on the Corniche, or waterfront promenade, along the Mediterranean Sea, in Beirut, Lebanon. The tourism industry in Lebanon is on the rebound, thanks in no small part to the misfortunes of its Middle East neighbors, engulfed by wars, chaos and political upheaval. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

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In this Saturday, July 1, 2017 photo, Iraqi tourists watch people swimming in the Mediterranean Sea on a hot day in Beirut, Lebanon. The tourism industry in Lebanon is on the rebound, thanks in no small part to the misfortunes of its Middle East neighbors, engulfed by wars, chaos and political upheaval. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

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In this Friday, June 30, 2017 photo, people sunbathe at the Printania Palace Hotel, in Broummana, some 15 kilometers (about 10 miles) northeast of Beirut, Lebanon. The tourism industry in Lebanon is on the rebound, thanks in no small part to the misfortunes of its Middle East neighbors, engulfed by wars, chaos and political upheaval. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

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FOR PUBLICATION RELEASE SATURDAY, MAY 6, 2017, AT 3:01 A.M. EDT. AND THEREAFTER - In this April 18, 2017 photo, Lebanon, Pa., native Scott Church who is a professional photographer is prepping for the trip of a lifetime with his only child, a son, whom Church realizes is growing up way too fast and won't want to hang with dad much longer. This dad is turning a Pennsylvania-to-California road trip with his son into a work of art by photographing - for free - as many families as he can. (Michael K. Dakota/Lebanon Daily News via AP)

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FOR PUBLICATION RELEASE SATURDAY, MAY 6, 2017, AT 3:01 A.M. EDT. AND THEREAFTER - In this April 18, 2017 photo, Lebanon, Pa., native Scott Church who is a professional photographer is prepping for the trip of a lifetime with his only child, a son, whom Church realizes is growing up way too fast and won't want to hang with dad much longer. This dad is turning a Pennsylvania-to-California road trip with his son into a work of art by photographing - for free - as many families as he can. (Michael K. Dakota/Lebanon Daily News via AP)