Jasmin Lilian Diab

Long-time Lebanese power broker and speaker of the parliament Nabih Berri speaks during a legislative session. AP Photo/Hussein Malla

April 5, 2026

Lebanon’s political elites are using displacement and humanitarian crisis to delay elections again

Jasmin Lilian Diab, Lebanese American University

With the return of Israeli forces, the Lebanese parliament scrapped elections scheduled for May. The move is a recurring theme in the country’s fractured politics.

Lebanese aid workers help Syrian refugees at the Masnaa border crossing in Bekaa Valley. Sami Boudra/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images

December 5, 2024

‘Lebanon wanted us gone … it was a risk to leave’ − Syrian refugees who fled Israeli bombs face hostility and uncertainty on return

Jasmin Lilian Diab, Lebanese American University

For many of Lebanon’s 1.5 million Syrian refugees, temporary crossing back into their war-torn homeland was a risk they felt they needed to take.

Displaced people crossing a hole on the road caused by an Israeli airstrike near the Masnaa crossing. Bilal Jawich/Xinhua via Getty Images

October 16, 2024

Bouncing between war‑torn countries: Displacement in Lebanon and Syria highlights cyclical nature of cross‑border refuge

Jasmin Lilian Diab, Lebanese American University

More than 1 million people in Lebanon have fled their homes since a major Israel military operation began in September. For many, it isn’t the first time they have been uprooted.

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Lebanon’s political elites are using displacement and humanitarian crisis to delay elections again

‘Lebanon wanted us gone … it was a risk to leave’ − Syrian refugees who fled Israeli bombs face hostility and uncertainty on return

Bouncing between war‑torn countries: Displacement in Lebanon and Syria highlights cyclical nature of cross‑border refuge

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