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The Kataeb, also known as the Phalange Party, is one of Lebanon’s oldest parties but has tried to re-brand as an alternative to the established elite.

Bashir Gemayel, a Maronite Christian, created the LF by unifying an array of Christian militias including the armed wing of his family's Kataeb, or Phalange, party.

Bashir Gemayel, a Maronite Christian, created the LF by unifying an array of Christian militias including the armed wing of his family’s Kataeb, or Phalange, party.

“I am pretty good at identifying human bones but human phalanges can sometimes be difficult to tell from other animals. It was a phalange that the trespasser picked up.”

Legislator Sami Gemayel, who heads the Christian Phalange party, said last week that Hezbollah’s wide influence was seen when it got its ally elected president in 2016.