If memory serves, was not the enlargement of Lebanon supposed to (at least in French rhetoric) be accompanied by a resettlement of Middle East Christians in the area, only that never happened?
And given that by far most diaspora Lebanese are Christian, and the Lebanese diaspora is HUGE, i think it would be a mistake not to discount the role of migration out of the country. Even just looking at the number of Lebanese who went to say Australia after World War 2, they are very many.
And given that by far most diaspora Lebanese are Christian, and the Lebanese diaspora is HUGE, i think it would be a mistake not to discount the role of migration out of the country. Even just looking at the number of Lebanese who went to say Australia after World War 2, they are very many.